Climate Risks and Resilience
Communities and decisionmakers across the globe are grappling with how to measure climate risks as they seek to respond to the impacts of climate change, from coastal flooding due to sea level rise to heat waves and wildfires. Experts at Resources for the Future (RFF) are quantifying the economic and social impacts of climate change and evaluating strategies to enhance resilience, ensuring that communities and decisionmakers are equipped with the tools they need to respond.
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Topics
Adaptation and Resilience
Building resilience and adapting to a changing world
Climate Finance and Financial Risk
Improving the measurement and modeling of climate risks to financial markets
Earth Observations for Policy
Remote-sensing data can inform policy and other decisionmaking.
Ecosystems and Nature-Based Solutions
Developing environmental management solutions
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
Wildfires
Analyzing how communities, land managers, and policymakers can mitigate wildfire disasters
Featured Content
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Media Highlight — Nov 2, 2024
City & State: “National Flood Insurance Program Likely to be Headache for Next President”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao reflects on the National Flood Insurance Program.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2024
Reuters Econ World Podcast: “Protection Gap”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao is interviewed for Reuters Econ World podcast, where she talks extensively about flood insurance and its implications for the US housing market.
Media Highlight — Oct 12, 2024
Business Insider: “Back-to-Back Florida Hurricanes Signal Trouble for Home Insurance Prices Nationwide”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao comments on how Hurricanes Helene and Milton may change the landscape of disaster insurance.
On the Issues — Oct 11, 2024
On the Issues: Post-Election Climate Policy, Hurricane Helene, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: post-election climate policy, Hurricane Helene, and more.
Report — Sep 23, 2024
Building Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities: Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience Zones
Building Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities: Analyzing Designation and Use of Community Disaster Resilience Zones
Report — Aug 8, 2024
Can Market Incentives for Wood Products Help Scale Wildfire Risk Reductions in the West?
Can Market Incentives for Wood Products Help Scale Wildfire Risk Reductions in the West?
Journal Article — Aug 5, 2024
Removing Development Incentives in Risky Areas Promotes Climate Adaptation
The study explores the long-term economic impacts of the Coastal Barrier Resources System, a policy enacted in the 1980s that made certain high-risk areas ineligible for federal flood insurance policies, public infrastructure investments, and post-disaste
Explainer — Jul 18, 2024
Weather Volatility 101
This explainer explores trends in extreme heat, precipitation, and weather disasters in the United States.
Conference — Dec 5, 2022
VALUABLES Consortium Capstone Celebration
A special event celebrating the VALUABLES community, spotlighting consortium results, and looking ahead to the future of socioeconomic assessment for Earth observations
RFF Live — Nov 30, 2022
Sparking Solutions: Wildfire Risk and Insurance
The third RFF Live event in the "Sparking Solutions" event series examining the role of insurance in mitigating the risks of wildfire.
Webinar — Nov 14, 2022
Using Satellite Data and Scientific Information to Advance Environmental Justice: What Does Success Look Like?
Using Satellite Data and Scientific Information to Advance Environmental Justice: What Does Success Look Like?
Webinar — Oct 31, 2022
How Can Scientists Work with Decisionmakers to Understand How Satellite Data Really Influences Decisions?
A VALUABLES webinar examining how scientists and decisionmakers can improve their engagement to inform decisions and increase the value of satellite information
On the Issues — Oct 11, 2024
On the Issues: Post-Election Climate Policy, Hurricane Helene, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: post-election climate policy, Hurricane Helene, and more.
Common Resources — Oct 7, 2024
Climate Change, Hurricane Helene, and the Unreliability of History as a Guide to Extreme Weather
Hurricane Helene struck communities that had been considered relatively safe from extreme weather. The storm exemplifies a pattern that has emerged as climate change has intensified: catastrophic weather events can happen anywhere.
Resources Magazine — Oct 7, 2024
Elections Matter. So Does Policy Research.
As the presidential election nears, and regardless of outcome, researchers at Resources for the Future continue to pursue work that will inspire interest, bipartisan coalitions, and progress on policy issues, given the political resilience of the topics.
Resources Magazine — Oct 7, 2024
From 1959 Through Today: 65 Years of Resources Magazine
The past 65 years of Resources—the full archive of articles dating back to the start of the magazine in 1959—are now freely available online to anyone who’s looking for accurate, trustworthy information about environmental economics.
Media Highlight — Nov 2, 2024
City & State: “National Flood Insurance Program Likely to be Headache for Next President”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao reflects on the National Flood Insurance Program.
Media Highlight — Oct 16, 2024
Reuters Econ World Podcast: “Protection Gap”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao is interviewed for Reuters Econ World podcast, where she talks extensively about flood insurance and its implications for the US housing market.
Media Highlight — Oct 12, 2024
Business Insider: “Back-to-Back Florida Hurricanes Signal Trouble for Home Insurance Prices Nationwide”
RFF Fellow Penny Liao comments on how Hurricanes Helene and Milton may change the landscape of disaster insurance.
Media Highlight — Oct 11, 2024
The New York Times: “Will Climate Change Transform the Florida Dream?”
A major RFF report, the Florida Climate Outlook, is mentioned in this newsletter about Florida's reckoning with sea level rise and intense storms.
