Assessing inter-sectoral climate change risks: the role of ISIMIP

Rosenzweig, C., Arnell, N. W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2691-4436, Ebi, K. L., Lotze-Campen, H., Raes, F., Rapley, C., Smith, M. S., Cramer, W., Frieler, K., Reyer, C. P. O., Schewe, J., van Vuuren, D. and Warszawski, L. (2017) Assessing inter-sectoral climate change risks: the role of ISIMIP. Environmental Research Letters, 12 (1). 010301. ISSN 1748-9326 doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/12/1/010301

Abstract/Summary

The aims of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) are to provide a framework for the intercomparison of global and regional-scale risk models within and across multiple sectors and to enable coordinated multi-sectoral assessments of different risks and their aggregated effects. The overarching goal is to use the knowledge gained to support adaptation and mitigation decisions that require regional or global perspectives within the context of facilitating transformations to enable sustainable development, despite inevitable climate shifts and disruptions. ISIMIP uses community-agreed sets of scenarios with standardized climate variables and socio-economic projections as inputs for projecting future risks and associated uncertainties, within and across sectors. The results are consistent multi-model assessments of sectoral risks and opportunities that enable studies that integrate across sectors, providing support for implementation of the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/68707
Identification Number/DOI	10.1088/1748-9326/12/1/010301
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary Research Centres (IDRCs) > Walker Institute Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology
Publisher	IOP
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