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The Other Half of Climate Change: Why Indonesia must adapt to protect its poorest people
A UNDP Report
Kenneth Arrow on Climate Change
Economic studies and theories on discounting and uncertainty hope to determine the relative costs and benefits of climate change in the future. Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow shared his views on discounting for projects that have payoffs in the deep and uncertain future, at a presentation at the World Bank last week. Also Nobel Prize winner Thomas Schelling provided critical commentary.
Proceedings of EEPSEA Climate change conference (Bali, 13-15, 2008)
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A new publication from the UNFCCC has been released highlighting the concerns and needs of developing countries in adapting to the effects of climate change. Climate change: Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in developing countries (3176 kB) draws heavily on information provided at the regional workshops on adaptation under decision 1/CP.10.
Climate Change and Economic Development: SEA Regional Modelling and Analysis
12 Sep 2007
Jamie Sanderson and Sardar M.N. Islam
'This book is a valuable addition to knowledge in this field with the research results and policy analysis presented with estimation fo impacts through regional modelling exercises, endogenous growth analysis and assessment of policy options. The book is an important addition to literature in this field.' - Dr R.K. Pachauri, Director General, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI), India, and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), UN, Geneva.