Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : guidance report

Chambwera, Muyeye; Baulcomb, Corinne; Lunduka, Rodney; de Bresser, Laura; Chaudhury, Abrar

Stakeholder-focused cost-benefit analysis in the water sector : guidance report

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IDL-50836.pdf (610.57 KB)

Date

2013-01

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International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, GB

Abstract

These guidelines are intended to show how economic tools can be used for a stakeholder-focused approach to planning and evaluating adaptation to climate change. Using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) as an overall framework, this guidance document presents the basic steps of an approach that enriches traditional economic analysis by focusing on stakeholders in the water sector. The case studies, all located in areas facing the impact of climate change in the water sector, used stakeholder approaches to undertake economic analyses of adapting to climate change. Outcomes will be determined by specific needs, which will vary from one setting to another.

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An accompanying synthesis report can also be found at http://pubs.iied.org/16523IIED.html

Keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, WATER MANAGEMENT, MOROCCO, MALAWI, BANGLADESH, BOLIVIA, NEPAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, GLOBAL SOUTH, GUIDELINES