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Climate-FIRST (Climate Framework Integrating Risk Screening Tool)
Summary:
Background
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is piloting its Climate-Framework Integrating Risk Screening Tool (Climate- FIRST), a rapid risk assessment tool for ADB project officers. Risk screening is a context-specific approach to systematically support decision making that integrates climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction measures within developmental and poverty reduction plans, programs, and projects. Climate-FIRST is a user-friendly, desk-top (web- and paper-based) risk screening tool pilot.
The check-list alerts project officers and mission leaders to potential climate induced impacts and risks, and allows for possible incorporation of risk reduction measures at the project preparation stage. Climate-FIRST relies on existing project data knowledge. It pre-screens and assesses probable risk against a number of preconceived impact and risk tables, and risk-related assumptions (location of project in climate sensitive geo-climatic zones, sector risks, capacity development, and known disaster hot spots). Climate- FIRST was designed for Asia and the Pacific (methodology applicable in other geographical areas). Tool generates corresponding risk value to help determine range of risks (high, medium, low), with supporting recommendations. Climate- FIRST was in draft stage as of March 2009.
