
Urban Climate Damage Model

A data-driven decision making tool to assess climate damages on a local scale

VISION
An urban methodology to integrate climate impacts on a local scale
This model was initiated as part of a brief to create a methodology to estimate climate damage costs for the Engineering Bureau of the Gemeente Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) in order to prioritise redevelopment projects. ​


CAPABILITIES
A Flexible and Scalable Methodology for Climate Costing


A FLEXIBLE METHODOLOGY
A novel participatory approach, using a data envelopment analysis of risk assessment.
The methodology for quantifying relative climate cost and risk was developed through co-creation and stakeholder participation. It integrates a range of climate criteria, performs a comparative analysis (DEA) and determines local performance and prioritisation of climate adaptation.

Cities facing climate change
70 million
NEW URBAN RESIDENTS PER YEAR
175 cities
AT RISK FROM SEVERE DROUGHT
99 cities
ENGAGED IN LONG TERM CLIMATE ADAPTATION
19% urban pop.
CLASSIFIED AS 'VERY VULNERABLE' TO CLIMATE CHANGE
DEVELOPED THROUGH CO-CREATION
Our
Partners
The Urban Climate Damage Model is developed as part of the MSc Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering in collaboration with the Engineering Bureau of Gemeente Amsterdam, AMS Institute, TU Delft and Wageningen University.