CRAFT
CLIMATE RISK AND ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK AND TAXONOMY

CRAFT is a standardized reporting framework that enables cities to performrobust and consistent reporting of local climate hazards and impacts, risk andvulnerability assessment, and adaptation planning and implementation as part oftheir compliance with the Compact of Mayors. CRAFT was developed for cities
by cities, their networks, and the organizations that serve them.

City Climate Adaptation Planning
Climate change impacts are being felt in cities around the world. The success of climate adaptation in cities
depends on both an appropriate planning process and effective implementation.
However, it remains challenging to assess the status and degree to which cities have progressed in adaptation
planning and the specific barriers they face in completing planning and implementation activities.
CRAFT is a reporting standard integrated into the CDP Cities and carbonn Climate Registry reporting
platforms which allows cities to share the status of their climate adaptation planning efforts. It establishes aplatform for city officials to report the unique conditions their cities face and their planning responses.
The data collected through CRAFT can provide city officials and their partners with insights into city
adaptation planning processes and the translation of those efforts into adaptation actions. CRAFT isaccompanied by supporting guidance and training materials to assist cities in their reporting. As data iscollected we aim to develop further tools and resources to enhance the user experience, such as real-timedata analytics and comparative outputs. Ultimately, CRAFT can increase knowledge sharing and collaboration
at the local level by improving, accelerating, and transforming the development and implementation of urban
adaptation strategies.

CRAFT Provides•

a framework for cities to perform robust and consistent reporting of climate hazards and associatedadaptation planning and implementation that is required by the Compact of Mayors;•a means to monitor and evaluate adaptation planning progress to help cities improve adaptation efforts
by enhancing knowledge of best practices;•a means for cities to identify priorities and target advocacy for climate adaptation resources;•the data to improve the ability for cities and their partners to identify peers and aspirational examples tohelp inform their own adaptation planning process and implementation.

CRAFT in DetailCities can access the CRAFT reporting framework through CDP Cities and the carbonn Climate Registry.
The CRAFT reporting framework is comprised of three reporting modules.
Profile the City:
This module collects city data on general characteristics that influence city resilience andadaptation planning. This information can support shared learning and inform adaptation
planning at the local level.
Understand the Problem:
This module asks the city to report on their vulnerability assessment process, the climate risk
and vulnerability faced now and in the future, and the underlying factors within a city that canenhance or challenge a city’s ability to adapt.
Plan, Respond and Monitor:
This module is focused on the climate adaptation planning process undertaken by cities and how
cities evaluate the outcomes of their adaptation efforts. Reporting fields relate to adaptation
planning, adaptation goals and actions, and adaptation barriers and opportunities.

CRAFT creates a comprehensive, streamlined reporting process forcities to report on and evaluate their climate adaptation planningand its outcomes, helping to answer the questions: “are we doing
the right things?” and “are they working?”

Support from:CRAFT
CLIMATE RISK AND ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK AND TAXONOMYCities can use the data collected through CRAFT to conduct more advanced
analysis. Their efforts will unlock greater insights across adaptation planning andimplementation. Examples of potential analysis using CRAFT data are presented below.

Opportunities for benchmarking adaptation planning progress
CRAFT will help cities gain insight into the quality of adaptation planning and where there may be opportunities
for improvement. Analyzing the data from CRAFT reporting, such as in the example output below, could also help
build a picture of how cities are performing in climate planning in comparison to peers, and reveal where cities sharecommon challenges. These insights can help cities collectively target and advocate for adaptation resources, inaddition to advancing planning efforts at the local level.
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Global Benchmark

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Further analysis can help cities and their partners identify other cities with similar climate risk profiles withwhom they can engage and learn from in order to inform their own adaptation response strategies, such as
illustrated in the example graphic below.

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City DataCities with Similar Hazard Risk Profiles

CRAFT builds on earlier work undertaken by Arup, with support from C40, to identify a structured articulation of
the key climate hazards that cities are facing, known as the City Climate Hazard Taxonomy. For more informationabout the Taxonomy, please refer to the full research report available from www.c40.org andwww.arup.com.
Arup and C40 would like to thank Bloomberg Philanthropies for their support of this project. We would also like tothank the Compact of Mayors, the representatives of the fourteen C40 cities who formed the CRAFT City Advisory
Committee, and the members of the CRAFT Technical Advisory Committee, especially CDP Cities, ICLEI andcarbonn Climate Registry for their contributions to this work.
Contacts:
research@c40.org
www.c40.org
www.c40.org/research
Funded by:paula.kirk@arup.com
stephen.cook@arup.com
www.arup.com

info@compactofmayors.org
www.compactofmayors.org

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