There is a growing focus on the economics of adaptation as policy moves from theory to
practice. However, the techniques commonly used in economic appraisal have limitations in …

Climate change adaptation strategies provide a cushion for smallholder farmers, especially
in sub-Saharan Africa against the risks posed by climate hazards such as droughts and …

This chapter assesses the literature on the economics of climate change adaptation,
building on the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and the increasing role that economic …

The recent IPCC-SREX report demonstrated for the first time comprehensively that
anthropogenic climate change is modifying weather and climate extremes. The report also …

This paper discusses the implications of climate change for fiscal, financial, and
macroeconomic policies. Most pressing is the use of carbon taxes (or equivalent trading …

Prioritization of adaptation options is complex. This study presents a multi-dimensional
framework to evaluate how to allocate resources among competing alternatives. The main …

This paper explores the fiscal consequences of climate change. The analysis considers
climate change impacts on (i) the cost of existing government services (eg, disaster …

Pollution mitigation and environmental adaptation are two major strategies to fight for
environmental sustainability. Both adaptation and mitigation require enormous resources …

This paper explores the fiscal impacts of climate change and their policy implications for the
United States. I develop and empirically quantify a climate-macroeconomic model where …

Public adaptation to climate change affects government budgets directly on the expenditure
side, but also indirectly via changes in the tax base and government consumption patterns …