VULNERABILITY AND ADAPTATION CAPACITY OF RIVER BASINS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A Different Approach to Climate Vulnerability Index

Código

XXIII-SBRH0246

Autores

Luis Miguel Samussone Tomas Buchir, Miriam Rita Moro Mine, DANIEL HENRIQUE MARCO DETZEL, Regina Tiemy Kishi, Marcelo Rodrigues Bessa, Cristovão Vicente Scapulatempo Fernandes

Tema

Impactos de mudanças climáticas nos recursos hídricos do Brasil

Resumo

Based on the best of our knowledge the issues of climate change have already been well established. The impacts such as floods, droughts, cyclones, and others, are visible. However, the challenge still recovering from them. The solution has to come from a long-term plan, improving the assessment tool for climate vulnerability to assist the decision-makers and reinforce the role of management institutions at the climate change issues. Here, the Climate Vulnerability Index will be assessed, taking into account four main components; Exposure, Sensitivity, Adaptive Capacity, and Governance, the latter as a new component. The expected result shows that systems with a strong Governance component, become less vulnerable. These remarks, as a scientific contribution, bring a new approach to Climate Vulnerability Index definition.