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 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.

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Main Authors: Lecocq, Franck, Hallegatte, Stephane, de Perthuis, Christian
Language:English
Published: 2011-02-01
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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topic 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
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
spellingShingle 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
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
Lecocq, Franck
Hallegatte, Stephane
de Perthuis, Christian
Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
description 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.
topic_facet 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
author Lecocq, Franck
Hallegatte, Stephane
de Perthuis, Christian
author_facet Lecocq, Franck
Hallegatte, Stephane
de Perthuis, Christian
author_sort Lecocq, Franck
title Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
title_short Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
title_full Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
title_fullStr Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
title_full_unstemmed Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework
title_sort designing climate change adaptation policies : an economic framework
publishDate 2011-02-01
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spelling dig-okr-1098633352024-08-08T15:48:03Z Designing Climate Change Adaptation Policies : An Economic Framework Lecocq, Franck Hallegatte, Stephane de Perthuis, Christian 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 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. 2012-03-19T18:00:32Z 2012-03-19T18:00:32Z 2011-02-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110214152049 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3335 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5568 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain