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PLEASE USE THE PYTHON VERSION: https://github.com/CLIMADA-project/climada_python
The present MATLAB version of CLIMADA is not supported any more.
####What is CLIMADA?
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CLIMADA stands for **CLIM**ate **ADA**ptation and is a probabilistic natural catastrophe damage model, that also calculates averted damage (benefit) thanks to adaptation measures of any kind (from grey to green infrastructure, behavioural, etc.).
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CLIMADA is based on four elements
- Assets (i.e. geographical distribution of people, houses, activities, public infrastructure, ...)
- Damage functions (relating impact to economic consequence - or any other pertinent metric, like people affected)
- Hazards (currently implemented are: tropical cyclones, storm surge, torrential rain, earthquake, volcano and meteorites on a global yet local (1km) resolution, plus winter storm in Europe and flood and mudslides in experimental stage)
- Adaptation measures (i.e. improved building codes, seawall, sandbags, reefs, mangroves).
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CLIMADA is running in MATLAB®, which is a numerical computing environment, and GNU OCTAVE, the open source alternative.
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CLIMADA is the open source natural catastrophe model, that implements the Economics of Climate Adaptation methodology, especially steps 2 and 3.
####What is the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) Methodology?
- ECA enables climate-resilient development for cities, regions and countries.
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ECA seeks to answer the following questions of national and local decision-makers
- What is the potential climate-related loss to the economies and societies over the coming decades?
- How much of that loss can we avert, with what measures?
- What investments will be required to fund those measures and will the benefits of that investment outweigh the costs?
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ECA provides the facts and methods necessary to design and execute a climate adaptation strategy that
- identifies action to minimize climate impacts at the lowest cost to society and
- allows to integrate adaptation with economic development and sustainable growth.
- ECA consists of five essential steps
Source (and detailed methodology): ECA Working Group
See Shaping climate-resilient development, a framework for decision-making, page 122ff
####Next steps
Are you ready to start adapting? Get started!
Read more on natural catastrophe modelling.
Read the climada manual to get started.
copyright (c) 2015, David N. Bresch, david.bresch@gmail.com all rights reserved.