CLIMATE RISK BAROMETER
How do people experience heat exposure, and where do they see a need for action?
The Climate Risk Barometer systematically captures how people experience heat at their locations and what changes they believe are needed. This digital survey and analysis tool complements climate and building data with the experiences of people on site.
It is designed for cities, businesses and welfare organisations with social facilities or larger portfolios of sites.
Capture people’s experiences systematically
Staff understands the day-to-day impacts of heat. A structured, privacy-compliant survey makes their perspectives comparable. It shows where heat is experienced, which measures are missing and what makes action difficult.
Each scored survey question maps to exactly one subdimension.
Three dimensions of need for action
Pressure
How strongly heat affects and strains people and spaces. Its subdimensions capture experienced burden and perceived exposure.
Adaptation gap
Where measures are missing and what needs respondents express.
Implementation barriers
Gaps in knowledge and resources, and the level of readiness to act.
All scores use a scale from 0 to 10: 0 means no risk, while 10 means very high risk. The higher the score, the greater the need for action.
How it works
Set up the survey
Tailor the survey to the facilities, sites and relevant groups of people.
Capture experiences and needs
Questions cover heat exposure, affected spaces, existing measures and barriers to action.
Analyse results by dimension
The platform displays scores by site group, site, language and time period.
Identify where action is needed
The results show where heat exposure, adaptation gaps and barriers to action are most pronounced and which issues need particular attention.
What the analysis shows
Perceived heat exposure and experienced burden
Affected groups and spaces with high heat exposure
Existing measures and expressed needs
Gaps in knowledge, resources and implementation
Differences across sites and time periods
The Barometer captures perceptions and experiences. It does not replace indoor temperature measurements or physical climate risk analysis; it adds the perspective of people on site.