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adaptation. Here, we provide a framework for analyzing the multiple interlinkages between climate change and human capital and … adaptation, on human capital across the life cycle. The framework presents two channels through which human capital is affected … of the life cycle. For mitigation and adaptation, we find that while these are overall clearly beneficial, they are also …
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adaptation. Here, we provide a framework for analyzing the multiple interlinkages between climate change and human capital and … adaptation, on human capital across the life cycle. The framework presents two channels through which human capital is affected … of the life cycle. For mitigation and adaptation, we find that while these are overall clearly beneficial, they are also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290284
disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in Bangladesh, a country with a very high exposure to weather risk. We use a … comprehensive dataset for the 483 sub-districts (Upazilas) in Bangladesh, tracking disaster risk reduction and adaptation funding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179865
disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in Bangladesh, a country with a very high exposure to weather risk. We use a … comprehensive dataset for the 483 subdistricts (Upazilas) in Bangladesh, tracking disaster risk reduction and adaptation funding …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012158718
Globally, the single-most observable, predictable, and certain impact of climate change is sea level rise. Using a case study from the Kapiti Coast District in New Zealand, we pose a simple question: Do people factor in the warnings provided by scientists and governments about the risk of...
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Managed retreat programs aim to relocate households or remove homes and other infrastructure out of harm’s way. Managed retreats are most typically considered for coastal areas or floodprone zones. In New Zealand, as elsewhere, managed retreat initiatives generate a highly polemical and...
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Climate change is already increasing the severity of extreme weather events such as with rainfall during hurricanes. But no research to date investigates if, and to what extent, there are social inequalities in current climate change-attributed flood impacts. Here, we use climate change...
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This paper surveys the state of the economic literature examining the aggregate impacts of natural disasters. The paper reviews the main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects of disasters, and distinguishes between short- and long-run indirect effects....
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We survey the history of natural disasters in the Pacific Rim, and the region's vulnerabilities. We also discuss the extent of our knowledge about the short- and long-term economic impacts of these disasters, and prevention, mitigation and post-disaster policies that may be implemented.
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Catastrophes caused by natural disasters are by no means new, yet the evolving understanding of their relevance to economic development and growth is still in its infancy. In order to facilitate further necessary research on this topic, this paper summarizes the state of the economic literature...
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