Publications

Vulnerability of microfinance institutions to climate risk in the Satkhira District, Southwest Bangladesh

Working paper by Adrian Fenton, Anne Tallontire, Jouni Paavola on 30 Mar 2017

This paper explores how microfinance institutions are affected by and are responding to flooding, by examining a case study of Satkhira District in Southwest Bangladesh. The authors develop a framework for understanding how microfinance institutions can reduce their vulnerability to climate risks and use the framework to empirically assess local-level practices, drawing from interviews with […]

The cost of adapting to climate change: evidence from the US residential sector

Working paper by François Cohen, Matthieu Glachant, Magnus Söderberg on 1 Feb 2017

Using household-level data from the American Housing Survey, this paper assesses the cost of adapting housing to temperature increases. The authors account for both energy use adjustments and capital adjustments … read more »

Enabling private sector adaptation in developing countries and their semi-arid regions – case studies of Senegal and Kenya

Working paper by Florence Crick, Mamadou Diop, Momadou Sow, Birame Diouf, Babacar Diouf, Joseph Muhwanga, Muna Dajani on 16 Dec 2016

Climate change poses increasing risks to economic growth and development efforts across the world. Semi-arid regions (SARs) are one of the hotpots that have been identified by the Intergovernmental Panel … read more »

Climate change perception and system of rice intensification (SRI) impact on dispersion and downside risk: a moment approximation approach

Working paper by Mintewab Bezabih, Remidius Ruhinduka, Mare Sarr on 17 Nov 2016

This article assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest Semi-Arid regions, using household … read more »

Adaptation to climate change

Working paper by Sam Fankhauser on 11 Nov 2016

This article reviews the economic and analytical challenges of adaptation to climate change. Adaptation to climate risks that can no longer be avoided is an important aspect of the global … read more »

The economics of adaptation and climate-resilient development: lessons from projects for key adaptation challenges

Working paper by Paul Watkiss, Federica Cimato on 4 May 2016

This working paper aims to inform the development community about the current state-of-knowledge and emerging thinking on the economics of adaptation and the application to development. The paper explores a … read more »

Is co-producing science for adaptation decision-making a risk worth taking?

Working paper by Suraje Dessai on 31 Mar 2016

Over the last decade, researchers have repeatedly sought to understand why adaptation planning and decision-making have failed to progress as quickly as once hoped. A major concern is that policy paralysis and inaction have arisen due to practical difficulties of delivering climate science that can actually be used for adaptation decision-making. Non-scientific actors are increasingly […]

Integrating mitigation and adaptation in climate and land use policies in Indonesia: a policy document analysis

Working paper by Monica Di Gregorio, Leandra Fatorelli, Maria Brockhaus, Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat, Emilia Pramova, Intan Maya Sari, Bruno Locatelli on 25 Nov 2015

Most of the climate policy integration literature focuses on mainstreaming mitigation OR adaptation into sectoral policies. Such approaches, however, tend to ignore possible interactions between climate change adaptation and mitigation, which are particularly important in the land use sector. This paper investigates climate policy integration and coherence in the forest and agricultural sectors in Indonesia. […]

The economic effects of long-term climate change: evidence from the little ice age

Working paper by Maria Waldinger on 22 Oct 2015

Recent studies have consistently found important economic effects of year-to-year weather fluctuations. This paper studies the economic effects of long-term and gradual climate change, over a period of 250 years, … read more »

Does it matter what you call it? Reflections on how companies voluntarily disclose their adaptation activities

Working paper by Swenja Surminski on 30 Sep 2015

Adapting to climate change requires the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders, including the private sector. However, little is still known about if and how corporations, particularly those operating … read more »