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Climate change, sea level rise, and coastal disasters : a review of modeling practices
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica - 2013
The climate change impacts on sea level rise and coastal disasters, and the possible adaptation responses have been studied using very different approaches, such as very detailed site-specific engineering studies and global macroeconomic assessments of costal zones vulnerability. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225975
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Flood Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Benefits in Mumbai : An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and o...
Hallegatte, Stéphane; Ranger, Nicola; Bhattacharya, Sumana - 2010
to flood risk in Mumbai. In 2005, Mumbai experienced unprecedented flooding, causing direct economic damages estimated at … associated with a 1-in-100 year flood event today could be reduced by as much as 70%. We show that assessing the indirect costs … shown by the survey, the marginalized population has little access to financial support in disaster aftermaths, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012445918
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Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Disasters. A Review of Modeling Practices
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica - 2014
The climate change impacts on sea level rise and coastal disasters, and the possible adaptation responses have been studied using very different approaches, such as very detailed site-specific engineering studies and global macroeconomic assessments of coastal zones vulnerability. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014149917
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The economics of natural disasters : a survey
Cavallo, Eduardo A.; Noy, Ilan - 2009
main disaster data sources available, discusses the determinants of the direct effects of disasters, and distinguishes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010247143
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Climate Change Brings Stormy Days : Case Studies on the Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Public Finances
Heipertz, Martin - 2012
fiscal policy and publicly-provided disaster insurance. Our policy conclusions point to the enhanced need to reach and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013111435
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Climate change, armed conflicts and resilience
D'Angeli, Mariagrazia; Marin, Giovanni; Paglialunga, Elena - 2022
In recent years, there has been rapid development of the literature linking climate change and armed conflicts. Although no conclusionary evidence has been found of a direct link between climate change and armed conflicts, still climate change has been addressed as an important trigger,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012814563
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The impact of natural disasters on banks' impairment flow : evidence from Germany
Shala, Iliriana; Schumacher, Benno - 2022
following the severe summer flood of 2013, which affected widespread regions mostly in Eastern Germany. The analysis uses a … affected regions experienced a significantly higher, but ephemeral, impairment flow in the years following the flood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013370513
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Global increase in climate-related disasters
Thomas, Vinod; López, Ramón - 2015
side and anthropogenic climate change on the other? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising … intense climate-related natural disasters. In a regression analysis within a model of disaster risk determination for 1971 … implication is that climate mitigation and climate adaptation should form part of actions for disaster risk reduction. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011404649
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The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Budget Balances and Implications for Fiscal Policy
Lis, Eliza M. - 2009
. Based on these findings, we discuss implications for fiscal policy and publicly-provided disaster insurance. Our policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159926
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Mitigating the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural markets through trade
Adenäuer, Marcel - 2023
Extreme weather events can disrupt agricultural markets, but agricultural trade can help address subsequent food security concerns. Using the Aglink-Cosimo model, this stochastic scenario analysis sheds light on the complex relationships between trade and food security in an environment where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014324630