TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic and social benefits of climate information
T2 - Assessing the cost of inaction
AU - Ruth, Matthias
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - As investment and policy decision-makers grapple with the implications of climate change, benefits are seen in making available to them climate information at spatial and temporal scales that match the realms within which those decision-makers operate. For such an endeavour to have lasting economic and social benefits, however, the information must be carefully placed within the broader environmental, economic, social and institutional context within which decisions are made. This paper illustrates the challenges and opportunities of doing so, and uses information on the cost of inaction to illustrate the contributions that may come from advancements in climate modelling and information delivery.
AB - As investment and policy decision-makers grapple with the implications of climate change, benefits are seen in making available to them climate information at spatial and temporal scales that match the realms within which those decision-makers operate. For such an endeavour to have lasting economic and social benefits, however, the information must be carefully placed within the broader environmental, economic, social and institutional context within which decisions are made. This paper illustrates the challenges and opportunities of doing so, and uses information on the cost of inaction to illustrate the contributions that may come from advancements in climate modelling and information delivery.
KW - Adaptation
KW - Climate information
KW - Cost of inaction
KW - Decision-making
KW - Mitigation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650766775&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.proenv.2010.09.026
DO - 10.1016/j.proenv.2010.09.026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78650766775
VL - 1
SP - 387
EP - 394
JO - Procedia Environmental Sciences
JF - Procedia Environmental Sciences
SN - 1878-0296
IS - 1
ER -