"Assessing the Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation in South Asia" by Mahfuz Ahmed and Suphachol Suphachalasai

This volume synthesizes the results of country and sector studies on the economic costs and benefits of unilateral and regional actions on climate change in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Adaptation measures such as flood defences and climate-proofed infrastructure are essential to protect South Asia from the ravages of climate change, explains Mahfuzuddin Ahmed, ADB Principal Climate Change Specialist

Contents
Tables, Figures, and Boxes
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
PART I: Situation Analysis and Methodology
1 Introduction
Climate Change
About This Study
2 Methodology
Approach and Framework
Models and Scenario Assumptions
3 Climate Change Scenario in South Asia
Observed Climate Trends in South Asia
Projected Climate Change Impact in South Asia
Projected Climate Change Scenarios by Country
PART II: Climate Change—Impact and Adaptation
4 Modeling Climate Change and Its Impacts on Sectors
Country Vulnerabilities and Physical Impacts on Sectors
Modeling Results
5 Economic Implications of Climate Change in South Asia
Modeling the Economy-Wide Impact of Climate Change
Results from Integrated Assessment Models
Results from Computable General Equilibrium Model
PART III: Responses
6 Adaptation Options, Policies, and Strategies
Adaptation Options
Policies and Strategies
Conclusions and Way Forward
Appendixes
1 Characteristics of Observed and Regional Climate Model-Simulated Seasonal and Annual Total Rainfall and Mean Temperatures for Three IPCC Emission Scenarios in South Asia 109
2 Agricultural Losses in Bangladesh due to Natural Disasters in Different Years
3 Economy-Wide and Sector-Specific Adaptation Options
4 Summary of Adaptation Funding Sources
References