Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework

Adaptation has long been neglected in the debate and policies surrounding climate change. However, increasing awareness of climate change has led many stakeholders to look for the best way to limit its consequences and has resulted in a large numbe...

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Main Authors:	Hallegatte, Stephane, Lecocq, Franck, de Perthuis, Christian
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ABSENCE OF INSURANCE ACCESS TO INSURANCE ACIDIFICATION ADAPTATION ACTIONS ADAPTATION BENEFITS ADAPTATION CHOICES ADAPTATION COMPONENT ADAPTATION COSTS ADAPTATION DEFICIT ADAPTATION EFFORTS ADAPTATION ISSUES ADAPTATION MEASURE ADAPTATION MEASURES ADAPTATION OPTIONS ADAPTATION PLANS ADAPTATION POLICIES ADAPTATION POLICY ADAPTATION STRATEGIES ADAPTATION STRATEGY ADAPTATION TECHNOLOGIES ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION YIELDS ADAPTING ADVERSE IMPACTS ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AGRICULTURE AIR ALLOCATION ALTITUDE ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS ANTICIPATORY ADAPTATION ARCTIC OCEAN ARID REGIONS ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION ATMOSPHERE AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE BASES BIODIVERSITY CATASTROPHE RISK CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGES CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE ECONOMICS CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE RISKS CLIMATE SCENARIO CLIMATE SCENARIOS CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATE-CHANGE CLIMATES CO COASTAL AREAS COASTAL ZONES COASTS CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE CONSTRUCTION CORAL REEFS COST OF ADAPTATION COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTS OF ADAPTATION CROPS DAMAGES DESALINATION DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DRAINAGE DRAINAGE BASINS DROUGHT ECOLOGY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC ACTOR ECONOMIC ANALYSES ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS ECONOMIC THEORY ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY PRODUCTION EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS EROSION EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME HEAT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FISCAL POLICIES FIXED COSTS FLOOD FLOOD MANAGEMENT FLOOD VICTIMS FLOODING FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST FIRES FOREST SPECIES FORESTRY FORESTRY SECTOR FORESTS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGES GHG GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GREENHOUSE GASES HEAT WAVE HEAT-RESISTANT VARIETIES HOUSING HURRICANE IMPACT OF CLIMATE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPORTS INCOME INFORMATION ON CLIMATE INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE INSURANCE INSURANCE SECTOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT STRATEGIES IPCC LAND USE LOCAL CLIMATE LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGES LOCAL CLIMATES LOCAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE LOW-CARBON MALADAPTATION MARGINAL COST METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION MITIGATION MITIGATION POLICIES MONETARY BENEFITS MOUNTAINS NATIONAL ADAPTATION NATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIES NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL WETLANDS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE PARKS PORTFOLIO PRECIPITATION PRICE SIGNAL PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE REAL ESTATE RISK AVERSION RISK MANAGEMENT SEA WATER SEAWATER SET ASIDE SPATIAL SCALE SPECIES STORM EVENTS STORMS SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION STRATEGY SUMMER TEMPERATURES TEMPERATE CLIMATES TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE INCREASE TEMPERATURE RISES TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TROPICS UNCERTAINTIES WATER QUALITY WETLANDS
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Summary:	Adaptation has long been neglected in the debate and policies surrounding climate change. However, increasing awareness of climate change has led many stakeholders to look for the best way to limit its consequences and has resulted in a large number of initiatives related to adaptation, particularly at the local level. This report proposes a general economic framework to help stakeholders in the public sector to develop effective adaptation strategies. To do so, it lays out the general issues involved in adaptation, including the role of uncertainty and inertia, and the need to consider structural changes in addition to marginal adjustments. Then, it identifies the reasons for legitimate public action in terms of adaptation, and four main domains of action: the production and dissemination of information on climate change and its impacts; the adaptation of standards, regulations and fiscal policies; the required changes in institutions; and direct adaptation actions of governments and local communities in terms of public infrastructure, public buildings and ecosystems. Finally, the report suggests a method to build public adaptation plans and to assess the desirability of possible policies.

Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework

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