Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Economic aspects of adaptation to climate change


edited by Shardul Agrawala and Samuel Fankhauser.

This report provides a critical assessment of adaptation costs and benefits in key climate sensitive sectors, as well as at national and global levels. It also moves the discussion beyond cost estimation to the potential and limits of economic and policy instruments - including insurance and risk sharing, environmental markets and pricing, and public private partnerships - that can be used to motivate adaptation actions.

Contact the library to request this book