Climate Change, Extreme Events and the Canadian Insurance Industry

White, Rodney R.; Etkin, David

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-5034-7_4

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“…Several temporal analogue studies have focused specifically on vulnerability and extreme climatic events (Giles & Perry, 1998;McLeman & Hunter, 2010;Adger et al, 2012;White & Etkin, 1998;Trenberth & Fasullo, 2012;Erlat & Türkes, 2012) due to the increase in frequency of climate extremes (Trenberth & Fasullo, 2012;Erlat & Türkes, 2012;, the projection that 'extreme' events may become more 'normal' and severe with the onset of climate change (Adger et al, 2007;Giles & Perry, 1998), and the potential for extreme events to markedly increase vulnerability and/or motivate adaptation actions (Adger, 1999;Travis & Huisenga, 2013). Extreme climatic events have been shown to increase or decrease vulnerability (e.g., Adger et al, 2007, Fazey et al, 2011Travis & Huisenga, 2013).…”

Section: Chapter 7 Results -Food System Vulnerability To Extreme Flomentioning

confidence: 99%

Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of community food systems in the Peruvian Amazon: a case study from Panaillo

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AcknowledgementsThe community members of Panaillo taught me so much that extends far beyond this research and have inspired me to work harder and to be better. I deeply appreciate their friendship, their faith, and their endless supply of paranta shui. The quality, scope and meaning of this research are a direct result of their hard work. I am extremely grateful to my supervisor, Dr. James Ford, for serving as an invaluable mentor to me for several years. He introduced me to the concepts and politics surrounding climate change adaptation and has inspired me to continue working in this field for many years to come. He taught me to think critically about my own work and the work of others and I admire his commitment to community engagement and to resolving these 'wicked' problems. Through his guidance and example, I have learned how to make meaningful impacts in climate change adaptation research and I truly appreciate the freedom he has given me in carrying out this research.

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Section: Chapter 7 Results -Food System Vulnerability To Extreme Flomentioning

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Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of community food systems in the Peruvian Amazon: a case study from Panaillo

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“…One of the main reasons for an increase in vulnerability to natural hazards in Canada is an increase in exposure, related mainly to population growth and economic development. Since 1951, population has increased from 14 million to over 30 million, with much development occurring in marginal or hazard-prone areas (White and Etkin, 1997). In the Northwest Territories, resource development and associated infrastructure development and urban expansion have increased the exposure to permafrost thaw, flooding, and coastal erosion.…”

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A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian Arctic to Risks Associated with Climate Change

Ford¹,

Smit²

2004

ARCTIC

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ABSTRACT. Adaptation to climate change is recognized as an important policy issue by international bodies such as the United Nations and by various national governments. Initiatives to identify adaptation needs and to improve adaptive capacity increasingly start with an assessment of the vulnerability of the system of interest, in terms of who and what are vulnerable, to what stresses, in what way, and what capacity exists to adapt to changing risks. Notwithstanding the scholarship on climate change itself, there are few studies on the nature of Arctic communities' vulnerability to climate-change risks. We review existing literature on implications of climate change for Arctic communities, develop a conceptual model of vulnerability, and present an analytical approach to assessing climate hazards and coping strategies in Arctic communities. Vulnerability is conceptualized as a function of exposure to climatic stresses and the adaptive capacity to cope with these stresses. The analytical framework employs place-specific case studies involving community residents and integrates information from multiple sources, both to document current exposures and adaptations and to characterize future exposures and adaptive capacity.Key words: vulnerability, adaptation, adaptive capacity, climate change, environmental change, climatic risks, communities, Inuit, Canadian Arctic RÉSUMÉ. L'adaptation au changement climatique est perçue comme un enjeu crucial par les organes internationaux tels que les Nations unies et plusieurs gouvernements nationaux. Des initiatives visant l'identification des besoins en matière d'adaptation, ainsi que l'amélioration de la capacité adaptative, débutent de plus en plus par un bilan de la vulnérabilité du système en cause, c'est-à-dire qui et quoi est vulnérable à quels stress et de quelle manière, et quelle capacité existe pour une adaptation aux risques changeants. Malgré les travaux de recherche sur le changement climatique même, il n'existe que peu d'études sur la nature de la vulnérabilité des communautés arctiques aux risques découlant du changement climatique. On passe en revue la documentation qui existe sur les implications que représente le changement climatique pour les collectivités arctiques, on élabore un modèle conceptuel de vulnérabilité et on présente une approche analytique à l'évaluation des dangers dus au climat et des stratégies d'adaptation dans les collectivités arctiques. La vulnérabilité est conceptualisée sous la forme d'une fonction de l'exposition aux stress climatiques et de la capacité adaptative permettant de composer avec ces stress. Le cadre d'analyse fait appel à des études de cas spécifiques à un lieu, mettant en cause des résidents de la communauté, et il intègre de l'information venant de sources multiples afin de documenter les expositions et adaptations actuelles et de caractériser les futures expositions ainsi que la capacité d'adaptation correspondante.

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“…There has been significant study into: the causes and impacts of climate change; the requirements and efforts to halt these impacts; and the possibilities for human systems to cope with climate change through adaptation. The interactions of business interests with human and biophysical systems have been addressed in a number of disciplines and by a number of organisations over many years (see Gladwin, 1977; White and Etkin, 1997; Munasinghe, 1998; Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics, 2003; World Business Council for Sustainable Development, [WBCSD] 2004). Relevant work in geography includes Eden's (1996) study on the impact of business on the environment and the changing agenda of corporate ‘greening’.…”

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The Canary in the Coalmine: Australian Ski Resorts and their Response to Climate Change

Bicknell

McManus

2006

Geographical Research

130

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The Australian ski industry represents a ‘canary in the coalmine’. Globally, it is one of the first and most visibly impacted industries by the risk of climate change. This study explores the perceptions of people associated with the operations of ski resorts in south‐eastern Australia. It was hypothesised that ski resorts, given the value of their assets, would anticipate and respond to the threat of climate change. The responses demonstrate how representatives of the Australian ski industry perceive climate change issues, and the measures that are being taken to address this issue at particular resorts. These responses provide insights into how other firms and industries might respond to the biophysical impacts of climate change. Using in‐depth interviews, the study compares the perceptions and responses of resort managers and government representatives with those from previous studies. The analysis draws on and improves the model of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and its development as a policy framework for adaptation. The major findings of this study are that a physical meltdown may not lead to a financial meltdown, that business responses to climate changes are more varied than has been represented in the literature to date and that the tension between competing firms on the one hand and industry cooperation on the other strongly influences the types of response that may develop.

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Climate Change, Extreme Events and the Canadian Insurance Industry

Cited by 15 publications

References 54 publications

Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of community food systems in the Peruvian Amazon: a case study from Panaillo

Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of community food systems in the Peruvian Amazon: a case study from Panaillo

A Framework for Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities in the Canadian Arctic to Risks Associated with Climate Change

The Canary in the Coalmine: Australian Ski Resorts and their Response to Climate Change

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