Stage 1.3 Undertake preparatory work on climate risks and vulnerabilities of energy sector

Who's Involved

• Assignment Management Team

Timing and time required

• Before ‘Climate risks & vulnerabilities’ workshop
• 10 – 15 days

Key questions

• Where are the country’s existing and planned energy assets located?
• What are the current and recent historic climatic conditions in the country?
• How is the country’s climate projected to change over coming decades?

Tools

• Briefing paper describing:
  • overview of information on observed and projected climatic changes for the country
  • potential impacts of climate change on the country’s energy sector
  • glossary of key climate change terms

Guidance

1. Identify and map existing energy assets
2. Prepare a report that identifies and describes climatic hazards affecting the energy sector, covering:
   • observed trends in climate and climate-related factors, and
   • climate change projections for the country
3. Prepare a short presentation for the ‘Climate risks and vulnerabilities’ workshop, describing observed and projected climatic hazards in the country
4. Prepare a short presentation on the vulnerability of the energy sector to climatic hazards
5. Pre-prepare materials for use in workshop discussions (see Stage 3.2)

Outputs

• Maps showing climate change projections and energy assets
• Report describing observed climatic conditions and projected future climate change
• Presentation material on climatic hazards
• Presentation on climatic vulnerabilities of the energy sector