Publications - Domestic Adaptation Policy - Adapting to Climate Change

Domestic Adaptation Publications
The documents posted below provide information on climate adaptation in the United States.

Phase I: Understanding the Impacts
	Adapting to Climate Change: The Public Policy Response—Public Infrastructure RFF Report James E. Neumann and Jason C. Price June 2009 This RFF Report looks at how U.S. roads, telecommunications, coasts, electrical systems, and water supplies may be affected by changes in climate and suggests ways to prepare through policy choices.	Agriculture and the Food System: Adaptation to Climate Change RFF Report John M. Antle June 2009 More than most sectors, agriculture will feel the impacts of climate change. This RFF Report explores the role for public policy in helping U.S. farmers and ranchers as they develop practices to counter inevitable changes in temperature, rainfall, growing seasons, and soil conditions.
	An Adaptation Portfolio for the United States Coastal and Marine Environment RFF Report David Kling and James N. Sanchirico June 2009 This report assesses policy options for addressing climate change impacts on marine and coastal resources. The study is part of a series on U.S. climate adaptation policy being released by RFF.	Emerging Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources: A Perspective on Transformed Watersheds RFF Report Alan P. Covich June 2009 Severe drought, flooding, and other extreme weather events are inevitable in a changing climate. This RFF Report finds this will require the introduction of regional plans to ensure adequate supplies of freshwater for household use, irrigation, fisheries, and recreation.
	Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation RFF Report Steven W. Running and L. Scott Mills June 2009 The challenges facing terrestrial ecosystems in a warming climate are daunting, according to this RFF Report that explores policies and perspectives on making nature more resilient in the face of climate stress.	Adapting to Climate Change: Public Health RFF Report Jonathan M. Samet June 2009 A warming world could trigger new perils to public health, but an RFF study finds that adaptation policies could mitigate many of the potential consequences—including risks of illness from heat waves, allergic and infectious disease, and rising air pollution.
Phase II: Reforming Institutions and Managing Extremes

	Adaptation of Agriculture and the Food System to Climate Change: Policy Issues RFF Issue Brief John M. Antle February 2010	Climate Adaptation and Federal Megadisaster Policy: Lessons from Katrina RFF Issue Brief Marc Landy February 2010
Getting Prices Right
	Encouraging Adaptation to Climate Change: Long-Term Flood Insurance RFF Issue Brief Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan December 2009	Better-Defined Rights and Responsibilities in Marine Adapatation Policy RFF Issue Brief James N. Sanchirico December 2009
Improving Regulation and Management
	Adaptation to Climate Change: Revisiting Infrastructure Norms RFF Issue Brief James E. Neumann December 2009	A Legal Framework for Climate Adaptation Assessment RFF Issue Brief Daniel A. Farber December 2009
	Adaptation to Climate Change in Public Lands Management RFF Issue Brief Joel B. Smith and William R. Travis February 2010