Climate change is increasing the scale, frequency, duration and severity of climate-related hazards, leading to complex and cascading risks that will make people and systems more vulnerable now and in the years to come. A comprehensive understanding of risks is therefore a priority. To help decision-makers, practitioners and stakeholders in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation to unpack the complex risk landscape and develop more responsive plans and policies, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) UNDRR, in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, has developed technical guidance on comprehensive risk assessment and planning in the context of climate change. The document provides a framework for how to apply comprehensive risk assessment and planning. It recognizes that risks in the context of climate change are complex and systemic due to non-linear interactions between system components and the need for better risk management. The guidance can be contextualized according to national and local needs. This document is also a key contribution to the action plan of the Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Change. The guidance is available for download as (a) the full document and (b) a summary. Download file