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A qualitative assessment of climate adaptation options and some estimates of adaptation costs

The aim of the current study is to provide a ‘qualitative assessment’ of the direct and indirect effects of adaptation options and to provide an assessment of some of the costs and benefits of adaptation options.

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in Italy. An Economic Assessment

In this paper, the economic value of the impacts of climate change is assessed for different Italian economic sectors and regions. Sectoral and regional impacts are then aggregated to provide a macroeconomic estimate of variations in GDP induced by climate change in the next decades.

Climate change: the cost of inaction and the cost of adaption

To allow a fully informed debate on adaptation, there is a need to consider the economic aspects of adaptation.

Potential costs and benefits of adaptation options: A review of existing literature

Critique of UNFCCC (2007) and comment on global adaptation financing needs for 2030 in developing countries. Concludes the costs of adapting to climate change have been significantly under-estimated.

Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of climate adaptation options and ranking of alternatives

Description of an approach for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of adaptation options to respond to climate change in the Netherlands.

Shaping Climate-resilient Development a framework for decision-making.

Method and case studies for costs of climate change risks and costs (and benefits) of adaptation.

Informing Adaptation to Climate Change in the UK: Some Sectoral Impact Costs.

A "bottom-up" study of potential climate change impact costs in the UK that reflects the priorities identified by regional stakeholder groups within the UK.

Economics of climate change adaptation at the local scale under conditions of uncertainty and resource constraints: the case of Durban, South Africa

Evaluation of benefit-cost ratios of 16 municipal adaptation clusters aimed at targeting a climate-related risk under 4 different climate change scenarios.

Enhancing the Climate Risk and Adaptation Fact Base for the Caribbean: an informational brochure highlighting the preliminary results of the ECA study

Looks at the potential economic impact of climate change in eight Caribbean countries and assesses different adaptation measures to see which ones have overall net economic benefit.

Working Together with Water: A Living Land Builds for Ist Future

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.

Uncertainty and Climate Change Adaptation: A Scoping Study

The report reviews methods and tools available in the literature on the assessment of climate change uncertainties and reviews existing frameworks for decision making under uncertainty for adaptation to climate change in the Netherlands.

Investing for the Future: Flood and Coastal Risk Management in England

Report sets out the best available evidence on the choices the people of England face regarding how much should be invested in managing the increasing risk of flooding and coastal erosion, and how the Environment Agency should deliver a long-term programme of investment.

Ensuring Robust Flood Risk Management in Ho Chi Minh City

Study demonstrates how robust decision making can help Ho Chi Minh City develop integrated flood risk management strategies in the face of deep uncertainty.

Background Paper on Assessment of the Economics of Early Warning Systems for Disaster Risk Reduction

Paper argues for the implementation of Early Warning Systems

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters: The Economics of Effective Prevention- Overview

Report suggests how natural disaster prevention measures and related spending could be identified and made effective.

Cost‐Benefit Analysis for Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction in Kailali, Nepal

The reports analyses capacity building, and training on early warning system and flood risk prevention.

Designing a long-term flood risk management plan for the Scheldt estuary using a risk-based approach

A risk-based approach was applied for Flanders by calculating the impacts of flood damage at different levels of recurrence, for the base year (2000) and in case of a sea level rise of 60 cm by 2100

A Cost Effective Solution to Reduce Disaster Losses in Developing Countries: Hydro-Meteorological Services, Early Warning, and Evacuation

The paper starts by investigating benefits from early warning systems in Europe, in terms of saved lives and reduced disaster asset losses. It then uses this evaluation to estimate the potential benefits of providing similar services in developing countries.

Evaluating costs and benefits of flood reduction under changing climatic conditions: Case of the Rohini River basin, India (Risk to Resilience Working Paper No. 4)

Detailed evaluation of the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for flood risk management along the Rohini Basin in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, highlight substantial differences in economic returns.

Climate for Development in South Asia (ClimDev-SAsia). An inventory of cooperative programmes and sources of climate risk information to support robust adaptation information to support robust adaptation.

The overall objective of this scoping study is to gather evidence of existing cooperation amongst the suppliers and users of climate risk information in South Asia, and to identify opportunities for strengthening future data demand and coordination for climate change adaptation and development planning.

Water Security & the Global Water Agenda. A UN-Water Analytical Brief

This Analytical Brief serves as a starting point for dialogue on water security in the United Nations system.

Benefits of Flood Mitigation in Australia

The principal purpose is to examine the benefits of flood mitigation activities.

Cost-benefit analysis for natural disaster management: A case study in the Philippines.

The report shows the reviews of the main methodologies used for cost benefit analyses of disaster prevention projects and selected one to apply to Philippines as a case study.

Weather and Climate Services in Europe and Central Asia: A Regional Review

This paper reviews the status of weather and climate services in Europe and Central Asia.

Managing Mangroves for Resilience to Climate Change

This paper is an attempt to provide some considerations for conservation practitioners as they design conservation strategies for mangroves.

Project Appraisal Document on a Proposed Loan in the Amount of US$150 million and a grant from the Global Environment Facility in the Amount of US$7 million for Government of Romania for a Hazard Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project

The overall objective of the project is to assist the Government of Romania in reducing the environmental, social, and economic vulnerability to natural disasters and catastrophic mining accidental spills of pollutants.

Argentina - Flood Protection Project

The objective of the Flood Projection Project is to improve the security of economic assets and persons living in flood-prone areas by constructing defense facilities to reduce future losses due to floods, and by strengthening national and provincial institutions and systems for dealing with future floods as a next phase after the Flood Rehabilitation Project to restore the assets lost in the r

Economics of adaptation to climate change. Synthesis report

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.

National systems for managing the risks from climate extremes and disasters

This chapter assesses how countries are managing current and projected disaster risks, given knowledge of how risks are changing with observations and projections of weather and climate extremes, vulnerability and exposure, and impacts.

The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Africa

It aims to document and analyse the economic costs of climate change in Africa. It also seeks to contribute to a more detailed understanding of the costs involved for Africa in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

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