Study Maps Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in California and Identifies Need for Adaptation Planning
Author:
Pacific Institute
Date Published:
7/21/2012
Description:
The report shows that addressing social vulnerability (the susceptibility of a given community to harm from a hazard) in climate change policies and response strategies is critical to California's future. With some degree of climate change unavoidable, communities must begin developing and implementing adaptation plans. Integrating social vulnerability into their strategies is key. Social and economic factors such as age, race, income, lack of access to a vehicle/transportation directly affect a community's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate impacts. The report identifies geographic areas within the state with heightened risk to projected climate impacts. To address these vulnerabilities, communities need to begin developing and implementing adaptation plans with local planning processes that directly involve communities most vulnerable to harm when developing appropriate preparation and adaption strategies. July 2012.
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