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Project Code [2011-CCRP-DS-2.4]
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Project title
Quantifying the costs and benefits associated with climate change risks and adaptation (ADAPT)
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Dublin (UCD)
Lead Applicant
Peter Clinch
Project Abstract
The ADAPT project will assess and identify suitable methodologies and guidelines for risk assessment to identify and evaluate sectoral and local climate change risks and the costs and benefits associated with adaptation options. The specific objectives of the study include: formulating methods to allow policymakers to choose between adaptation options in the face of climate and socio-economic uncertainty; the development of draft guidelines on the application of CBA to adaptation choices; testing of the decision support tool through application to a case study or studies; analysing and recommending how this tool should be incorporated into existing adaptation frameworks and recommending a final framework for policymakers. The identified methodologies will enable decision makers to work with climate change information, address uncertainty, and identify suitable methodologies for risk assessment.
Grant Approved
�92,382.71
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
Ireland's Future Climate, its Impacts, and Adaptation Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
31/12/2012