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Urban
Adaptation Assessment
INDICATOR LIST

RISK
Potential for something of value to be at stake because of its presence in a changing climate.
Risk is a function of climate hazard, and exposure and vulnerability of the social system.

VULNERABILITY

Measures the degree to which an urban area is unable to copewith the impacts of climate hazards on its human population.

HAZARD

Potential occurrence of abiophysical event, trend or impact
caused by climate change

SENSITIVITY

Extent to which an urban area will be affectedby, or responsive to, a climate hazard
Percent of area that is impervious surface

ADAPTIVE CAPACITY

Pecent of population thatexperiences a climate hazard

Quality of drinking water

Number of cars on roads in floodzone

Number of acute care hospital beds
available per 1,000 residents

Percent of population living inflood plains

Percent of population with healthinsurance

Number of buildings in the flood
plain

Percent of buildings built after 1999

INLAND FLOODING

Percent of population residing in mobile homes

Rx5day: Monthly maximum
consecutive 5-day precipitation

Percent of population that is 65 years old or older
Percent of population that is 18 years old or younger
Percent of workers without access to a vehicle
Percent of buildings built after 1979

EXTREME HEAT
WSDI: Warm Spell Duration Index
Annual count of days with at least
6 consecutive days when daily
maximum temperature higher
than the 90 percentile of themaximum temperature in thebase period

Percent of population that is 65 years old or older
Percent of population that is 18 years old or younger
Percent of population spending over 50% of incomeon rent
Percent of population that is chronically sick (12seperate diseases)
Outdoor workers
Percent of buildings built after 1979

EXTREME COLD

Percent of population spending over 50% of incomeon rent

Percent of land covered by tree
canopyNumber of acute care hospital beds
available per 1,000 residents

Number of people in city

Percent of population with healthinsurance

Percent of houses with heating

CSDI: Cold Spell Duration Index
Annual count of days with at least
Percent of population that is 65 years old or older Number of acute care hospital beds
6 consecutive days when the daily
available per 1,000 residents
maximum temperature lower than
the 10 percentile of the maximum Percent of population that is 18 years old or younger
temperature in the base period
Percent of population with health
Percent of population that is chronically sickinsurance(12 specific diseases)
Please note: Indicators on drought and coastal flooding hazards are forthcoming.

EXPOSURE

Ability of an urban area to prepare
for or cope with a climate hazard

Number of people in city

ND-GAIN

Urban
Adaptation Assessment
INDICATOR LISTREADINESS
General features of urban areas that will enable policy change and action implimentation to reduce vulnerability to climate hazards.
Readiness is composed of the measure of economic conditions, governance support, and social capacities.

ECONOMIC READINESSGOVERNANCE READINESSSOCIAL READINESSCity revenue per resident

Total number of federal public corruption convictions
by district

Percent of population with less than 12th gradeeducation

Civic Engagement

General innovation capabilities

Community rating system (CRS)

Estimated percent of adults who think global
warming is already harming people in the USnow or within 10 years

Measures financial enabler, which addresses twoobstacles: lack of private sector confidence andfinancial challenge

Measures governmental enabler, which addresses
one obstacle: weak government capacities

Measures demand-side enabler, which
addresses one obstacle: challenges in project
preparation

City deficit per resident
Readiness to accept adaptation investment
Tax incentives for renewable energy

LIVES & LIVELIHOODS
Impact of climate hazards on a city’s population,
specifically on lives and on livelihoods

LIVES
Death toll per capita and per
hazard occurrence
Injured population per capita andper hazard occurrence

LIVELIHOODS
Property damage per capita andper hazard occurrence

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