Economic and policy instruments to promote adaptation

Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments

Volumn 9789264046214, Issue , 2008, Pages 85-133

  Fankhauser, Samuel ^a   Agrawala, Shardul ^a   Hanrahan, David ^a   Pope, Gregory ^a   Skees, Jerry ^a   Stephens, Chris ^a   Yasmine, Shamima ^a  

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DOI: 10.1787/9789264046214-5-en     Document Type: Chapter

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