Investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation: A methodological review of real-options studies

Ginbo, Tsegaye; Corato, Luca Di; Hoffmann, Ruben

doi:10.1007/s13280-020-01342-8

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“…Likewise, climate change mitigation measures and the economic weight that carrying them out would imply have been analysed in order to assess the final economic balance, comparing the benefits of adaptation with those of mitigation; the former would imply seeking additional resources to better address diseases, reducing vulnerability and increasing resilience capacity; while the latter would imply a reduction in the danger and risk associated with environmental variables [ 67 , 68 , 69 ].…”

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Impact of Climate Change on Eye Diseases and Associated Economical Costs

Echevarría-Lucas¹,

Senciales-González

Medialdea-Hurtado³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Climate change generates negative impacts on human health. However, little is known about specific impacts on eye diseases, especially in arid and semi-arid areas where increases in air temperatures are expected. Therefore, the main goals of this research are: (i) to highlight the association between common eye diseases and environmental factors; and (ii) to analyze, through the available literature, the health expenditure involved in combating these diseases and the savings from mitigating the environmental factors that aggravate them. Mixed methods were used to assess the cross-variables (environmental factors, eye diseases, health costs). Considering Southern Spain as an example, our results showed that areas with similar climatic conditions could increase eye diseases due to a sustained increase in temperatures and torrential rains, among other factors. We highlight that an increase in eye diseases in Southern Spain is conditioned by the effects of climate change by up to 36.5%; the economic burden of the main eye diseases, extrapolated to the rest of the country, would represent an annual burden of 0.7% of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product. In conclusion, the increase in eye diseases has a strong economic and social impact that could be reduced with proper management of the effects of climate change. We propose a new concept: disease sink, defined as any climate change mitigation action which reduces the incidence or morbidity of disease.

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Climate Change on Eye Diseases and Associated Economical Costs

Echevarría-Lucas¹,

Senciales-González

Medialdea-Hurtado³

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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“…The observed "business as usual" seems, thus, a reasonable result but also a reasonable farm strategy in view of anticipated tighter regulations. Expected continuous or even increasing future P needs due to climate change, associated risks and necessary costly adaptations in arable production can be additional reasons for conservative strategies [52].…”

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Measuring On-Farm Phosphorus Fertiliser Use—Lessons Learned from Surveying Data of Five Regions in Northern Germany

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Phosphorus (P) is essential for agriculture; however, local P surpluses can have adverse environmental effects, such as eutrophication. Optimal P fertiliser use, therefore, means balancing these effects. Although P fluxes from soil to plants are key research areas, little is known about on-farm use of P fertilisers. As, typically, not all fields or crops are treated with P annually, the transferability of measurements for other nutrients, such as nitrogen, appears limited. This study aims to close this knowledge gap. On-farm P use was described using the farm records of 50 farms in five regions of northern Germany for the period of 2010 to 2018. All sources for P fertilisation were taken into account as either P mineral, P organic or P total. Two indicators for on-farm P use were suggested: frequency, which gives the percentage of the treated area, and amount, which gives the quantity used per ha of the treated area. The frequency for P total ranged from 55.9% to 93.1% of the total farm area being fertilised. Amounts between 24.8 and 41.6 kg ha−1 P total were applied on the treated area of the farm. The results supported the separation of the quantity and frequency in on-farm P use. No decrease in P use was found during the period investigated. Using mixed models, the results further show that explanatory variables, including the farm characteristics and crop choice, explain the substantial variations in P use. It is recommended for the example of Germany to establish an official digital database for P fertilisers that can be updated professionally and is mandatory for all documentation on P use.

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“…Also, UHI is associated with global warming and moreover has been found to synergistically act with heatwaves and amplify their impacts 22 – 24 . Considering the projections linked to the ongoing climate change, the livability of cities will be seriously endangered 25 . In fact, according to IPCC’s Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5, global warming is expected to reach up to 1.5° above pre-industrial levels by 2050, and up to 2.0°–4.9° by 2100 as compared to 1861–1880 26 , 27 .…”

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Intra-urban microclimate investigation in urban heat island through a novel mobile monitoring system

Kousis

Pigliautile

Pisello

2021

Sci Rep

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Monitoring microclimate variables within cities with high accuracy is an ongoing challenge for a better urban resilience to climate change. Assessing the intra-urban characteristics of a city is of vital importance for ensuring fine living standards for citizens. Here, a novel mobile microclimate station is applied for monitoring the main microclimatic variables regulating urban and intra-urban environment, as well as directionally monitoring shortwave radiation and illuminance and hence systematically map for the first time the effect of urban surfaces and anthropogenic heat. We performed day-time and night-time monitoring campaigns within a historical city in Italy, characterized by substantial urban structure differentiations. We found significant intra-urban variations concerning variables such as air temperature and shortwave radiation. Moreover, the proposed experimental framework may capture, for the very first time, significant directional variations with respect to shortwave radiation and illuminance across the city at microclimate scale. The presented mobile station represents therefore the key missing piece for exhaustively identifying urban environmental quality, anthropogenic actions, and data driven modelling toward risk and resilience planning. It can be therefore used in combination with satellite data, stable weather station or other mobile stations, e.g. wearable sensing techniques, through a citizens’ science approach in smart, livable, and sustainable cities in the near future.

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Investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation: A methodological review of real-options studies

Cited by 45 publications

References 96 publications

Impact of Climate Change on Eye Diseases and Associated Economical Costs

Impact of Climate Change on Eye Diseases and Associated Economical Costs

Measuring On-Farm Phosphorus Fertiliser Use—Lessons Learned from Surveying Data of Five Regions in Northern Germany

Intra-urban microclimate investigation in urban heat island through a novel mobile monitoring system

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