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Abstract
The Climate Change (CC) subject is still questionable, but the assessment of
vulnerability to extreme events is critical for a strategic use of public resources. The most
recent example is the impacts of “Ingrid” and “Manuel” cyclones, which would have been
minimized with a previous evaluation of vulnerability in past years. This paper evaluated
the vulnerability to CC in a transect from central Mexico to the Gulf, along the common
direction followed by cyclones. Adapting the Malone and Brenkert (2008) model, social,
economic, biophysics, and climatic variables were used to assest vulnerability. The most
important sub-criteria for CC vulnerability are population size, poverty, production
technology, natural resources degradation and economic capacity. Results were similar
when variables were weighted according the opinion of experts. The adapted model
showed to be a valuable planning tool that allows the planning of public resources
according with vulnerability and minimize the extreme climatic events impacts.