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Climate Change Adaptation: What Does the Evidence Say ?

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dc.contributor.authorRexer, Jonah
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Siddharth
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-22T13:55:41Z
dc.date.available2024-03-22T13:55:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-22
dc.description.abstractAdapting to climate change is an increasingly urgent policy priority in lower- and middle-income countries. This systematic review summarizes the current state of the literature on adaptation to climate change, and conducts a quantitative meta-analysis of the effectiveness of climate adaptation. The meta-analysis reveals that observed adaptations offset 46 percent of climate losses on average, with firms using more effective adaptation strategies than households and farmers. The review identifies several key lessons. First, purely private adaptations to climate shocks tend to be less effective than those from public infrastructure and services, although neither by itself is generally sufficient to fully offset the effects of climate change. Second, some adaptations may reduce climate losses in the present, but in the long-run, households, firms, and farmers might be better-served by reducing their climate exposure. Third, the literature tends to focus on adaptation by households and farmers, neglecting firms. Finally, productivity losses from climate shocks may be offset if capital and labor can adjust across sectors and locations, but constraints on these reallocations have not been sufficiently studied.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099832003202474878/IDU1d6aad48f1890e142451b9d4113ed5f8de6b6
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10729
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41255
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10729
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectMETA-ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIA
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectREALLOCATION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.titleClimate Change Adaptationen
dc.title.subtitleWhat Does the Evidence Say ?en
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleClimate Change Adaptation: What Does the Evidence Say ?
okr.date.disclosure2024-03-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-25T02:24:32.660886Z
okr.date.lastmodified2024-03-20T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10729
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10729
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.sectorOther Public Administration
okr.topicEnvironment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist (SARCE)
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