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results and discussion

Criteria applied in prioritizing adaptation technologies

The most widely used criterion for prioritizing the nationally identified adaptation
technologies is the potential to reduce climate change vulnerability ( Table 6.3 ),
followed by costs of the technology and social-, economic- and environmental
development implications. Several countries had only very general criteria and
did not employ more specific indicators, whereas others went into greater detail,

table 6.3 Criteria and weights for prioritizing technologies assigned by countries
participating in the TNA project

Criteria Weight

Average Min. Max. n

Social development 0.25 0.12 0.42 18

Political and institutional stability 0.25 0.25 0.25 1

Water management (quality and
accessibility)

0.22 0.17 0.33 3

Economic development 0.21 0.10 0.37 18

Environment development 0.21 0.09 0.33 18

Vulnerability reduction potential 0.20 0.10 0.44 22

Socio-economic development 0.20 0.13 0.33 4

Social suitability and acceptability to local
population

0.19 0.11 0.33 5

Implementation feasibility 0.19 0.09 0.33 14

Cost (investment, annual operation and
maintenance costs)

0.18 0.07 0.33 19

Ensure food security and the fight against
poverty

0.14 0.11 0.27 2

Improving health 0.14 0.14 0.14 1

Capacity-building element 0.14 0.13 0.14 2

Women's participation in management 0.14 0.14 0.14 1

Technology maturity 0.13 0.13 0.13 1

Technology vulnerability to climate
change

0.13 0.13 0.13 1

National priority 0.11 0.07 0.29 5

Total n 25

Number of criteria per country 5 3 7