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A Framework for Social Adaptation to Climate Change

This publication is a great resource for coral reef and other tropical marine ecosystem managers, policy makers, conservation practitioners, academics, business and other resource user communities, government employees, reef users and scientists in tropical coastal regions. It presents an a framework for understanding the vulnerab ...
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N.A. Marshall, P.A. Marshall, J. Tamelander, D. Obura, D. Malleret-King and J.E. Cinner
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland, June 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Alternative Policies And Sea-Level Rise In The RICE-2009 Model

From the Abstract: "The present study extends earlier research by presenting the results of a new and updated version of the RICE model (Regional Integrated model of Climate and the Economy), labeled the RICE-2009 model. The model is a regionalized, dynamic model that incorporates an end-to-end treatment of economic growth, emissions, cl ...
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William D. Nordhaus
COWLES FOUNDATION For Research in Economics: August, 2009
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Analysis of Climate Policy Targets under Uncertainty

From the Abstract: “Although policymaking in response to the climate change is essentially a challenge of risk management, most studies of the relation of emissions targets to desired climate outcomes are either deterministic or subject to a limited representation of the underlying uncertainties. Monte Carlo simulation, applied to the MIT Integra ...
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Mort Webster, Andrei P. Sokolov, John M. Reilly, Chris E. Forest, Sergey
The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, September 2009.
Objectives: Theoretical Modeling,Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Beyond Rising Sea Levels: The Importance of the Insurance Asset in the Process of Accelerating Deliv...

Second of two articles. Addresses new technology risks and their management, both for rising seas and other aspects of climate change, but turns more to managing the the uncertainties inherent in introducing new technologies. Argues that "To ignore price signals sent by the insurance industry is to risk deployment of unsustainable or inefficient te ...
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Patton, Lindene
European Business Review: 2008For the Public

Beyond Rising Sea Levels: Using the Insurance Asset to Manage Risk and Maximize Opportunity in the �...

The first of two papers on how risk management practices can turn the unknown nrisks and threats of rising seas into manageable economic events. Stresses that insurance underwriting helps define the costs of rising seas and thus creates more incentive for managing those potentially controllable costs. Cites existing global agreements, regional comp ...
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Patton, Lindene
European Business Review: 2008For the Public

California Climate Risk and Response

While a lot has been written about California's efforts to address climate change and potential economic gains, there has been limited economic analysis of the state's climate risk. This report addresses the impact of climate change if the state continues business-as-usual economic activity and the costs of the adaptation needed to cope with unavoi ...
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Kahrl, Fredrich, and David Roland-Holst
Berkeley, CA: U. of California Center For Energy, Resources, And Economic Sustainability. Research Paper No. 08102801: November 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Evaluating ProposalsFor the Public

Climate Change Indicators in the United States

"This report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. The report focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison. It aims to collect data and generate analyses to: (i) monitor the effects/impact ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C, USA, September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change Science Compendium 2009

This review of 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of climate change and earth systems discusses findings from the International Polar Year as well as new technologies that enable us to understand earth systems in new ways. Unexpected rates of change in Arctic sea ice extent, ocean acidification and species loss underscore th ...
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Catherine P. McMullen and Jason Jabbour (eds.)
United Nations Environment Programme, September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change: Faster, Stronger, Sooner

Research published on climate change since the deadline for the assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that global warming is accelerating, at times far beyond IPCC 2007 forecasts. This summary presents some sobering facts, some even dire predictions, regarding the Europen Unioin and the accelera ...
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Tina Tin
World Wildlife Federation, Brussels, Belgium, October 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Combating Climate ChangeThe German Adaptation Strategy

Although this document focuses on the German strategies for adapting to climate change, the information presented is pertinent to the entire developed world, emphasizing that climate change is already changing the way we live and will have far-reaching consequences for the natural environment, human societies and the global economy if not properl ...
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Almut Nagel, Jürgen Schulz, and Thomas Stratenwerth (Eds.)
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Berlin, Germany, March 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Environment as infrastructure: Resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in ...

From the document: "This Perspective Document is part of a series of 16 papers on Water and Climate Change Adaptation." "'Climate change and adaptation’ is a central topic on the 5th World Water Forum. It is the lead theme for the political and thematic processes, the topic of a High Level Panel session, and a focus in several docume ...
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D. Mark Smith and Stefano Barchiesi
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland, 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Future Impacts of Climate Change Across Europe

From the Abstract: "This CEPS Working Document reviews the potential impacts of climate change on 11 key indicator categories and 3 large regions covering the entire European Union. Although there remains a considerable degree of uncertainty about local and regional effects, the paper highlights strong distributional patterns. Northern E ...
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Arno Behrens, Anton Georgiev and Maelis Carraro
Center for Euopean Policy Studies, Brussels, Belgium, February 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: EU and Member StatesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Physical Climate Science since IPCC AR4

This report provides an update on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). The news is not necessarily good. First, on the positive side, the science of climate change has made clear advances during the last three years, increasing the knowledge base and clarifying research questions, particularly in the areas of ocean acidification and E ...
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Markku Rummukainen, Jouni Räisänen, Halldór Björnsson, and Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen
TemaNord, Copenhagen, Denmark, Spring 2010
Objectives: Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Sea Level Rise and the Vulnerability of Coastal Peoples: Responding to the Local Challenges of Globa...

This is a must-read for planners, policy-makers, and those concerned about the impact of climate change on populations living in low-lying and coastal areas, and the frequency with which disasters are occurring, such as sea-born hazards liike storm surges, hurricanes and floods. Populations are often forced to find coping strategies, one of them ...
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Anthony Oliver-Smith
University of the United Nations, Institute for Environment and Human Security, Bonne, Germany, July 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

The Ocean and Climate Change: Tools and Guidelines for Action

From the Introduction: "The purpose of this report ‘The Ocean and Climate Change – Tools and Guidelines for Action’ is to engage, inform and guide decision makers with regard to the development and implementation of marine and coastal climate change strategies and programmes." "Despite its enormous importance in regulating global climate a ...
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Dorothée Herr and Grantly R. Galland
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin America

The Social Cost of Carbon

The "social cost of carbon" (SCC) is not just a term coined by the media, but an actual value that can be arrived at by utilizing what amounts to a cost/benefit analysis; essentially weighing the cost of curbing emissions against the expected damages from every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) that goes into the atmosphere. While no exact formu ...
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Frank Ackerman and Elizabeth A. Stanton
Economics for Equity and the Environment Network, Portland, OR, USA, April 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public