- Title
- Climate Change Vulnerability Data Book
- Abstract
- In 2009, responding to a request from the Government of Sri Lank (GOSL), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiated a technical assistance (TA) project titled “Strengthening Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation”. The TA was implemented through the Climate Change Secretariat (CCS) of the Ministry of Environment. Working with and through the CCS, the project aimed to increase Sri Lanka’s resilience to climate change impacts, whilst pursuing sustainable economic development and natural environment conservation. It also was expected to stimulate improved effectiveness and better organization of stakeholders to address climate change adaptation in Sri Lanka. The primary goal of the TA was to support the GOSL initiative to adapt key sectors in the economy and safeguard Sri Lanka’s national interest against climate change threats. The primary outputs of the TA were Sector Vulnerability Profiles (SVPs), the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS), and the Information Education and Communications (IEC) Strategy. The purpose of this data book is to make the data collected and processed for this exercise readily available to all interested. It is also expected that such data availability will encourage interested parties to refine the findings and methodology further, and also to ensure that there is a base line for future comparisons.
- Publication Date
- Jan. 15, 2011, 6 p.m.
- Category
- Geoscientific Information
- information pertaining to earth sciences. Examples: geophysical features and processes, geology, minerals, sciences dealing with the composition, structure and origin of the earth s rocks, risks of earthquakes, volcanic activity, landslides, gravity information, soils, permafrost, hydrogeology, erosion
- Regions
- Sri Lanka
- Approved
- No
- Published
- Yes
- Featured
- No
- DOI
- None
- Attribution
- None
- Name
- Andy (andy)
- Position
- Organization
- Location
- Voice
- Fax
- Identification Image
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- Spatial Extent
- ---
- Projection System
- EPSG:4326
- Extension x0
- None
- Extension x1
- None
- Extension y0
- None
- Extension y1
- None
- Maintenance Frequency
- There Are No Plans To Update The Data
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
- coastal_flood, strong_wind, drought, urban_flood, extreme_heat, wildfire, landslide
- Name
- Stu Fraser (stu)
- sfraser@worldbank.org
- Position
- Senior Disaster RIsk Management Specialist
- Organization
- World Bank
- Location
- Voice
- Fax
- Link Online
- /documents/667
- Metadata Page
- /documents/667/metadata_detail
- Online Link
- /documents/667/download
- Name
- Andy (andy)
- Position
- Organization
- Location
- Voice
- Fax