Climate Resilient Cities Assessing Differential Vulnerability to Climate Hazards in Urban India

Abstract

This report introduces the Climate Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) framework, which is developed as an accessible tool to focus on the hazards and social factors that create differential vulnerability to climate change in cities. To analyse differential vulnerability, CHVA is divided into three parts: Hazard Identification and Assessment, Exposure Analysis, and Vulnerability Assessment. Using official city-level data that can in some cases be supplemented with alternative local data sources, the CHVA assesses both hazards and the vulnerability of people and critical infrastructure to give a robust and in-depth understanding of urban vulnerability.