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Better economics: measuring the benefits of climate change adaptation with stakeholder analysis

Innovative ways of measuring the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation options are the subject of Better economics: supporting adaptation with stakeholder analysis, a recent briefing note from the International Institute for Environment and Development. A case study of drip irrigation in Morocco demonstrates how stakeholders’ voices can be incorporated into cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to help decision-makers make more effective and equitable adaptation investments. Traditional CBA provides information on the financial feasibility and efficiency of alternative policy options but often fails to capture the full benefits of adapting to climate change. This is because it is difficult to set a value to some benefits, such as improved learning and capacity for adaptation. Moreover, models often do not consider how costs and benefits are distributed across stakeholder groups and sectors. 

As the brief shows, researchers can incorporate non-monetary benefits and equity concerns into conventional models by taking into account the views of stakeholders and assessing how decisions will affect different groups. This allows policymakers to prioritize interventions that benefit the most vulnerable. Such information allows for a more transparent negotiation and a better understanding of what can happen depending on what choices are made.  

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This briefing note describes research results from a project supported by IDRC’s Climate Change and Water program, Economics of Climate Change Adaptation.
 
You'll find more results from this project listed below.​

Document(s)

Multiple stakeholders’ economic analysis of climate change adaptation : a case study of Lake Chilwa Catchment, Malawi

Better economics : supporting climate change adaptation with stakeholder analysis; a case study of Morocco

Economics of climate change in the water sector in Nepal : a stakeholder-focused approach; a case study of the Rupa Watershed, Kaski, Nepal

Reducing adaptation costs to climate change through stakeholder-focused project design : the case of Khulna city in Bangladesh

Multi-stakeholder cost-benefit analysis of climate change adaptation measures and options : the case of urban water provision in the context of melting glaciers in Bolivia

Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : synthesis report

Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : guidance report

Analysing the cost of adapting to climate change

Better economics : supporting adaptation with stakeholder analysis

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