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Vulnerability index

Composite index that combines indicators of sensitivity, exposure, and lack of adaptive capacity into a single value to characterise the vulnerability of a system, place, or population to climate hazards.

Definition source: OECD/JRC Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators (2008)

Synonyms

vulnerability indicator

Broader

Composite index

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

OUT_059 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/OUT_059
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/OUT_059)