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
Hurricanes and Flooding
Studying the impacts of hurricanes and flooding on people and the environment
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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Resources Magazine — Feb 25, 2021
A Climate Resilience Road Map for the New Administration
Revitalized efforts to prioritize climate change adaptation in a new administration could help set the United States on a path toward climate resilience. RFF University Fellow Carolyn Kousky shares her ideas for how to get there.
Speeches & Presentations — Jan 5, 2021
Wildfires, Smoke, and Outdoor Recreation in the Western United States
An external event hosted by the Allied Social Science Association
Working Paper — Feb 17, 2021
Distributional Consequences of Climate Change Impacts on Energy Demand across Italian Households
The paper evaluates the distributional implications of climate-induced temperature changes on energy demand and energy poverty in Italy.
Working Paper — Feb 17, 2021
Distributional Consequences of Climate Change Impacts on Energy Demand across Italian Households
The paper evaluates the distributional implications of climate-induced temperature changes on energy demand and energy poverty in Italy.
Report — Feb 9, 2021
The Societal Value of NOAA's Digital Coast
An RFF report examines ways in which the Digital Coast, an online platform run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, creates societal value through better-informed decisionmaking on coastal issues.
Working Paper — Jan 12, 2021
The Climate Decade: Changing Attitudes on Three Continents
A survey by an international team of experts finds that the decade between 2009 and 2019 has seen increases in support for climate action in China and the United States, with support remaining high in Sweden.
Speeches & Presentations — Jan 5, 2021
Wildfires, Smoke, and Outdoor Recreation in the Western United States
An external event hosted by the Allied Social Science Association
Policy Leadership Series — Nov 20, 2020
Policy Leadership Series with the Honorable Mary Landrieu
A conversation with former US Senator Mary Landrieu on energy and climate policy
RFF Live — Dec 17, 2019
Healthy Soils for a Healthier Planet
Highlighting the important role of soil health in finding climate solutions
Media Highlight — Feb 10, 2021
"Hardening" Homes Against Wildfires in California Has Been an Uphill Battle
A story in Forbes, which was syndicated by roughly a dozen state-level publications, cites RFF research on wildfires and community activism.
Press Release — Feb 9, 2021
A NOAA Website Offers Free Tools, Data, and Trainings—and Provides Millions of Dollars in Societal Value
An RFF report examines ways in which the Digital Coast, an online platform run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, creates societal value through better-informed decisionmaking on coastal issues.
Press Release — Jan 12, 2021
The Climate Decade? Multi-Country Surveys Separated by a Decade Show Increased Willingness to Pay to Address Climate Climate Change
A survey by an international team of experts finds that the decade between 2009 and 2019 has seen increases in support for climate action in China and the United States, with support remaining high in Sweden.
Resources Magazine — Feb 25, 2021
A Climate Resilience Road Map for the New Administration
Revitalized efforts to prioritize climate change adaptation in a new administration could help set the United States on a path toward climate resilience. RFF University Fellow Carolyn Kousky shares her ideas for how to get there.
Common Resources — Feb 9, 2021
Estimating the Value of NOAA’s Digital Coast
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) maintains a website, the “Digital Coast,” that hosts a variety of useful tools for coastal management. New RFF research estimates the economic value of uses of the site and finds sizable benefits.
Common Resources — Jan 21, 2021
President Biden Can Confront Threats to Nature by Deploying a New Ecosystem Restoration Corps
An Ecosystem Restoration Corps could provide meaningful employment during the COVID-19 downturn and help restore America’s ecosystems, according to RFF University Fellow Carolyn Kousky.