Climate change adaptation in Germany is performed on several policy levels. Based on the economic theory of adaptation … policy, this paper analyses shortcomings of the German adaptation policy approach. These were found in the following areas …: ambiguous distinction between justified government interventions and private autonomous adaptation responsibilities, non …

This paper investigates the interrelation between adaptation and climate protection efforts of individuals in a cross …, private adaptation and climate protection activities are determined by different factors and thus cannot be substitutes …. Considering seven climate protection and four adaptation measures, these theoretical predictions are tested empirically using …

climate change now involves both mitigation to address the cause and adaptation as a response to already ongoing or expected … here is, whether adaptation options will be implemented voluntarily by companies or not. The paper argues that this has to …

is used to analyze the impact of adaptation assistance from North to South. It is shown that North's unilateral … assistance to South (thus enhancing South's adaptation capacity) can facilitate pollution mitigation in both regions, especially …

is used to analyze the impact of adaptation assistance from North to South. It is shown that North's unilateral … assistance to South (thus enhancing South's adaptation capacity) can facilitate pollution mitigation in both regions, especially …

Since numerous countries have already initiated a process of adaptation to climate change by drafting strategies or … catalogues of measures, it is of particular importance to identify and overcome potential barriers to efficient public adap-tation … adaptation policy process. This is for the reason that several features of the adaptation option and the surrounding policy …

Urban areas have particular sensitivities to climate change, and therefore adaptation to a warming planet represents a … paper identifies the various levels of administrative adaptation planning, the tools and information used in making policy … choices, and the roles of governance and finance in urban adaptation to climate change. Lessons learned from these seven cases …

This paper assesses the role of the public sector in adaptation to climate change. We first offer a definition and … categorisation of climate change adaptation. We then consider the primary economic principles that can guide the assignment of … adaptation tasks to either the private or the public sector, as well as those guiding assignment within the public sector itself …