Managing Climate Risks in Developing Countries with Robust Decision Making World Resources Report Uncertainty Series
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Imagine a civil engineering team in a developing country tasked with designing a new road in a flood prone area. This team must determine its location, height, grade, and other key features. They face many challenges. Changing intensity and frequency of flooding may threaten the long-term viability of the road. Limited resources will likely exist to protect the road against uncertain future threats. The team may lack basic data, not only on future climate, but also on the current patterns of flooding in the region. In addition, rapid economic development may make it difficult to predict accurately the volume of future traffic on the road and the future land use patterns that will surround it.
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