2024 – Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance, authors A.T. Hu and K.G. Card.

Climate vulnerability refers to the degree to which a system, such as a community or an ecosystem, is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, the adverse effects of climate change. It consists of three main components: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity.

Alexi T. Hu and Kiffer G. Card, with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, developed a climate vulnerability index with sub-indices measuring the three main components above. Their study highlights the feasibility of mapping climate vulnerability, as well as the uneven distribution of vulnerability across British Columbia.

“The influence of climate change on BC’s communities is shaped not only by environmental hazards but also by the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of these communities.”

“The need to systematically identify and assess climate-related vulnerability… is made increasingly apparent by recent crises experienced by the province.”

— Quotes from the MHCCA’s research report: “Developing and Validating a Climate Vulnerability Index for British Columbia” by Alexi T. Hu and Kiffer G. Card.

Go to resource: BC Climate Vulnerability Map from MHCCA