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Dynamic adaptive policy pathways: A method for crafting robust decisions for a deeply uncertain world

Paper proposes a method for decisionmaking under deep uncertainty called Dynamic Adaptive Policy Pathways, which is a combination of Adaptive Policymaking and Adaptation Pathways.

Strategies to Adapt to an Uncertain Climate Change

Paper calls for the development of innovative adaptation strategies able to cope with the uncertainty on future climates, and for more involvement of climate information end-users.

Heat-Health Action Plans

Report aimed at ministries of health and regional and local health authorities to support them in designing, improving and implementing heat–health action plans to prevent the negative effects on health caused by heat and heat-waves.

Intergenerational Wealth Transfers and Social Discounting: Supplementary Green Book Guidance

The Stern Review set out to assess, from a global perspective, the effects on the welfare of current and future generations of very large and, for all practical purposes, irreversible changes to the environment resulting from climate change.

Policy Interventions to Address Health Impacts Associated with Air Pollution, Unsafe Water Supply and Sanitation, and Hazardous Chemicals

Reviews the recent empirical literature relating to the quantification and valuation of the human health impacts of air pollution, hazardous chemicals, and unsafe water and sanitation, and their use in cost-benefit analysis, as an input to environmental policy decision-making in OECD countries.

The Costs of Adaptation: Case Study on Heat Related Health Risks and Adaptation in London

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.

Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation

Report research provides detailed estimates of the impacts of climate change on agricultural production, consumption, prices, and trade, and also estimates the costs of adaptation for developing countries.

Water Resources Planning Under Climate Change: A "Real Options" Application to Investment Planning in the Blue Nile

Document develops a “real options” approach for planning new water resources infrastructure investments and their operating strategies in a world of climate change uncertainty.

Assessing Sea Level Rise Costs and Adaptation Benefits Under Uncertainty in Greece

Contributes to the existing literature by implementing Monte Carlo simulations and real options valuation in estimating SLR costs and adaptation benefits under uncertainty in Greece.

Identifying and Evaluating Robust Adaptive Policy Responses to Climate Change for Water Management Agencies in the American West

Paper uses RDM (Robust Decision Making) methods to help water agencies in the western United States develop robust, adaptive strategies that could successfully accommodate the uncertain effects of climate change and other water management conditions.

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.

The Value of Flexibility in Adapting to Climate Change: A Real Options Analysis of Investments in Coastal Defense

Paper examines whether a real options approach that recognizes uncertainty and maintains future flexibility can provide an improved adaptation investment strategy for sea level rise.

Adaptation in the UK: A Decision-making Process

Report discusses a framework for adaptation decisionmaking and examines the implications for adaptation planning across four case studies: the food sector; the water sector; flooding; and ecosystems and biodiversity.

Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy

Work Package undertakes a systematic review of existing and potential adaptation options across the EU, with a specific focus on innovative technologies and institutions that can manage, reduce and/or transfer the risks associated with extreme events.

Reviewing the Economic Efficiency of Disaster Risk Management

Review examines the evidence regarding the economic efficiency of DRM (Disaster Risk Management) based on CBA by exploring the methodological underpinnings including key omissions and challenges.

MEDIATION Project Briefing Notes 1-9: Methods Overview; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Robust Decision Making; Real Options Analysis; Portfolio Analysis; Multi-Criteria Analysis; Analytic Hierarchy Process; Social Network Analysis; and Adaptation Turning

The FP7 MEDIATION project has undertaken a detailed review of decision support tools, and has tested them in a series of case studies. It has assessed their applicability for adaptation and analysed how they consider uncertainty.

The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries

Paper discusses the economic theory of adaptation as well as the empirical adaptation literature with a focus on developing countries.

Met Office: The Public Weather Service’s contribution to the UK economy

Review of the annual economic and social benefits associated with the PWS (Public Weather Service) within the UK.

The Economics of Climate Change in Mexico: Synopsis

The principle objectives of this study is to identify, analyze and quantify the economic costs of climate change for Mexico and, on the basis of the results, propose and recommend appropriate measures for public policy, both for adaptation and mitigation.

National Adaptation Plans: Technical Guidelines for the National Adaptation Plan Process

Technical guidelines to support the NAP (National Adaptation Plan) process. These technical guidelines will assist the LDCs in comprehensively addressing adaptation in a coherent and strategic manner.

Adaptation to an Uncertain Climate Change: Cost Benefit Analysis and Robust Decision Making for Dam Dimensioning

Paper applies robust anticipated adaptation strategies that aim at reducing vulnerability in the largest possible range of climate changes to dam dimensioning in the water management sector

Non-paper Guidelines for Project Managers: Making vulnerable investments climate resilient

Main objective is to help developers of physical assets and infrastructure incorporate resilience to current climate variability and future climate change within their projects.

The Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa's Water Sector: A Review and Way Forward

This working paper summarises existing work on the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation for the water sector in Africa. It reviews adaptation cost estimates for the continent and the main economic appraisal methods used, then summarises results.

The Effects of Temperature and Use of Air Conditioning on Hospitalizations

Paper investigates the association between temperature and hospital admissions in California from 1999 to 2005.

Technical Policy Briefing Note 5: Health - The Impacts and Economic Costs of Climate Change on Health in Europe

Guidance note provides an overview of a European-wide assessment of the impacts and economic costs of climate change on health as part of the ClimateCost project, and the analysis of the costs and benefits of adaptation.

How Can Decision-makers in Developing Countries Incorporate Uncertainty About Future Climate Risks into Existing Planning and Policy-making Processes?

Paper outlines a set of simple, practical principles to give some guidance on how decision-makers in developing countries can incorporate uncertainty into existing policymaking and planning processes today.

The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review

Study is intended to enrich the debate on the economics of climate change including the economic costs and benefits of unilateral and regional actions in Southeast Asia.

Catalyzing Climate and Disaster Resilience: Processes for Identifying Tangible and Economically Robust Strategies

Report provides insights from an evaluation of the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in South Asia.

Climate Change and River Floods in the European Union: Socio-Economic Consequences and the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation

Study presents the first appraisal of the socio-economic impacts of river floods in the European Union in view of climate and socio-economic changes.

Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Samoa

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.

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