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efficient public adaptation. Based on this framework, we illustrate how Germany's response to major flood disasters reflects the …
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of worst flood disasters in American history and applies the same rationale to critical climate change issues facing the … flood of 1997 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, which caused more than 50,000 people to abandon their homes. The development of … the flood preparations, the failures of the early warning systems, and the relief and mitigation efforts once the disaster …
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Global climate change has a potentially large impact on economic growth but measuring such economic impact is subject to a great deal of uncertainty. Hence, this chapter examines the possibility of measuring the economic impact of climate change through the macroeconomics analysis of climate...
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This paper provides an overview of current government schemes promoting corporate reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and analyses their main building blocks. It describes the drivers and challenges for governments, companies and investors in dealing with GHG reporting and includes 4...
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We consider the interplay of climate change impacts, global mitigation policies, and the interests of developing countries to 2050. Focusing on Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, we employ a structural approach to biophysical and economic modeling that incorporates climate uncertainty and allows...
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