Guidelines

• Fritzsche, Kerstin; Stefan Schneiderbauer, Philip Bubeck, Stefan Kienberger, Mareike Buth, Marc Zebisch and Walter Kahlenborn 2014: The Vulnerability Sourcebook: Concept and guidelines for standardised vulnerability assessments. Bonn and Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

• Füssel, H., & Klein, R. (2006). Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: An Evolution of Conceptual Thinking. Climatic Change, 75(3), 301-329.

• Snover, A.K., L. Whitely Binder, J. Lopez, E. Willmott, J. Kay, D. Howell, and J. Simmonds. 2007. Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments. In association with and published by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Oakland, CA.

  • Includes, Chapter 8: Conduct a climate change vulnerability assessment (pp. 67-86)

Examples

• Creighton, J., M.Strobel, S. Hardegree, R. Steele, B. Van Horne, B. Gravenmier, W. Owen, D. Peterson, L. Hoang, N. Little, J. Bochicchio, W. Hall, M. Cole, S. Hestvik, J. Olson, 2015: Northwest Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies, A. Perry, Ed., United States Department of Agriculture, 52pp.

• Farley, Tague, & Grant. (2011). Vulnerability of water supply from the Oregon Cascades to changing climate: Linking science to users and policy. Global Environmental Change, 21(1), 110-122.

• Neely, B., R. Rondeau, J. Sanderson, C. Pague, B. Kuhn, J. Siemers, L. Grunau, J. Robertson, P. McCarthy, J. Barsugli, T. Schulz, and C. Knapp. Editors. 2011. Gunnison Basin: Vulnerability Assessment for the Gunnison Climate Working Group by The Nature Conservancy, Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Western Water Assessment, University of Colorado, Boulder, and University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Project of the Southwest Climate Change Initiative.

ArcGIS online provides a creative way to share geographic data combined with narrative form. A helpful story map tutorial is linked here.

ArcGIS Online Story Maps:  http://storymaps.arcgis.com/en/

Story Maps' Resources and Tutorial:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cea22a609a1d4cccb8d54c650b595bc4

These resources may help you find a basemap, political, or historical map for your region.