Lecocq, FranckHallegatte, Stephanede Perthuis, Christian2012-03-192012-03-192011-02-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3335Adaptation has long been neglected in the debate and policies surrounding climate change. However, increasing awareness of climate change has led many stakeholders to look for the best way to limit its consequences and has resulted in a large number of initiatives related to adaptation, particularly at the local level. This report proposes a general economic framework to help stakeholders in the public sector to develop effective adaptation strategies. To do so, it lays out the general issues involved in adaptation, including the role of uncertainty and inertia, and the need to consider structural changes in addition to marginal adjustments. Then, it identifies the reasons for legitimate public action in terms of adaptation, and four main domains of action: the production and dissemination of information on climate change and its impacts; the adaptation of standards, regulations and fiscal policies; the required changes in institutions; and direct adaptation actions of governments and local communities in terms of public infrastructure, public buildings and ecosystems. Finally, the report suggests a method to build public adaptation plans and to assess the desirability of possible policies.CC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE OF INSURANCEACCESS TO INSURANCEACIDIFICATIONADAPTATION ACTIONSADAPTATION BENEFITSADAPTATION CHOICESADAPTATION COMPONENTADAPTATION COSTSADAPTATION DEFICITADAPTATION EFFORTSADAPTATION ISSUESADAPTATION MEASUREADAPTATION MEASURESADAPTATION OPTIONSADAPTATION PLANSADAPTATION POLICIESADAPTATION POLICYADAPTATION STRATEGIESADAPTATION STRATEGYADAPTATION TECHNOLOGIESADAPTATION TO CLIMATEADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTATION YIELDSADAPTINGADVERSE IMPACTSADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEAGRICULTUREAIRALLOCATIONALTITUDEANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONSANTICIPATORY ADAPTATIONARCTIC OCEANARID REGIONSASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATIONATMOSPHEREAWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGEBASESBIODIVERSITYCATASTROPHE RISKCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGESCLIMATE CHANGE DEBATECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE ECONOMICSCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE SCENARIOCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SENSITIVITYCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE-CHANGECLIMATESCOCOASTAL AREASCOASTAL ZONESCOASTSCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGECONSTRUCTIONCORAL REEFSCOST OF ADAPTATIONCOST OF CLIMATE CHANGECOST-BENEFITCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSESCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISCOSTS OF ADAPTATIONCROPSDAMAGESDESALINATIONDOMESTIC PRODUCTIONDRAINAGEDRAINAGE BASINSDROUGHTECOLOGYECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC ACTORECONOMIC ANALYSESECONOMIC MODELSECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMIC SYSTEMSECONOMIC THEORYECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSEFFECTIVE ADAPTATIONELECTRICITYEMISSIONSENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREENERGY PRODUCTIONEQUITY CONSIDERATIONSEROSIONEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME HEATFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SECTORFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL TRANSFERSFISCAL POLICIESFIXED COSTSFLOODFLOOD MANAGEMENTFLOOD VICTIMSFLOODINGFLOODSFORESTFOREST AREASFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST FIRESFOREST SPECIESFORESTRYFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGESGHGGLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATUREGLOBAL WARMINGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHEAT WAVEHEAT-RESISTANT VARIETIESHOUSINGHURRICANEIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPORTSINCOMEINFORMATION ON CLIMATEINFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGEINSURANCEINSURANCE SECTORINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEINVESTMENT DECISIONSINVESTMENT STRATEGIESIPCCLAND USELOCAL CLIMATELOCAL CLIMATE CHANGELOCAL CLIMATE CHANGESLOCAL CLIMATESLOCAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGELOW-CARBONMALADAPTATIONMARGINAL COSTMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONMITIGATIONMITIGATION POLICIESMONETARY BENEFITSMOUNTAINSNATIONAL ADAPTATIONNATIONAL ADAPTATION STRATEGIESNATIONAL PARKSNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL WETLANDSNEGATIVE IMPACTNEGATIVE IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEPARKSPORTFOLIOPRECIPITATIONPRICE SIGNALPROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCEREAL ESTATERISK AVERSIONRISK MANAGEMENTSEA WATERSEAWATERSET ASIDESPATIAL SCALESPECIESSTORM EVENTSSTORMSSUCCESSFUL ADAPTATIONSUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION STRATEGYSUMMER TEMPERATURESTEMPERATE CLIMATESTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE RISESTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURETROPICSUNCERTAINTIESWATER QUALITYWETLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5568