CLIMADA
CLIMADA (CLIMate ADAptation) is a free and open-source software framework for
climate risk assessment and adaptation option appraisal. Designed by a large
scientific community, it helps reasearchers, policymakers, and businesses
analyse the impacts of natural hazards and explore adaptation strategies.
Why Choose CLIMADA?
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Free & Open Source:
CLIMADA is fully open-source and available for anyone to use, modify, and
distribute under the terms of the GNU Public License v3. Whether you're a
researcher in academia, a private sector consultant, or a government policy
advisor, CLIMADA empowers you to integrate the software into your
application according to your specific needs.
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Comprehensive Risk Assessment:
CLIMADA integrates hazard, exposure, and vulnerability data to provide
detailed insights into potential socio-economic, human, and ecological
impacts of climate-related events. The framework supports a wide range of
input data and includes tailored solutions for integrating data from various
sources such as OpenStreetMap, the International Best Track Archive for
Climate Stewardship, the Copernicus Climate Data Store, and many more.
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Adaptation Strategies:
Beyond risk assessment, CLIMADA offers tools to evaluate the effectiveness
of various adaptation measures. You can simulate and compare strategies to
identify the best solutions for reducing risk and enhancing resilience in
your community or organization.
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Advanced analysis and output:
CLIMADA includes unique analysis tools at the forefront of science for
uncertainty and sensitivity quantification, impact propagation across supply
chains and critical infrastructure, calibration of vulnerability functions,
impact-based forecasting, and more.
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User-Friendly: CLIMADA is written in Python and designed with both
usability and flexibility in mind.
The extensive documentation and
tutorials, always up-to-date with the latest improvements, ensure that you
can start using the software with ease, whether you're a seasoned
professional or new to climate risk assessment.
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Collaborative Community:
CLIMADA has a growing community of users and contributors. You can share
your insights, receive support for your applications, develop new modules,
or collaborate on projects to advance the understanding of climate risk and
adaptation worldwide.
Learning CLIMADA
To get started with CLIMADA, explore the
community-maintained documentation, which is constantly updated. With basic Python knowledge, you can easily
install CLIMADA by following the
installation guide
and working through the
tutorials.
Additionally, introductory videos are available to help you understand
CLIMADA: watch a
very short (5 min),
short (6 min), or
longer (12 min)
overview, or learn about the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) in an
18-minute introduction.
If you have any technical questions about the framework, please open an issue
on our
GitHub page. For coding-related queries, feel free to ask on
StackOverflow. We
hope the resources provided will answer your questions and help you
effectively use CLIMADA.
Further Resources:
How to stay informed or participate?
CLIMADA is developed, maintained and available open-source in Python 3. Free use
and access under GNU GPL3 on
external page GitHub. Data is freely available under CC BY 4.0 via the
CLIMADA data API.
