Climate Risks and Impacts
Decisionmakers across the globe are grappling with how to measure climate risks as they seek to respond through mitigation and plan for the physical impacts and economic transition. Experts at RFF are quantifying the economic and social impacts of climate change, ensuring that decisionmakers are equipped with the data and policy tools they need to respond.
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Ecosystem Services
Developing environmental management solutions
Endangered Species
Examining key challenges posed to endangered species
Hurricanes and Flooding
Studying the impacts of hurricanes and flooding on people and the environment
Invasive Species
Analyzing the benefits of prevention and policies for control
Risk Analysis and Uncertainty
Quantifying and reducing uncertainty and analyzing climate and disaster risk
Water Resources
Informing effective water management policies, from water rights to quality
Wildfires
Analyzing how communities, land managers, and policymakers can mitigate wildfire disasters
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Common Resources — Aug 31, 2022
Flood Insurance, Resilience, and Recovery from Disasters: The Case of Eastern Kentucky
Flood insurance is crucial for disaster recovery. However, residential flood insurance remains low in households that suffer the most. RFF scholars share insights about why and suggestions for increasing insurance uptake and improving flood resilience.
RFF Live — Oct 12, 2022
Sparking Solutions: Reducing Risk at the Wildland-Urban Interface
The benefits and challenges of addressing the WUI problem
RFF Live — Sep 1, 2022
An Updated Social Cost of Carbon: Calculating the Cost of Climate Change
A multi-institutional research team unveils its updated estimate of the social cost of carbon
RFF Live — Sep 7, 2022
Sparking Solutions: The Fuels Management Challenge and Opportunity
Examining the role of fuels management in mitigating the impacts and intensity of wildfires
Issue Brief — Jul 18, 2022
Nature-Based Flood Solutions and the National Flood Insurance Program
This issue brief examines how the National Flood Insurance Program could reduce premiums by incorporating nature-based solutions.
Journal Article — May 26, 2022
The Distributional Incidence of Wildfire Hazard in the Western United States
This peer-reviewed study shows that hazards from recent wildfires disproportionately affect both the highest- and lowest-value properties in the American West.
Journal Article — Apr 1, 2022
Wetlands, Flooding, and the Clean Water Act
Wetlands, Flooding, and the Clean Water Act
Journal Article — Mar 14, 2022
The Fiscal Impacts of Wildfires on California Municipalities
The Fiscal Impacts of Wildfires on California Municipalities
RFF Live — Oct 12, 2022
Sparking Solutions: Reducing Risk at the Wildland-Urban Interface
The benefits and challenges of addressing the WUI problem
RFF Live — Sep 7, 2022
Sparking Solutions: The Fuels Management Challenge and Opportunity
Examining the role of fuels management in mitigating the impacts and intensity of wildfires
RFF Live — Sep 1, 2022
An Updated Social Cost of Carbon: Calculating the Cost of Climate Change
A multi-institutional research team unveils its updated estimate of the social cost of carbon
Workshops — Dec 17, 2021
VALUABLES Community of Practice Meeting
A presentation of research projects quantifying the benefits of using satellite data in socioeconomic decisionmaking.
Media Highlight — Jul 19, 2022
The Washington Post: "In 'The Displacements,' A Hurricane Turns the Rich into Refugees"
A book review for a novel about a Miami family displaced by a hurricane cites RFF's Florida Climate Outlook.
Media Highlight — May 31, 2022
NM Political Report: "Researchers Say Fire Policies Should Take Demographics into Account"
A news article links New Mexico's devastating fires to a new paper by RFF scholars Matt Wibbenmeyer and Molly Robertson about the demographics of those most at risk for wildfires.
Media Highlight — May 27, 2022
POLITICO: "How FEMA Helps White and Rich Americans Escape Floods"
Senior Fellow Leonard Shabman shares his two cents with POLITICO and E&E News in an investigative story about systemic inequality in FEMA flood adaptation measures.
Media Highlight — May 27, 2022
Mountain West News Bureau: "High Price Homes Are More Likely to Be Threatened by Wildfires"
A story created by a collaboration of public radio stations in the western United States details a new, peer-reviewed paper on the demographics of people who face the highest wildfire risk.
Common Resources — Aug 31, 2022
Flood Insurance, Resilience, and Recovery from Disasters: The Case of Eastern Kentucky
Flood insurance is crucial for disaster recovery. However, residential flood insurance remains low in households that suffer the most. RFF scholars share insights about why and suggestions for increasing insurance uptake and improving flood resilience.
Resources Magazine — May 19, 2022
Hello, New Fellows!
New RFF Fellows Penny Liao and Hannah Druckenmiller, who now have nearly a year under their belts at the organization, talk about their backgrounds and their latest research on the Resources Radio podcast.
Special Series: The SEC Climate Disclosure Rule — Apr 27, 2022
Introducing a Special Series on the Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule from the US Securities and Exchange Commission
Experts weigh in on a recently proposed climate disclosure rule from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. For this first installment of our special series: Why do investors need or want the SEC climate disclosure rule?
On the Issues — Mar 4, 2022
70 Years of RFF Research, US Electricity Grid Ages, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: 70 years of RFF research, the US electricity grid ages, and more.
