Publications

Disaster impacts and financing: local insights from the Philippines

Working paper by Arlan Brucal, Viktor Rözer, Denyse S. Dookie, Rebecca Byrnes, Majah-Leah V. Ravago, Faye Cruz, Gemma Narisma on 9 Jun 2020

The Philippines is highly exposed to natural hazards including typhoons. This report, finding that financial aid tends to be heavily focused on response to hazards rather than preparedness and resilience, investigates why further disaster risk policy intervention may be required at the local level and provides guidance to policymakers. read more »

Insurance and financial services across developing countries: an empirical study of coverage and demand

Working paper by Architesh Panda, Peter Lambert, Swenja Surminski on 8 Apr 2020

Analysing household data from 16 developing countries across Asia and Africa, this paper examines the landscape of access to and sources of financial services. The results shed new light on how insurance uptake could be increased through more tailored and targeted products and services that are designed to meet local needs and requirements in the face of climate and other shocks. read more »

Disaster insurance in developing Asia: An analysis of market-based schemes

Policy publication by Swenja Surminski, Architesh Panda on 1 Oct 2019

This working paper analyzes the status, types, and evolution of market-based disaster insurance schemes across developing Asia. Well-designed insurance schemes can play an important role in increasing resilience to climate … read more »

Coping with climate risk: the role of institutions, governance and finance in private adaptation decisions of the poor

Working paper by David Castells-Quintana, Maria del Pilar Lopez-Uribe on 20 Jul 2015

This paper looks at adaptation from the point of view of households. It asks how political and economic institutions may help or hinder adaptation decisions. read more »

Climate change and the geographical and institutional drivers of economic development

Working paper by David Castells-Quintana, Maria del Pilar Lopez-Uribe on 8 Jul 2015

This paper reviews the potential effects of climate change on the prospects for long-run economic development. Produced as part of the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies project. read more »

Social vulnerability in three high-poverty climate change hot spots: What does the climate change literature tell us?

Research article by Declan Conway on 20 Dec 2014

This paper reviews the state of knowledge on social vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots (deltas, semi-arid regions and snowpack- or glacier-fed river basins) in Africa, Central Asia and South Asia, using elements of systematic review methods. read more »

Action on climate change in Asia’s self-interest. Asia 2050: realizing the Asian century

Research article by Cameron Hepburn on 19 Mar 2011

This chapter examines the issue of whether low-carbon growth might be in the self-interest of key Asian countries. Individually, the leading countries in Asia are very important to each … read more »