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New study uses mathematical notation to end confusion around the definition of vulnerability to climate change.
The meaning of vulnerability within the context of climate change has over the years created a growing confusion about what it is and how it should be assessed.
In their paper, Towards a Formal Framework of Vulnerability to Climate Change, SEI researcher Richard Klein and colleagues from Germany and India have taken the bold step to try and eliminate this confusion by using mathematics to describe the concept, rather than natural language.
– The concept of vulnerability has proven difficult to make operational in research and policy. We identified a need to avoid the misunderstandings that result from the use of ambiguous terminology, Richard Klein says.
He considers this paper to be an important first step towards instilling some rigour and consistency into vulnerability assessment.
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Team Leader: International Climate Risk and Adaptation; Senior Research Fellow
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Project / This project develops a tool for AI-powered text analysis to be tested in systematic evidence synthesis reviews of research and policy papers.
Feature / SEI was invited to share research insights with the International Development Association and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Event on 22 April – 23 April / SEI's Diane Archer and Raja Asvanon will be speakers at this international seminar on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of CUSRI.
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