Climate Risk and Resilience Index
A resilience-adjusted approach to climate risk
Last updated
A resilience-adjusted approach to climate risk
Last updated
AlphaGeo's Global Climate Risk and Resilience Index provides comprehensive insight into the true impact of climate change for any location and any asset on Earth.
Unlike traditional approaches to physical risk, AlphaGeo's Global Climate Risk Index uses our unique Resilience-Adjusted Risk Methodology that accounts for impact of local adaptation measures that offset climate hazards, thus providing a “ground truth” view on climate’s likely real-world impact.
Our method helps users go beyond assessing risk to guiding adaptation investments, making strategic decisions, and promoting overall resilience.
Traditionally, climate risk assessments have focused purely on physical risks such as heat stress, drought, flooding, and other natural hazards. While these assessments shed light on changes in climate patterns, they overlook the role of human adaptations in influencing the actual impact of hazard risk.
To address this gap, AlphaGeo has developed a proprietary Resilience-adjusted Risk Methodology that first computes standard, physical climate risk, before applying an offset co-efficient to each risk based on the hazard-specific local adaptation measures that are in place.
This approach recognizes that while physical risks significantly contribute to overall climate risk, the ability of locations, communities, and infrastructure to adapt can also significantly alter the risk landscape.
Climate physical risk scores
Two-in-one scoring suite, comprising: 1) Climate physical Risk Scores, based on pure physical risk 2) Resilience-adjusted Risk Scores, accounting for impact of adaptation measures in place
Climate Physical Risk Scores: Measuring the theoretical risk baseline derived from climate models with fully transparent underlying data across different time periods and emission scenarios.
Resilience-adjusted Risk Scores: Measuring the likely actual risk impact accounting for the location's adaptation capacity, powered by AlphaGeo's proprietary global climate adaptation layer.
Heat Stress: Evaluates the potential for increased temperatures to impact building energy consumption, productivity, and ecosystems.
Drought: Assesses the risk of water shortages that could affect agriculture, water supply, and overall land health.
Inland Flooding: Identifies areas at risk of riverine or flash floods, which can devastate communities, economies, and natural habitats.
Coastal Flooding: Analyzes the threat posed by sea-level rise and storm surges to coastal areas, including the potential for property damage and loss of life.
Wildfire: Provides insight into the likelihood of wildfires, which can destroy homes, infrastructure, and natural resources.
Hurricane: Assesses the risk of tropical storms and hurricanes, focusing on their potential to cause widespread damage through high winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding.
We also offer benchmarking based on different geographic scales which allows users to understand how the profile of one location compares against others, giving rise to a variety of actionable insights for diverse use cases.
Risk assessment and management
Sustainability and ESG reporting (TCFD, TCND, IFRS S2, ISSB, EU Taxonomy, etc)
Regulatory compliance
Stakeholder engagement and communications
Site selection and new acquisition based on resilience
Thematic (e.g., resilience) investment research & strategy
Resolution: Up 30 meters in spatial resolution
Timescales: 2025, 2035, 2050, 2100
Emission Scenarios: SSP245, SSP370, SSP585
On-demand searches using the AlphaGeo Explorer. Register for a free trial here.
Address-based query using our API for larger volumes (see documentation).
Area-based query using customized polygons for large infrastructure projects.
Bulk data delivery aggregated at the desired geographic resolution, for example city/metro level scores.
