By Dr Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin is Technical Director – DRR and Climate Resilience. He is an
international disaster risk reduction and hazard modelling expert who is a regular adviser to
the United Nations on Natural Hazards and Climate Change.
implement appropriate prevention, adaptation and mitigation strategies. Due to the complex nature and uncertainties of future climate change projections, it is not feasible to assess vulnerability at detailed scales for extreme weather events. When aiming to understand the assessment of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk, there are two extreme operating scales, a global (e.g. in terms of climate change) and a local (e.g. in terms of natural hazards). Different approaches and methods exist for conducting hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk assessments, but often they are notable to address all aspects of physical science, engineering, and
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