Publications
Multinational and large national corporations and climate adaptation: are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective
Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of all actors in society. Until recently, the predominant research focus has been on governments, communities, and the third sector as key actors … read more »
Demand for offsetting and insetting in the EU Emissions Trading System
International carbon offsetting can help reduce compliance costs in emissions trading schemes and at the same time support carbon mitigation projects in developing countries. A surprising observation from the European … read more »
Past and present biophysical redundancy of countries as a buffer to changes in food supply
Spatially diverse trends in population growth, climate change, industrialization, urbanization and economic development are expected to change future food supply and demand. These changes may affect the suitability of land … read more »
Crop-specific seasonal estimates of irrigation-water demand in South Asia
Biemans, H., Siderius, C., Mishra, A., and Ahmad, B. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 1971-1982, doi:10.5194/hess-20-1971-2016, 2016.
The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin
Siderius, C., Van Walsum, P.E.V., Roest, C.W.J., Smit, A.A.M.F.R., Hellegers, P.J.G.J., Kabat, P. and Van Ierland, E.C. (2016) The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile … read more »
Adaptation to natural disasters through the agricultural land rental market: evidence from Bangladesh
This paper examines the effects of natural disasters on agricultural households who make rent-in or rent-out transactions in the land rental market, using data from Bangladesh. read more »
UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
Presentation given at the UK All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group in London on 10 May 2016. read more »
UK climate change policy: how does it affect competitiveness?
The Committee on Climate Change has recommended that setting a target to reduce UK emissions of greenhouse gases to an average of 57 per cent below their 1990 … read more »
The economics of adaptation and climate-resilient development: lessons from projects for key adaptation challenges
This working paper aims to inform the development community about the current state-of-knowledge and emerging thinking on the economics of adaptation and the application to development. The paper explores a … read more »
Global population growth, technology and Malthusian constraints: a quantitative growth theoretic perspective
Global population growth, technology, and Malthusian constraints: a quantitative growth theoretic perspective read more »
