P 4 . 2 CVR Climate Vulnerability and Risk in a Post - Kyoto World
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چکیده
1. Economies differ in their vulnerability to climate change. How does climate change– both in terms of market and non-market damages – affect economic growth, structure and distribution of income? 2. Climate change stipulates capital flows and migration. How does this affect regional economies? 3. The risk of climate disruption induces mitigation as well as on anticipated adaptation to climate change. How do changes in risk assessment affect economic response to these risks, and what are the appropriate instruments of risk allocation?
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