Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments

Climate change poses a serious challenge to social and economic development. This report provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. It also moves the discussion beyond cost estimation to the potential an...

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Weitere Verfasser: Agrawala, Shardul (MitwirkendeR), Fankhauser, Samuel (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Paris OECD Publishing 2008
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Zusammenfassung:Climate change poses a serious challenge to social and economic development. This report provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. It also moves the discussion beyond cost estimation to the potential and limits of economic and policy instruments - including insurance and risk sharing, environmental markets and pricing, and public private partnerships - that can be used to motivate adaptation actions.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (134 p.) 16 x 23cm.
ISBN:9789264046214
DOI:10.1787/9789264046214-en

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