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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, issuing body (issuing body)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2015.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705975006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.