Comprehensive · Climate risk assessment & adaptation planning
The whole method: climate risk assessment and adaptation planning, structured to recognized standards.
Twelve weeks, 3 milestones, one or more locations. Comprehensive takes the work from scoping through climate risk assessment, adaptation options and pathways, and into an adaptation plan. ISO 14091 structures the risk assessment, ISO 14090 informs the adaptation planning process, and BS 8631 informs the pathways work. Independent external review is built into the engagement.
From
$C
Duration
12 weeks
scope
1 + sites
review
External
Climate risk assessment and adaptation planning in 3 milestones
Two workshops, 4 working meetings, one co-facilitator training block. All live and virtual.
M0 · weeks 1–3
Scoping
Kickoff, document intake, internal co-facilitator preparation, objectives, decision context, locations, time horizons, scenario framing and a scoping memo for agreement.
M1 · weeks 4–8
Climate risk assessment
Data acquisition, hazard screening, impact chains, risk workshop, uncertainty register and a climate risk assessment structured to ISO 14091, followed by independent external review.
M2 · weeks 9–1
Adaptation planning
Adaptation options, pathways and decision points, prioritization, implementation considerations, evidence summary, validation and handover. The planning process is structured with reference to ISO 14090 and BS 8631.
What the comprehensive engagement produces
ISO 14091
ISO 14090
Climate risk assessment
Impact chains, hazard and exposure analysis, risk evaluation, assumptions and an uncertainty register structured to support a complete assessment.
Climate adaptation plan
Priority adaptation actions, responsibilities, sequencing, implementation considerations and a record of decisions made through the planning process.
BS 8631
Three audiences
Adaptation pathways
Potential pathways, decision points and triggers to help the organization adjust its response as conditions, evidence or priorities change.
Evidence summary
One underlying analysis, translated into concise evidence for insurer and broker, lender, buyer or other external stakeholders as required.
Independent external review
The climate risk assessment is independently reviewed outside the practice before final delivery. External review is included in the Comprehensive fee.
Internal capability transfer
A member of your team works through the method alongside us so the organization understands the reasoning behind the findings and can maintain the process after handover.
Additional locations
+$D
Each additional location, including its Munich Re report.
We describe this work as aligned with, structured to, or informed by the relevant standards — depending on the component of the engagement. We do not describe the client organization or resulting plan as “ISO certified.” The scope, assumptions and degree of alignment are stated explicitly in the deliverables.
Frequently asked questions
What is a climate risk assessment?
A climate risk assessment examines how climate-related hazards can affect the assets, operations and decisions that matter to an organization. A full assessment goes beyond identifying hazards by considering exposure, vulnerability, consequences, uncertainty and the organization’s existing capacity to respond.
What is a climate adaptation plan?
A climate adaptation plan sets out how an organization intends to reduce or manage material climate risks over time. It connects priority risks with actions, responsibilities, timing, decision points and processes for reviewing whether the response remains appropriate.
What is an adaptation pathway?
An adaptation pathway is a sequence of possible actions rather than one fixed long-term plan. It identifies when an organization may need to change course as climate conditions, thresholds, evidence or business priorities evolve.
What does standards-aligned mean?
It means the assessment or planning process is deliberately structured with reference to the relevant requirements or guidance in a standard. The deliverables state how the standard was used and do not imply certification of the organization.
Find out whether your decision needs a full climate risk assessment.
Tell us about the sites, decision and external requirements involved. Thirty minutes is usually enough to determine whether Comprehensive is proportionate and how the work should be scoped.