Climate Change: Costs of Impacts in France Preparation for the National Adaptation Plan
Abstract
Recorded climate warming in France was about 30% greater than average global warming in the twentieth century. Associated costs are significant, and are being absorbed by a range of areas, including biodiversity, water, health, tourism, agriculture, and transportation. Adaptive planning is critical to mitigating the impacts of climate change and is ongoing in several sectors (Climate Congress (2009) Changement climatique. Available at: http://climatecongress.ku.dk/pdf/synthesisreport/). To prepare for a national adaptation plan a consultation was carried out during 2010 in mainland France and overseas. A national plan is targeted for 2011.
Keywords
Climate Change Heat Wave Climate Change Impact Spontaneous Adaptation Climate Change Impact AnalysisNotes
Acknowledgements
All the ONERC reports (summary and full reports), from which this text has been extracted, are available on the ONERC website: www.onerc.gouv.fr.
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