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Economics of DRR

Τhis theme covers economic analysis supporting risk-informed investments and better investment planning and financing strategies for disaster risk reduction. It also adresses post-event economic loss and impact assessments, cost benefit analysis and other DRR investment appraisal techniques, ex-ante economic impact assessments.

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Ecuador country climate and development report

This Country Climate and Development Report captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Ecuador, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs.
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New online map tracks costs of climate-related disasters across Canada

With attribution science getting ever more precise in connecting extreme weather and wildfires to climate change, a new tracker from the Canadian Climate Institute is calling for pro-active adaptation measures to limit the damage.
The Energy Mix
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Navigating the financial risks of flooding

Floods continue to be one of the costliest natural hazards, and they are more and more exacerbated by climate change.
MSCI Inc.
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How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation

A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
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Research briefs

Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses

Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data.
University of Florida
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Making climate finance work for all: Five tests for a robust New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)

This report sets out key principles and five tests that can help ensure the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) is robust, all of which are underpinned by a core principle of fairness.
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The negative effect of temperature variability on household wealth in low- and middle-income countries

The objective of this paper is to investigate the causal relationship between day-to-day temperature variability and household wealth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and to explore how this relationship may vary across different regions.
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Revising the cost of climate change

New study of economic toll yields projections ‘six times larger than previous estimates’.
Harvard Gazette
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