To shed light on adaptation costs—and with the global climate change negotiations resuming in December 2009 in Copenhagen—the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study was initiated by the World Bank in early 2008, funded by the governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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resultsDescription of an approach for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of adaptation options to respond to climate change in the Netherlands.
Costs of existing public heat alert systems across Europe; EuroHEAT, a project co-funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Consumers, aimed to improve public health responses to weather extremes and to heat-waves in particular.
Evaluation of benefit-cost ratios of 16 municipal adaptation clusters aimed at targeting a climate-related risk under 4 different climate change scenarios.
Policy brief which provides an overview of the European-wide assessment of the impacts and economic costs of sea-level rise, and an analysis of the costs and benefits of adaptation.
Report commissioned by the Dutch government for recommendations on how to protect the Dutch coast and the low-lying hinterland against the consequences of climate change.
Study assesses the feasibility of developing climate change related vulnerability indicators for urban areas to support future EU spatial development policy by reviewing available literature and research activities.
Case study aims to assess the potential costs and effectiveness of adaptation actions that address heat-related health risks in London, and identify and discuss the potential for cross-sectoral options that span the built environment.
Study examines the consequences of an increase in average temperatures of up to 1°C by 2050 and up to 2.75°C by 2100 for the frequency and intensity of major cyclones that hit the islands.
The study has two broad objectives: to develop a global estimate of adaptation costs for informing the international community‘s efforts in the climate negotiations, and to help decisionmakers in developing countries assess the risks posed by climate change and design national strategies for adapting to climate change.
Policy brief which provides an overview of the European-wide assessment of the impacts and economic costs of sea-level rise, and an analysis of the costs and benefits of adaptation.
Describe different impacts and adaptation costs, benefits for sectors in Europe.