{"id":3695,"date":"2009-09-01T16:06:45","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T16:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&p=3695"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:22:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:22:47","slug":"the-costs-of-adaptation-2","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/the-costs-of-adaptation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The costs of adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Working Paper 7<\/h2>\n

Abstract<\/h3>\n

Policy interest in the cost of adaptation is growing, but compared to the mitigation cost literature, adaptation cost research is still in its infancy.<\/p>\n

Global adaptation cost estimates range from $4 billion a year to well over $100 billion by 2015-2030.<\/p>\n

The wide range is symptomatic of the poor state of knowledge. Important knowledge gaps remain both in terms of scope (whether all relevant impacts and countries are covered) and depth (whether, for a given impact, all relevant adaptation options have been considered). The omissions introduce biases in both directions, but it is likely adaptation costs have been underestimated so far.<\/p>\n

Adaptation is only one part of the overall response to (and therefore the costs of) climate change.<\/p>\n

The total burden of climate change consists of three elements:<\/p>\n