A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China
This discussion paper provides the analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management approaches to climate change adaptatio...
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okr-10986-175552021-04-23T14:03:39Z A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China Sall, Chris ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE FORESTRY TRANSPORTATION WATER UTILITIES WEATHER-RELATED RISK MANAGEMENT URBAN PLANNING This discussion paper provides the analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management approaches to climate change adaptation and offers guidance on a process for decision making. Managing risks from severe weather, present-day climate variability, and future climate change is integral to China's development. While the effects of future climate change are deeply uncertain, this uncertainty should not preclude action. Risk management is in essence a process for designing, implementing, and evaluating policies in the face of such uncertainty. The paper begins by defining key concepts and establishes the context for climate risk management and adaptation in China. It then outlines a step-by-step process for a risk centered approach to adaptation. The focus of the process is on planning for adaptation, not policy implementation. The papers that follow in the series take the general framework set out by this paper and apply it to different sectors, including transportation, water utilities, urban planning, and forestry. 2014-04-01T18:52:50Z 2014-04-01T18:52:50Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19102354/risk-management-approach-climate-adaptation-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17555 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |
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This discussion paper provides the
analytical backdrop for a series of papers on managing
climate- and weather-related risks in China. It reviews and
synthesizes the growing literature on risk-based management
approaches to climate change adaptation and offers guidance
on a process for decision making. Managing risks from severe
weather, present-day climate variability, and future climate
change is integral to China's development. While the
effects of future climate change are deeply uncertain, this
uncertainty should not preclude action. Risk management is
in essence a process for designing, implementing, and
evaluating policies in the face of such uncertainty. The
paper begins by defining key concepts and establishes the
context for climate risk management and adaptation in China.
It then outlines a step-by-step process for a risk centered
approach to adaptation. The focus of the process is on
planning for adaptation, not policy implementation. The
papers that follow in the series take the general framework
set out by this paper and apply it to different sectors,
including transportation, water utilities, urban planning,
and forestry. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Sall, Chris |
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Sall, Chris |
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Sall, Chris |
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A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China |
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A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China |
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A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China |
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A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China |
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A Risk Management Approach to Climate Adaptation in China |
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risk management approach to climate adaptation in china |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19102354/risk-management-approach-climate-adaptation-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17555 |
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