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Module study shows that it is necessary to account for the local context and criteria that needs to be discussed
within the local stakeholders’ group to undertake the necessary adjustments before the prioritization
of the adaptation options.

BOX 14 Suggested criteria for evaluating

9-12 December, 2013 Category Climate-related stress Description of the criteria

? Mitigation co- benefits
Changes in the level of greenhouse gas
Sustainability
emissions created by the adaptation measure
? Environmental impacts

Number of people benefiting from the
? Equity Identify environmental impacts on biodiversity
adaptation - if possible disaggregated by
gender, age, class
? Implementation cost Identify the approximate cost of
implementation; you could compare these
costs with cost of inaction over time
? Operating and maintenance Identify the cost of operation and maintenance
cost over time, compared to other budget
expenditures

Effectiveness ? Robustness Elaborate how effective this measure could be
for a diverse range of plausible future scenarios

? Reliability Identify if this measure is untested or the
effectiveness of this measure is proven

Risk and ? Urgency Identify the time frame of impact occurrence
uncertainty from recent past, present until short- and long-
term futures

? Degree of risk or impact Identify potential extent of future risks from
minor and reversible until irreversible

? Precautionary Estimate how well the risks are understood

Opportunity ? Ancillary benefits Identify how this measure will contribute to
other community goals

? No-regret option Identify if this measure has benefits regardless
of actual climate change impacts

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