{"id":52032,"date":"2020-08-18T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&p=52032"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:15:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:15:56","slug":"designing-a-funding-framework-for-the-slow-onset-impacts-of-climate-change-insights-from-recent-experiences-with-coastal-retreat","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/designing-a-funding-framework-for-the-slow-onset-impacts-of-climate-change-insights-from-recent-experiences-with-coastal-retreat\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a funding framework for the slow-onset impacts of climate change: insights from recent experiences with planned relocation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A more recent research paper based on this research has been published in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability<\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current policy and funding systems for climate change responses tend to focus on the rapid-onset impacts and disaster recovery. In contrast, the effective management of the slow-onset impacts of climate change and their often-transformative impacts on communities and countries has remained relatively unexplored. These impacts include coastal erosion, desertification and sea level rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing on relevant global experience, this paper investigates recent approaches to planned relocation of communities as one possible response to climate change impacts. Numerous coastal settlements will need relocation over the coming century and beyond. The authors find that funding for this pre-emptive response strategy is inadequate and consider principles to inform the design of a fair and effective funding system for planned relocation. These include minimising long-term societal costs, pursuing intergenerational equity, integrating funding with broader sustainable development objectives, and ensuring a high degree of transparency and accountability for the use of public funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key points for decision-makers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n