Module
Climate Vulnerability Assessment
Who and what is actually exposed to a changing climate, and how well they can cope with it - the groundwork every adaptation decision depends on.
PublishedFoundation5 hours4.7 from 96 reviews
Lectures written
8 of 8
published to learners
Enrolments
612
since the module opened
Completed
104
17% of enrolments
Average quiz score
84%
across every attempt
Lectures
In the order a learner works through them.
| Lecture | State | |
|---|---|---|
| 01. Why vulnerability is not the same as risk | Published | |
| 02. Hazard, exposure and sensitivity: the three inputs | Published | |
| 03. Reading Sri Lanka's climate hazard data | Published | |
| 04. Building a vulnerability index | Published | |
| 05. Assessing adaptive capacity | Published | |
| 06. Ground-truthing a desk assessment | Published | |
| 07. Presenting findings to decision-makers | Published | |
| 08. From assessment to action | Published |
Reviews
What learners said about this module.
Hasini Abeywardena
4 out of 5Strong on building the index. The ground-truthing lecture moves fast if you've never run a field verification before.
1 Aug 2026 · published
Nimal Karunaratne
2 out of 5Sharing my login with three colleagues since the department will not pay for separate accounts. Works fine.
16 Jul 2026 · rejected