Climate Impact Assessment Tool
Using Macfarlane-Ribbe Qualitative Climate Impact Scale
Assess climate change impact on your city, region, or country using a simplified qualitative scale tested across 18 Pacific Island nations. Rate nine sub-systems and get an instant impact profile with scoring and visualisation.
Climate Impact Assessment Tool
A nine sub-system impact profile for any city, region or country.
What is inside
- 5-level qualitative scale based on AS/NZS ISO 31000 risk framework
- 9 sub-systems: marine, water, health, food, meteorological, and more
- Tested by government climate experts across 18 Pacific Island nations
- Instant impact profile with radar chart and scored breakdown table
- Printed or PDF report and data exports, as often as you like
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How the Scale Works
Select Your Region
Enter a city, region, or country to assess. The scale can be applied at any geographic level where climate change impacts are observable.
Rate Nine Sub-systems
Assess climate change impact across marine & terrestrial, water, tourism, socio-economic, culture, health, food & agriculture, meteorological, and government sub-systems on a 1-5 scale.
View Your Impact Profile
Get an overall impact score, radar chart visualisation, sub-system breakdown table, and summary assessment for your region.
Peer-reviewed and field-tested
The Macfarlane-Ribbe Climatic Impact Scale was developed as part of a Master of Science at the University of Southern Queensland under the supervision of Dr Joachim Ribbe, Associate Professor in Climatology.
The scale was tested across 18 Pacific Island nations in 2011, with assessments completed by senior meteorologists, climate change officers, and scientific officers from each country. Results aligned with IPCC and CSIRO/BOM impact assessments for the region.
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