| Climate change vulnerability data book: maps and data by sector |
| One of the key components of the Sector Vulnerability Profiles, which forms much of the background for the National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS), was a GIS vulnerability mapping exercise, carried out to get a sense of the scale and spatial distribution of potential climate change vulnerabilities in the country. Vulnerability mapping was carried out for the five key sector groupings (Urban Development, Human Settlements and Economic Infrastructure, Water, Agriculture and Fisheries, Health and Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) considered critical for national development. Each sub-sector’s vulnerability to expected increases in floods, droughts, landslides as well as sea level rise have been considered in the mapping process. The mapping methodology and indices used are discussed in detail later on. The purpose of this data book is to make the data collected and processed for vulnerability profile exercise readily available to all interested. It is also expected that such data availability will encourage interested parties to refine the findings and methodology further, and also to ensure that there is a base line for future comparisons. |
| Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment |
| Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment |
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| Impacts,Vulnerability and Adaptation |
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| Data Book |
| Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment – Sri Lanka (2011). Climate change vulnerability data book: maps and data by sector.Colombo: Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment – Sri Lanka |
| Copyright (c) 2011, Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment - Sri Lanka |
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