Climate Change Adaptation
Scoring Tool

User GuideFrederick Research CenterTable of contents
ACCOUNT CREATION ................................................................................................................... 3
System requirements – Step 1 ............................................................................................. 3
Introduction to the main page - Step 2.............................................................................. 5
CREATING A NEW PROJECT ....................................................................................................... 6
Procedure - Step 3 .................................................................................................................. 6
EDITING A PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 8
Procedure – Step 4 ................................................................................................................. 8
Annex .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Assessment Schemes.................................................................................................................... 13

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ACCOUNT CREATION
System requirements – Step 11. CC Adaptation Scoring Tool requires an account. A valid email address is needed.
2. Press the “Create” button to create an account. The following figures (Figures 1-2) show thesteps to create an account.

Figure 1: Create an AccountFigure 2: Register Page
NOTE: The password must contain at least one upper-case letter, one lower-case letter a number, andone special character. These attributes ensure that the password entered by the user meets the necessary
criteria for security and usability.

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3. Follow the instruction in the email received. The following figures (Figures 3-5) show the steps
to confirm an email.

Figure 3: Check your email

Figure 4: Confirm your email

Figure 5: Click to Login

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Introduction to the main page - Step 2
1. Figure 6 shows the main page. The main page consists of three (3) main tabs:- Home: (Figure 6)-Project Database: All projects are stored respectively in a table and can be opened forediting.

-Exit: This tab enables the user to log out from the website.

Figure 6: Home page
2. Click the button “Tutorials” to see an example first. (Figure 6-7)

Figure 7: Tutorials

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CREATING A NEW PROJECT
Procedure - Step 3
1. Go to “Project Database” and then click “Create new project”. (See Figures 8-9).

Figure 8: Project Database tab

Figure 9: Create a new project button

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2. Fill in all the necessary input data.
3. Click “Submit”. (See Figure 10)

Figure 10: Create a new project – Submit button

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EDITING A PROJECT
Procedure – Step 4
1. Press the “Edit” button to start filling in all necessary data. (Figure 11)

Figure 11: Project database - Edit
2. Press the “Questionnaire” button and fill in all the necessary input data, from step 1 untilstep 6. (Figure 12-18)

Figure 12: Questionnaire button

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Figure 13: Fact base – Climate change impact, risk, and vulnerability assessment

Figure 14: Adaption goals

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Figure 15: Policies – Adaption measures

Figure 16: Implementation and monitoring - Implementation tools, process & progress

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Figure 17: Monitoring & evaluation
3. Press the “Save” button.

Figure 18: Public participation in plan creation – Participation

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4. As a result, the total score for the three options appears on the screen. (Figure 19)
5. See Annex for more details.

Figure 19: Total Score for all options
6. Navigate to results from the “Results” button.

Figure 20: Results

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AnnexAssessment Schemes
The difference between the three options is that:-In Option 1: One point per response possibility/tick. (multi-select dropdown lists)-In Option 2: One point per question. (Dropdown lists)-In Option 3: Our Experts' best guess. (multi-select dropdown lists)

According to the excel worksheet, there are 6 main categories:I.

Fact base - Climate change impact, risk, and vulnerability assessment

II.

Adaptation goals

III.

Adaptation measures

IV.

Implementation tools, process & progress

V.

Monitoring & evaluation

VI.

Participation

For each category, there are a set of questions respectively.
The next figures present the 6 main categories, questions, and three assessment schemes.

Figure 21: Main diagram

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Figure 22: Fact base

Figure 23: Adaption goals

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Figure 24: Adaption measuresPage15of17

Figure 25: Implementation

Figure 26: Monitoring & Evaluation

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Figure 27: Participation

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