CLIMADA climate risk analysis: Coastal protection in Vietnam tropical cyclone risk

This comprehensive assessment of climate risk b-comes increasingly important to develop effective adaptation strategies. Climate Risk Analy-sisprovides an essential tool to quantify the expected impact of climate risksbut also to identify cost-effective adaptation measuresnecessary to foster resilience against climate change. It offersdecision-makers answers to the following questions:

•   What are our climate risks today and in the coming decades?
•   How can we deal with these risks and what could potential adaptation measures be?
•   How effective are these adaptation measures and will their expected benefits outweigh the costs?

Applied to the coastal protection measures in Vietnam, Climate Risk Analysis demonstrates how expected losses due to climate related hazards can be quantified and be accounted for in political decision-making.