MECRA-Cluj Deliverable 2 and supporting documents

This deliverable presents the outcomes of Phase 2 of the Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) for the Cluj Metropolitan Area (CMA), developed within the CLIMAAX framework. Building on Phase 1 scoping and screening results, Phase 2 aimed to refine the understanding of climate risks, improve their spatial and temporal representation, and establish a transparent prioritisation of key risks to support evidence-based decision-making and climate adaptation planning. Phase 2 focused on heatwaves and floods, identified as the most relevant climate-related hazards for the Cluj Metropolitan Area due to their increasing frequency, intensity, and impacts on public health, infrastructure, ecosystems, and socio-economic activities. The assessment integrates higher-resolution hazard datasets, locally adapted analytical methods, and structured stakeholder input to provide a comprehensive and regionally relevant risk evaluation. The main actions undertaken included the regionalisation of hazard analyses, the assessment of current and future risk severity, the evaluation of urgency, and the appraisal of resilience capacity, following the CLIMAAX Key Risk Assessment Protocol. These components were synthesised through an evaluation dashboard to determine overall risk priorities.