Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Handbook,

Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Handbook,

Published Jul 2019

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The Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) is a CARE tool used to gather and analyze information on community-level vulnerabilities to and capacities for climate change. It informs the identification of actions, at the community level or more broadly, that support communities in increasing their resilience to climate change.

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