The guidebook and tool includes:
• Background to support the need for airports to assess climate change risks;
• A comprehensive list of potential direct and indirect impacts climate change may have on airports and the surrounding region, including potential secondary effects that may result from implementing certain adaptation actions;
• A screening tool to determine the magnitude of impacts and risks from climate change as a preliminary evaluation;
• An inventory of important elements and outputs of the assessment, including a template for developing and implementing action plans;
• And a description, comparison and evaluation of existing adaptation planning frameworks (e.g., tools, models) that are currently available to airports for climate change assessment.
To view the report, visit the Transportation Research Board’s website.