The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries - Working Paper 199

Author(s):
Brian Blankespoor, Susmita Dasgupta, Benoit Laplante, and David Wheeler
Year:
2010
City:
Washington DC
Publisher:
Center for Global Development
Pages:
35
Summary:

Full Report

Without international assistance, developing countries will adapt to climate change as best they can. Part of the cost will be absorbed by households and part by the public sector. Adaptation costs will themselves be affected by socioeconomic development, which will also be affected by climate change. Without a better understanding of these interactions, it will be difficult for climate negotiators and donor institutions to determine the appropriate levels and modes of adaptation assistance.

Developing Socioeconomic Scenarios for Use in Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments

Summary:

Developing Socioeconomic Scenarios for Use in Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments

Malone, Elizabeth L., Joel B. Smith, Antoinette L. Brenkert, Brian Hurd, Richard H. Moss, and Daniel Bouille

UNDP, New York, US, 48pp

April 2004

Overview

This handbook provides a framework for developing integrated socio-economic scenarios that can function at the local, national, and regional and/or global levels. The handbook aims to improve the construction of socio-economic scenarios in two ways. First, it broadens the scope of factors to be included. Second, the handbook focuses on the local sectors that are most relevant for policy, agriculture and water resources.