CREAT

Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool

Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) was designed for water utilities to assesses local climate change risk. The model identifies the climate change risks that pose the greatest threat to local communities. CREAT is designed to improve understanding of risk thresholds and predict subsequent asset failures under climate change.

Developer
EPA
Model Information
For more information about this model, go to www.epa.gov
Spatial Resolution
The model area of analysis is at the utility-wide scale.
Temporal Resolution
Model simulation duration is on the order of years and output predicts climate risk in 2035 and 2060.
Outputs
Model generates strategies to provide sustainable solutions to mitigate climate change and assess the costs and benefits of different adaptation strategies.
Intended User
decision maker
Model Type
decision making
Inclusion of Climate Change
Model scenarios are designed to capture climate conditions.
Geographic Region
USA
Data Requirements
some data sets built in
Source Code Availability
closed source
Dimensions
not applicable
Computational Burden
low
Scenario Modeling
scenarios by hand only
Coding Language
html
Operating System
not applicable
Mathematical Approach
deterministic
Maintenance Plan
maintained
Date of Last Known Update
not available
User Manual
go to documentation at s3.amazonaws.com