Sensitivity
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The definition below refers to Adaptation to Climate Change.
Definitions
European Definitions
RESIN project
The RESIN project [1] gives the following definition:
The degree to which a system or species is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climate variability or change. The effect may be direct...or indirect. [2]
The IPPC's risk framework considers Vulnerability to be comprised of sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity.
Other International Definitions
National Definitions
Czech Republic
Citlivost: Míra důležitosti přiřazená informacím vlastníkem těchto informací, označující
potřebu jejich ochrany. [3]
Sensitivity: Measure of importance assigned to information by the owner of the information,
France
Besoin de sécurité: Définition précise et non ambiguë du niveau d’exigences opérationnelles relatives à un bien essentiel pour un critère de sécurité donné (disponibilité, confidentialité, intégrité,…). [4]
Sensitivity: A precise and unambiguous definition of the level of a primary asset’s operational requirements for a given security criterion (e.g. availability, confidentiality, integrity). [5]
Sensitivity: A precise and unambiguous definition of the level of a primary asset’s operational requirements for a given security criterion (e.g. availability, confidentiality, integrity). [5]
Germany
Sensitivity denotes the extent to which a natural or artificial system can be influenced by climate change. Some changes act directly, others indirectly. [6]
Nepal
Sensitivity: The degree to which a system is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climate-related stimuli. [7]
Rwanda
Sensitivity determines the degree to which a system is adversely or beneficially affected by a given climate change exposure. [8]
United Kingdom (UK)
Sensitivity – in the context of climate change, the degree to which a system is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climate variability or change. [9]
United States
NIST
Sensitivity is a measure of the importance assigned to information by its owner, for the purpose of denoting its need for protection. (from: NIST SP 800-30) [10]
Sensitivity is the degree to which an IT system or application requires protection (to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability) which is determined by an evaluation of the nature and criticality of the data processed, the relation of the system to the organization missions and the economic value of the system components.(from: NIST SP 800-16) [10]
Standard Definition
Discussion Topic
See also
Notes
- Jump up ↑ http://www.resin-cities.eu/
- Jump up ↑ Mach, K.J., S. Planton and C. von Stechow (eds.). Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Annex II: Glossary. [Core Writing Team, R.K. Pachauri and L.A. Meyer (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 117-130.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 [1]
- Jump up ↑ Méthode de classification et mesures principales, ANSSI (2014)
- Jump up ↑ Classification Method and Key Measures, ANSSI (2014)
- Jump up ↑ Combating Climate Change: The German Adaptation Strategy
- Jump up ↑ Climate Change and Community Based Adaptation Planning Training Manual, Government of Nepal (2015)
- Jump up ↑ BASELINE CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY INDEX FOR RWANDA 2015
- Jump up ↑ The National Adaptation Programme: Making the country resilient to a changing climate, UK Government (2013)
- ↑ Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 NIST Glossary
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