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Climate-vulnerable community

Community whose location, livelihoods and capacities make it highly susceptible to climate hazards.

Definition source: AGROVOC: vulnerable groups; IPCC AR6 WGII

Synonyms

climate-exposed communities, high-risk communities

Broader

Community

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Stakeholder is engaged in a qualifying intervention (adopts, finances, or promotes), OR benefits from a qualifying outcome or impact; NOT adaptation when named only as an actor in a value chain or project, with no climate-risk role.

Example of use

CGIAR adaptation portfolios prioritise work with communities in identified climate vulnerability hotspots.

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

STK_016 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/STK_016
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/STK_016)