A scoping method for projecting coastal zone flood damage with climate change is described. The method links current flood damage estimates from climate impacts with estimated changes in parameters (such as flood frequency) from climate scenarios to produce estimates of future damages from...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Vulnerability to Climate Risks -- chapter 3 Future Climate Scenarios -- chapter 4 Future Flood Hydrology -- chapter 5 Future Crop Performance -- chapter 6 Economy-wide Impacts of Climate Risks -- chapter 7 Adaptation Options in the Agriculture Sector --...

Estimates of future damages from climate change in coastal areas are of growing interest for climate change research and policy-making. A newly-developed methodology is applied to estimate total insured coastal damages with climate change for the period 2025-2085 in New York State, USA. Total...