Climate Change & Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessment Framework

Risk Rating Matrix Text Description

	Consequence
Likelihood		1	2	3	4	5
	1	2 - low	3	4	5	6 - moderate
	2	3 - low	4	5	6 - moderate	7 - moderate
	3	4 - low	5	6 - moderate	7 - moderate	8 - high
	4	5 - low	6 - moderate	7 - moderate	8 - high	9 - high
	5	6 - moderate	7 - moderate	8 - high	9 - high	10 - high
Risk	Low		Moderate		High

High Risk (Red)

Unacceptable, major disruption likely; priority management attention required.

Moderate Risk (Orange)

Some disruption; additional management attention may be needed.

Low Risk (Green)

Minimum impact; minimum oversight needed to ensure risk remains low.