ASSAR blogs and news stories
Vulnerability and risk assessment web articles
Tue, 20 Nov 2018 - 16:30
A reflection on ASSAR's journey taking its Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) training from local to national level in Botswana.
Wed, 12 Sep 2018 - 11:30
Bhavana Rao attended ASSAR Botswana's national Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) training workshop in August, as a recipient of an ASSAR Small Opportunities Grant. Here she reports back on her cross-learning experience.
Thu, 15 Dec 2016 - 12:30
This VRA report focuses on the Onesi Constituency landscape contributing to ASSAR’s work on understanding local level vulnerability and potential adaptation responses by engaging diverse stakeholders and supporting Research-into-Use processes.
Wed, 16 Nov 2016 - 13:00
In November 2015, ASSAR’s researchers from the University of Botswana, University of Cape Town, University of Namibia and Oxfam conducted a two-day Vulnerability Risk Assessment (VRA) in order to bring stakeholder groups closer to ASSAR’s work.
Mon, 04 Jul 2016 - 11:00
Jesse DeMaria Kinney and Dian Spear describe the interactive session they held at Adaptation Futures on Vulnerability and Risk Assessments.
Thu, 30 Jun 2016 - 10:30
Part 2 of Gina Ziervogel's blog on the Governance of Climate Risk in Namibia looks at specific themes that came out of numerous interviews.
Tue, 26 Apr 2016 - 13:45
The VRA methodology has been implemented by Oxfam and its partners in twelve countries and by other aid and research organizations, such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC), the University of Cape Town and the University of Botswana.
Wed, 02 Mar 2016 - 09:30
Vulnerability and Risk Assessment in the Onesi constituency, Omusati region, Namibia: Towards improving livelihood Adaptation to climate change
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 - 14:45
In November 2015 heavy rain swept across eastern Botswana, with floods causing the death of two people and major damages to the town of Bobonong.
Tue, 19 Jan 2016 - 11:15
Oxfam's Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) tool develops a holistic, landscape-wide understanding of vulnerability and links up actors across various levels of governance to jointly identify and analyse root causes.
Wed, 09 Dec 2015 - 15:15
There were some delays ahead of our Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (VRA) trip to Bobonong, in Botswana’s Bobirwa Sub District, but with luck on our side everything fell into place.