Leck, H., Sutherland, C., Scott, D., and Oelofse, G. 2011. Chapter 4 in Masters, L., and Duff, L. (eds.) Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Implementation in Southern Africa, Pretoria: … read more »
UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the United Nations University for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS). June 2012. Report no. 1. Surminski, S. June 2012. Future Risk: climate change and energy … read more »
Adaptation to climate change will be a permanent feature of decision making from now on. As such it is important to go about it in a strategic, rational way. … read more »
Abstract of Working Paper 95 Aggregate measures that capture multiple aspects of socio-ecological vulnerability in a single or small number of vulnerability indices can be used to produce vulnerability maps that act as powerful visual tools to identify those areas most susceptible to future environmental changes. Such indices are easily communicable and offer valuable guidance […]
Simelton, E., Fraser, E.D.G., Challinor, A.J., Dougill, A.J., Forster, P.M, et al. Online first – forthcoming. Food Security.
This paper tests the implications of the model developed by Acemoglu and Zilibotti [Daron Acemoglu and Fabrizio Zilibotti, 1997. Was Prometheus unbound by chance? Risk, diversification and growth. Journal … read more »
Surminski, S., Lopez, A., et al. March 2012. Current knowledge on relevant methodologies and data requirements, as well as lessons learned and gaps identified at different levels, in assessing the … read more »
Current projections of long-term trends in Atlantic hurricane activity due to climate change are deeply uncertain, both in magnitude and sign. This creates challenges for adaptation planning in exposed … read more »
In this paper I investigate the effects of disasters on human capital accumulation using an extensive panel dataset on natural disasters, covering 170 countries over a 25 year period … read more »
Abstract of Working Paper 83 The purpose of this paper is to identify which of the world’s cereal producing regions are likely to become vulnerable to climate change over the 21st century by identifying those regions that will be Exposed to climatic stress; and Have a limited capacity to adapt. First, we use a global […]
