Lake Balaton Regional Vulnerability Assessment
The overall purpose of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of the Lake Balaton ecological and socio-systems vulnerability arising from multiple forces of change.

The project is examining the prospect that, due to the constellation of local and global causes, potentially including climate change as well as the unique attributes of the lake, Lake Balaton is entering a phase of critical vulnerabilities. Going beyond the assessment of vulnerabilities, the project connects analysis to policy planning and the consideration of regional adaptation options in a consultative process with affected regional stakeholders. Together with the Lake Balaton Development Coordination Agency (LBDCA), GRID-Geneva and several additional local and international partners, the International Institute for Sustainable Development is leading this integrated vulnerability assessment and adaptation planning initiative related to Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe. SERI’s role in the project is to develop scenarios to illustrate potential future developments. On the basis developed for the Global Environment Outlook (GEO), the IPCC and regional scenarios for Europe, four scenarios are being developed for discussion in stakeholder workshops.