klimave
Klimave is a term used in some climate policy discussions to describe a holistic framework for assessing climate vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation capacity across ecological, social, and economic systems. In this article, klimave refers to a generic, interdisciplinary approach rather than a single, standardized methodology.
Origin and scope: The concept emerged in efforts to bridge climate science with planning and governance. It
Key concepts: Klimave incorporates ideas such as vulnerability, resilience, and adaptation, along with system thinking, multi-criteria
Methodology: Practices associated with klimave typically combine climate projections with exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity indicators.
Applications: The framework is used in urban planning for heat and flood risk, in coastal and riverine
Limitations and critique: Critics note a lack of standardization, high data demands, and potential for ambiguous
See also: climate resilience, vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning.