Global and local, public and private: How climate-vulnerable countries can have the best in understanding risk

A fast-track climate analysis has been conducted for Ghana and Uganda, using open risk models and freely available global data. This level of analytics demonstrates a typical low resolution risk audit, which can be considered a first step on a country’s journey of risk understanding. The analysis provides estimates of current risk at the national and subnational levels, and the amount of additional risk resulting from climate change and socio-economic development projected by 2050. This is a level of risk understanding which many countries do not possess already, and is needed to underpin the effective management of risk.