All pages with keywords: adaptation
Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach
This article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household … read more »
Adaptation to climate change
This article reviews the economic and analytical challenges of adaptation to climate change. Adaptation to climate risks that can no longer be avoided is an important aspect of the global … 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 »
India’s approach to adaptation: A good start but lacks a strong long-term focus
Ajay Bhave analyses India’s climate adaptation proposals as outlined in its ‘intended nationally determined contribution’ (INDC) submission to the Paris climate summit. read more »
The economic effects of long-term climate change: evidence from the little ice age
This paper studies the economic effects of long-term and gradual climate change, over a period of 250 years, when people have time to adapt. read more »
Does it matter what you call it? Reflections on how companies voluntarily disclose their adaptation activities
Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders, including the private sector. However, little is still known about if and how corporations, particularly those operating … read more »
Developing countries should reshape economies following extreme weather events to cope with future climate change
Developing countries recovering from extreme weather events should reshape their economies to adapt to future climate risks instead of only trying to restore existing economic activities, according to a paper … read more »
Climate change adaptation in dynamic economies
Adaptation presents developing countries with the ultimate dual challenge – building a rapidly evolving, sustainable economy within an environment increasingly altered by the impacts of climate change. To meet this challenge, adaptation policy must find balance and create synergy between the two, as climate resilience and economic resilience go hand in hand. read more »
Coping with climate risk: the role of institutions, governance and finance in private adaptation decisions of the poor
This paper looks at adaptation from the point of view of households. It asks how political and economic institutions may help or hinder adaptation decisions. read more »
Climate change and the geographical and institutional drivers of economic development
This paper reviews the potential effects of climate change on the prospects for long-run economic development. Produced as part of the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies project. read more »
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