ECA Projects

Around the world multiple ECA studies are being implemented by a variety of organizations. Each with different foci at carrying scales, targeting different hazards and assets. As institutional settings and the data environments vary around the world each study faces different challenges. This overview provides you a first glance at the wide array in which ECA studies can be conducted based on their key parameters such as the time horizon, geographical scale, observed hazards and assets.

United Kingdom
Urban Climate Risk in Kingston upon Hull
Hull has experienced multiple floods in the past and is one of the cities most at risk from flooding in the UK.
Bangladesh
Urban risks from flood, monsoon and storm surge in Barisal
Lying on the banks of the Kirtankhola River, Barisal has one of the country’s most important river ports...
El Salvador
Urban Flood Risk in San Salvador Metropolitan Area
The capital city of El Salvador, San Salvador experiences a high rate of urbanization putting increasing pressure on...
China
Urban Flood Risk in Lishui City
Lishui City in the in the southwest of Zhejing province faces severe riverine flooding.
Morocco
Flood Risk in Industrial Zones
A large number of industrial zones are located in vulnerable areas which poses long-term risks to their economic...
Hue, Vietnam
FloodADAPT
Central Viet Nam is characterized by rapid urbanization, particularly in small and medium-sized coastal cities. At the same time, the region is facing an increase in precipitation and heavy rainfall events, which, combined with land use changes, result in more frequent and intense flooding.
Can Tho, Vietnam
Compound Flood Risk & Heat Waves in Can Tho City
The city Can Tho, also referred to as the economic centre of the Mekong Delta, and with that in most parts only about two meters above sea level, is at high risk of flooding.
Barbados
Climate Risk in the Renewable Energy Sector
As a small island developing state, Barbados is affected by climate change impacts, particularly severe weather events.