Climate Change demands that we work co- operatively’: Fostering multiscalar collaboration and co-operation for effective governance of climate change adaptation and mitigation
Leck, H., and Simon, D. 2013. In Urban Studies, 50 (6).
Topic: Vulnerability, adaptation and resilience
Unpacking livelihood challenges and opportunities in energy crop cultivation: perspectives on Jatropha curcas projects in Mali
Abstract of Working Paper 132 Nicola Favretto, L.C. Stringer and A.J. Dougill This study contributes to global debates on biofuels and rural development: it provides insights to the future of Jatropha curcas (Jatropha) promotion to fight global poverty and promote sustainable energy. Jatropha energy crop investments have proliferated as a means to substitute imported oil, […]
Disaster resilience and post-2015 development goals: the options for economics targets and indicators
In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire. Detailed discussions are already underway to inform the post-2015 development goals. This paper seeks to inform discussions around appropriate economics … read more »
Incorporating climate change and growth into the post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction
The economic costs of natural disasters have continued to rise since the early 1980s and are expected to rise further given the challenges of climate change and population … read more »
Predicting agricultural impacts of large-scale drought: 2012 and the case for better modeling
The 2012 growing season saw one of the worst droughts in a generation in much of the United States and cast a harsh light on the … read more »
Flutversicherung – Wie der Staat und die Versicherer zusammenkommen können
Reference Suminski, S. 2014. Flutversicherung – Wie der Staat und die Versicherer zusammenkommen können, Zeitschrift fuer das Versicherungswesen ZfV 04/2014.
Vulnerability to weather disasters: the choice of coping strategies in rural Uganda
When a natural disaster hits, the affected households try to cope with its impacts. A variety of coping strategies, from reducing current consumption to disposing of productive assets, may … read more »
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies
Over the past decade, the increase in insurance demand in the BRICS has been a key driver of global non-life premium growth. Current forecasts suggest that these markets will … read more »
Agro-climate ensembles: emerging tools for quantifying uncertainty and informing adaptation.
Challinor, A. J., Stafford Smith, M., Thornton, P.K. In press. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England read more »