Climate Risk Index: The measurement of climate change adaptation in Bogotá. A new methodology for largest urban agglomeration

Abstract

Densely Populated Cities, characterized by a high concentration of population and compact infrastructure, place them in a particularly vulnerable position to the effects of climate change, therefore, risk measurement becomes a fundamental tool to assess the capacity of cities to respond to these challenges and to develop effective adaptation and resilience strategies. For the purposes of Climate Change Adaptation in Bogota, the concept of Climate Risk Index-IRC is proposed as a quantitative approach that integrates a series of social, economic, environmental, infrastructure, etc., indicators available for Bogota that allow evaluating the components of climate risk (threat, exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity) in a differentiated manner in urban and rural contexts, considering the projected climate change in the variables temperature and precipitation to 2040.