California Climate Risk and Adaptation Index Metric Files and Metadata, v1

The California Climate Risk and Adaptation Index (Cal-CRAI) is a co-developed measure to quantitatively evaluate connections between California-specific climate risk needs, resilience indicators, and adaptation efforts undertaken by communities. Cal-CRAI evaluates both community capacity (the ability to adapt to and recover from climate events) and hazard risk (exposure to specific climate hazards and historical losses from relevant climate events). The Cal-CRAI evaluates the following hazards: wildfire, extreme heat, in-land flooding, drought, and sea level rise. Using a comprehensive set of socioeconomic, built environment, and natural environment indicators, it generates a composite resilience index score that integrates these assessments. A core tenant of this work is to ensure the index is transparent and accessible.