Disasters, Resilience, and Adaptation
Communities around the world are experiencing the impacts of climate change, from coastal flooding due to sea-level rise to extreme storms and heat waves. RFF experts are developing strategies for building resilience and adapting to more intense weather and global catastrophic events.
Perceptions of Flood Risk and Insurance
Find out whether decisions in the floodplain reflect overoptimism.
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Disaster-Driven Responses to Climate Change
Learn how immediate responses to climate change events may be inefficient.
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Coastal Adaptation
Assessing the design and application of policies to build resilience
Insurance and Disaster Aid
Examining ways to make insurance options more affordable
Natural Infrastructure
Examining costs and benefits to inform investment and implementation
Wildfires
Analyzing how communities, land managers, and policymakers can mitigate wildfire disasters
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Press Release — Jan 14, 2020
New Episode of Resources Radio: “Shifting Sands: Using Taxes to Build the Best Beaches, with Megan Mullin”
Megan Mullin describes how some local communities are using creative tax instruments to mobilize support for beach nourishment projects.
Shifting Sands: Using Taxes to Build the Best Beaches, with Megan Mullin
Megan Mullin describes how some local communities are using creative tax instruments to mobilize support for beach nourishment projects.
On the Issues: Australia’s Wildfires, Financial Risks of Climate Change, and More
Connecting this week's environmental and energy news to RFF's economic research.
Report — Sep 30, 2019
The Mandatory Purchase Requirement: Origins and Effectiveness in Achieving NFIP Goals
A report examining the motivation behind creation of the MPR and the extent to which it is still meeting original policy goals.
Report — Sep 4, 2019
Environmental Projects in Urban Areas: Analysis to Support Corps of Engineers Project Planning and Budgeting
This report describes US Army Corps of Engineers planning and budget justification practices in coastal and estuarine environments—with a focus on urban settings—and explores the current and potential application of ecosystem services analysis to Corps decisionmaking.
Working Paper — Jul 11, 2019
The Cost-Effectiveness of Satellite Earth Observations to Inform a Post-Wildfire Response
This study demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of using satellite imagery to assess burned areas and prioritize response measures after a wildfire; it shows that, by using Landsat imagery, federal agencies can save up to $7.7 million per year in post-fire costs.
RFF Live — Dec 17, 2019
Healthy Soils for a Healthier Planet
Highlighting the important role of soil health in finding climate solutions
Workshop/Seminar — Nov 28, 2016
Disasters, Resilience, and the "Cure" for Catastrophe
At this RFF event, Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer of Risk Management Solutions and author of The Cure for Catastrophe: How We Can Stop Manufacturing Natural Disasters, explored the human causes of disaster and the new technologies and policy tools available to minimize their impact.
Workshop/Seminar — Jun 4, 2014
Limits to Securitization: The Future of Insurance
Panelists at this RFF seminar addressed the following questions about the role risk mitigation in dealing with climate change.
Press Release — Jan 14, 2020
New Episode of Resources Radio: “Shifting Sands: Using Taxes to Build the Best Beaches, with Megan Mullin”
Megan Mullin describes how some local communities are using creative tax instruments to mobilize support for beach nourishment projects.
Press Release — Dec 10, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: “Preparing for the Coming Climate Disruption, with Alice Hill and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz”
This week on Resources Radio, Alice Hill and Leonardo Martinez-Diaz discuss their new book, "Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption."
Press Release — Oct 22, 2019
New Episode of Resources Radio: "The Economics of California’s Power Shutoffs, with Judson Boomhower"
Daniel Raimi and Judson Boomhower discuss the economic effects of the recent public safety power shutoffs in northern California.
Shifting Sands: Using Taxes to Build the Best Beaches, with Megan Mullin
Megan Mullin describes how some local communities are using creative tax instruments to mobilize support for beach nourishment projects.
On the Issues: Australia’s Wildfires, Financial Risks of Climate Change, and More
Connecting this week's environmental and energy news to RFF's economic research.
Was Madrid a COP-Out? Assessing COP25, with Nathaniel Keohane
Assessing the outcomes of this year’s annual international climate negotiations at COP25, with Resources Radio guest Nathaniel Keohane.