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Project Code [2015-CCRP-DS.10]
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Project title
Adaptive Responses to Climate Impacts (ARC)
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Cork (UCC)
Lead Applicant
Justin Doran
Project Abstract
The aim of the ARC (Adaptive Responses to Climate impacts) project is to develop a framework for costing the impacts of climate change on the Irish economy and assessing the options for adaptation, with a specific focus on the role of key stakeholders. By addressing a current gap in the information available to those who wish to design adaptation strategies this research bridges the gap from vulnerability and impact assessments to the formulation of evidence-based adaptation plans. We will apply our framework to the specific case of flood risk in the Cork/South West region of Ireland. The project will begin with a stakeholder forum, to include policy makers, local authorities, business groups and the insurance industry, to assess information needs and concerns of those exposed to current and future climate risks. Our analysis will then concentrate on two parallel but interlinked research strands; (1) empirical estimates of the costs of climate impacts without adaptation � with a particular focus on flooding and (2) investigating the range of adaptation options available, including the appropriate role for insurance.
Grant Approved
�119,946.39
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/09/2017