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Coastal Vulnerability Index

Data source provider

Not available

Use cases

Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring

Data group

Exposure to physical risks

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. National database
2. World Bank's CCKP, CMIP5 models, which are utilized within the AR5 of the IPCC

Unit (e.g. CO2)

No. of areas, size of area, category of severity (1-5)

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country

Time horizon 

Forward-looking

Frequency

Not available

Time series

Not available

Accessibility

Not available

Observation on data availability/gaps

A single centralised database specifically for CVI globally is not available. However, some of the regional CVI information are available at:
1. European Environment Agency: https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/tools/coastal-vulnerability-index-2013-cvi
2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports-explorer/?tx_category=coastal-change
The research article on the application of CVI to Calabria Coastline, Italy is available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26374-w#Tab4

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