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Review and Quantitative Analysis of Indices of Climate Change Exposure, Adaptive Capacity, Sensitivity, and Impacts

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dc.contributor.authorFüssel, Hans-Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T15:41:23Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T15:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractAdaptation to climate change is necessary, in addition to mitigation of climate change, to avoid unacceptable impacts of anthropogenic climate change [IPCC 2007]. UNFCCC Article 4 requires developed countries to assist developing countries that are "particularly vulnerable" to climate change in meeting costs of adaptation to its adverse effects. As a result, three funds have been established under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol to provide financial resources for assessing, planning, and implementing adaptation measures in developing countries. Further adaptation funding is provided bilaterally and by multilateral institutions including the World Bank. The ambiguous and imprecise language used in the UNFCCC does not provide operational definitions for key concepts, including the identification of "particularly vulnerable" countries. This document discusses how science-based indicators of vulnerability to climate change and of adaptability can inform the prioritization of adaptation assistance from a global adaptation fund.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/9193
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9193
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectWorld Development Report 2010
dc.titleReview and Quantitative Analysis of Indices of Climate Change Exposure, Adaptive Capacity, Sensitivity, and Impactsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:38:42.430660Z
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/4387
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicWater Resources
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