Concept
Klimaatverandering zal gevolgen hebben voor de wereldwijde watervoorraden. Watervoorraden en watervraag zullen veranderen in temporele en ruimtelijke resoluties. Het is duidelijk dat een gedegen beoordeling van de klimaatverandering en het effect ervan en mogelijke aanpassingsstrategieën nodig zijn. Een dergelijke analyse is nodig voor zowel bestaande systemen als geplande investeringen.
Oorspronkelijk werd de naam Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) gebruikt voor deze beoordelingen gebruikt. Omdat kwetsbaarheid echter deel uitmaakt van risico, wordt vaker de term Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) gebruikt. Er bestaat geen gestandaardiseerde CRA-methodologie, aangezien CRA’s nog relatief nieuw zijn en bovendien altijd projectspecifiek. Een meer recente ontwikkeling is het maken van een onderscheid tussen door klimaatscenario’s aangedreven benaderingen voor een effectbeoordeling, vaak aangeduid als “top-down” en juiste kwetsbaarheidsgerichte benaderingen die “bottom-up” worden genoemd. FutureWater is een belangrijke speler bij het ontwikkelen en analyseren van de sterke en zwakke punten van beide methoden en mogelijkheden om de twee samen te voegen. FutureWater is ook zeer actief in het ontwikkelen en toepassen van een meer kwantitatieve CRA-aanpak in combinatie met het klassieke risico- en blootstellingskader.
FutureWater-toepassingen
FutureWater is zeer actief geweest in het uitvoeren van Climate Risk Assessments (CRA) voor potentiële investeringsprojecten. Tegelijkertijd is FutureWater actief betrokken bij het ontwikkelen en verfijnen van CRA-benaderingen in samenwerking met grote investeerders zoals de Wereldbank en de Aziatische Ontwikkelingsbank.
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