Adapting to Climate Change 2.0 Enterprise Risk Management - Trexler, Mark (DoSustainability, 2013)
Abstract; About the Authors; Chapter 1; Introduction; Chapter 2; Climate Change Adaptation: An Overview; What will we have to adapt to?; Are there limits to adaptation?; Chapter 3; Setting the Business Stage for Adaptation; Climate change mitigation versus climate change adaptation; The growing business recognition of adaptation as a need; CHAPTER 4; A Closer Look at Business Adaptation Challenges and Needs; Barriers to corporate climate change adaptation; Adapting to the weather or to climate change?; What does adapting to climate change require?; The basics of forecasting climate change
Addressing forecasting uncertaintyDecision-making uncertainty in adaptation planning; Chapter 5; An 'Adaptive' Approach to Managing Physical Climate Risks; Adapt to the weather and to climate change; The importance of executive leadership; Chapter 6; Conclusions; Notes
Most companies do not yet recognize what it means to adapt to future climate change, and do not yet see it as a business priority. This DoShort tackles two key questions facing decision makers: 1) Is adaptation worth it to me? and 2) If it is worth it, can I really tackle it?