Balancing Expenditures on Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change : An Exploration of Issues Relevant to Developing Countries

Although climate policies have been so far mostly focused on mitigation, adaptation to climate change is a growing concern in developed and developing countries. This paper discusses how adaptation fits into the global climate strategy, at the glob...

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Main Authors:	Lecocq, Franck, Shalizi, Zmarak
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABATEMENT COST FUNCTIONS ADAPTATION ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURE AID ASSETS ATTENTION BARRIER BEHAVIORAL CHANGES BENCHMARK BENEFIT ANALYSIS BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARBON EMISSIONS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COST FUNCTIONS DAMAGE FUNCTION DAMAGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIMINISHING RETURNS DISCOUNT RATE DISCOUNT RATES ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS ECONOMICS RESEARCH ECONOMISTS ELASTICITY EMISSION ABATEMENT EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION EQUATIONS EQUILIBRIUM EXPECTED VALUE EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES EXTERNALITY FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FIXED COSTS FORESTRY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GREENHOUSE GASES GROWTH RATE INCOME INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSURANCE INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY LEARNING MAINSTREAM MARGINAL ABATEMENT MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS MARGINAL BENEFITS MARGINAL COSTS MARGINAL UTILITY MODELING MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES OIL OPTIMIZATION POLICY DECISIONS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POLLUTION CONTROL POSITIVE SPILLOVERS POWER PLANTS PRECIPITATION PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS REASONING RECOGNITION REDUCING EMISSIONS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK AVERSION RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIETIES SOCIETY TOLERANCE TRANSPORTATION UTILITY FUNCTION VULNERABILITY WORTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8018382/balancing-expenditures-mitigation-adaptation-climate-change-exploration-issues-relevant-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7487

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8018382/balancing-expenditures-mitigation-adaptation-climate-change-exploration-issues-relevant-developing-countries
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7487

Balancing Expenditures on Mitigation of and Adaptation to Climate Change : An Exploration of Issues Relevant to Developing Countries

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