The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment

Toman, Michael

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-7094

The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment

collection.link.5	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
collection.name.5	Policy Research Working Papers
dc.contributor.author	Toman, Michael
dc.date.accessioned	2014-12-03T16:49:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-12-03T16:49:21Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:03:59Z
dc.description.abstract	Information on ecosystem characteristics as well as economic statistics is needed to more fully inform decision makers on the impacts of climate change on human well-being. Climate change risks involve potentially large and irreversible as well as highly uncertain impacts that need to be evaluated with information that complements cost-benefit analysis. Information on the irreversibility of impacts also is relevant for evaluating implications for intergenerational equity. In addition, climate change is subject to a large degree of Knightian uncertainty, making it useful to understand how individuals perceive and evaluate climate change risks.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20356974/need-multiple-types-information-inform-climate-change-assessment
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20622
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7094
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCELERATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ACIDITY
dc.subject	ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR CONDITIONING
dc.subject	ALLOCATION
dc.subject	ALLOWANCE
dc.subject	AMAZON FOREST
dc.subject	ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	CALCULATION
dc.subject	CAPITAL SERVICES
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGES
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
dc.subject	CLIMATE IMPACT
dc.subject	CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE INFORMATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE POLICY
dc.subject	CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CLIMATIC CATASTROPHE
dc.subject	CLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	CO2
dc.subject	COASTAL WETLANDS
dc.subject	COMPLEMENTS
dc.subject	COST ANALYSIS
dc.subject	COST OF CARBON
dc.subject	COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	DAMAGE FUNCTION
dc.subject	DAMAGES
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	DEEP UNCERTAINTY
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	DIVERGENCE
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL VALUATION
dc.subject	ECOLOGICAL VALUE
dc.subject	ECOLOGISTS
dc.subject	ECOLOGY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DATA
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC MODEL
dc.subject	ECONOMIC VALUATION
dc.subject	ECONOMISTS
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM VALUATION
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subject	EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS MITIGATION
dc.subject	ENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subject	EVALUATION CRITERIA
dc.subject	EVOLUTION
dc.subject	EXISTENCE VALUES
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject	FEASIBILITY
dc.subject	FORESTS
dc.subject	FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GLACIERS
dc.subject	GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE DAMAGE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subject	HUMAN IMPACTS
dc.subject	ICE
dc.subject	ICE SHEETS
dc.subject	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INFORMATION ON CLIMATE
dc.subject	INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
dc.subject	INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS
dc.subject	INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	IRREVERSIBILITY
dc.subject	LAND ECONOMICS
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	MARGINAL COST
dc.subject	METHANE
dc.subject	MONETARY VALUATION
dc.subject	MORTALITY RISK
dc.subject	NATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	NATURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	NATURE
dc.subject	NEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subject	PARTICULATES
dc.subject	PESTS
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	PP
dc.subject	PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
dc.subject	PREFERENCES
dc.subject	PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
dc.subject	RADIATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject	RESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subject	RISK AVERSION
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SAFE MINIMUM STANDARD
dc.subject	SCENARIOS
dc.subject	SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	SHADOW PRICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL COST OF CARBON
dc.subject	SOCIAL COSTS
dc.subject	SOCIAL COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SUBSTITUTION
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	TEMPORAL SCALES
dc.subject	THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	TOTAL COST
dc.subject	UNCERTAIN FUTURE CLIMATE
dc.subject	UNCERTAIN IMPACTS
dc.subject	UNCERTAINTIES
dc.subject	VARIETY
dc.subject	VULNERABLE ECONOMIES
dc.subject	WEALTH
dc.subject	WELFARE ECONOMICS
dc.subject	WILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.title	The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment	en
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Climate Change
okr.date.disclosure	2014-11-01
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20356974/need-multiple-types-information-inform-climate-change-assessment
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-7094
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000158349_20141106105911
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	20356974
okr.identifier.report	WPS7094
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.topic	Environment :: Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topic	Environment :: Biodiversity
okr.topic	Science and Technology Development :: Science of Climate Change
okr.topic	Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Climate Change Economics
okr.unit	Environment and Energy Team, Development Research Group

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