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Economic valuation for policy support in the context of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: An indicator,
Laura Onofri1, Paulo A L D Nunes2
1TESAF - Department of Land, Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, University of Padova, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy.
Abstract:
Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) includes a set of natural capital-based measures to adapt to climate change. UN Environment has called for measuring EbA costs and benefits before promoting the adoption of such a policy. Within such policy input, the paper objective is twofold. It first performs a critical survey of economic and valuation studies that measure the costs and benefits of undertaking EBA measures. It then proposes an integrated valuation approach, based on a set of 54 economic indicators that include ecological aspects and encompass the technical, financial and academic difficulties to perform thorough cost-benefit exercises, by providing policymakers with simple, though rigorous evidence.
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