Climate Change Risks and Adaptation : Linking Policy and Economics

Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Linking Policy and Economics

Climate change is giving rise to diverse risks, ranging from changing incidences of tropical diseases to increased risks of drought, varying widely in their potential severity, frequency and predictability. Governments must integrate the management of these climate risks into policy making if they a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Corporate Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body (issuing body)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 2015.
Subjects:
Climate change mitigation.
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705975006719
Table of Contents:
  • Risks in a changing climate
  • Executive summary
  • Acronyms
  • Foreword
  • Tools to mainstream adaptation into decision-making processes
  • Financing adaptation in OECD countries
  • Framing risk-based approaches to adaptation planning
  • Overview of costs and benefits of adaptation at the national and regional scale
  • Approaches to managing climate risks.

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