Direct Answer
Hazard mapping identifies where climate hazards may occur. Climate Risk Intelligence™ goes further by linking hazards to asset exposure, vulnerability, timing, dependencies, financial consequences, scenario pathways, uncertainty, and resilience priorities. A map can show that a location is exposed; Climate Risk Intelligence™ explains what that exposure means for decisions, value, operations, and capital planning (IPCC AR6 WGI Chapter 11; TCFD; IFRS S2).
How It Works
The five steps are:
- Identify relevant climate hazards.
- Link hazards to asset exposure.
- Evaluate vulnerability and operating sensitivity.
- Assess timing, dependencies, scenarios, and uncertainty.
- Translate risk into financial consequences and resilience priorities.
Two buildings can be in the same flood zone and face very different risks if one has elevated equipment, better drainage, different insurance terms, lower downtime exposure, or stronger operational continuity. ClimaTwin’s Climate Business Intelligence™ transforms climate science, modeling, data, and analytics into infrastructure decisions that support monitoring, engineering review, capital investment, insurance documentation, disclosure, and continuity planning.
Limitations
Climate Risk Intelligence™ depends on the quality of hazard data, asset data, vulnerability assumptions, dependency mapping, and financial inputs. It does not imply that every output is engineering-design grade or underwriting-final. Clearly state which decisions the output supports and when deeper analysis is required.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- What are the five steps beyond hazard mapping? Identify hazards, connect exposure, evaluate vulnerability, assess timing and uncertainty, and translate risk into financial and resilience priorities.
- Is a hazard map the same as Climate Risk Intelligence™? No. A hazard map shows exposure; risk intelligence connects exposure to vulnerability, timing, finance, dependencies, uncertainty, and decisions.
- Why do portfolios need more than maps? Portfolios need comparable risk metrics, scenario views, prioritization, capital planning, and financial translation.
- When is a hazard map useful? It is useful for screening exposure, communicating geography, and identifying where deeper analysis is needed.
- How does ClimaTwin differ from generic mapping? ClimaTwin connects hazards to asset context, model evidence, uncertainty, dependencies, financial consequence, and resilience decisions.
Sources
- IFRS Foundation. (2023). IFRS S2 climate-related disclosures.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2021). Chapter 11: Weather and climate extreme events in a changing climate. In Climate change 2021: The physical science basis. Cambridge University Press.
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. (2017). Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
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