Weather vulnerability is often assessed using historical data, but this can be very misleading in a world of changing climate. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, while climate is the weather averaged over a long period. With climate change, some places are becoming wetter, some drier, and extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, and tropical cyclones, are becoming more likely. Hence, the nature of weather risks...
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Background Note on Bringing Climate Change into Vulnerability Analysis
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Baquie,Sandra; Foucault,Guillem.
Background Note on Bringing Climate Change into Vulnerability Analysis (English). Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099719410242336767