Handbook of Behavioral Economics and Climate Change

Edited by S. Niggol Seo, Founder, Lamajel Ling, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Contents:

PART I EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION
1 Editor’s introduction to the Handbook of Behavioral Economics and
Climate Change 2
S. Niggol Seo

PART II OCEAN-BASED SYSTEMS: OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES
2 The economics of tropical cyclone adaptation 33
Laura Bakkensen and Logan Blair
3 The economics of efficient adaptation to sea level rise 63
Robert Mendelsohn
4 Climate and cultivation in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river delta 73
Jeffrey Chow, Alder Keleman-Saxena and Alark Saxena
5 Tropical cyclones in the small island developing nations in the world
oceans: an economic analysis of the Green Climate Fund’s grant allocations 98
S. Niggol Seo, Alexander J. Felson and Janine Felson

PART III LAND-BASED SYSTEMS: AGRICULTURE, WATER, AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
6 Climate change and historical changes in rice yield in Thailand 118
Thanyaporn Chankrajang and Khemarat Talerngsri-Teerasuwannajak
7 Climate adaptation in the Indu-Gangetic Basin 143
Upali A. Amarasinghe, Alok Sikka and Lagudu Surinadu
8 Historical changes in the Pampas biome, land use, and climate change 162
Bruno Lanfranco, Enrique Fernández, Bruno Ferraro and Juan M. Soares de Lima
9 Sustainable intensification of agriculture and economy in the Pampas
grasslands under climate change 193
Bruno Lanfranco, Enrique Fernández, Bruno Ferraro and Juan M. Soares de Lima
10 Rural households’ income diversification, climate change and food
security in Kenya 226
Richard Mulwa and Jane Kabubo-Mariara

PART IV RENEWABLE ENERGY
11 Rapid climate risk assessment methodologies for hydropower projects:
concepts and theory 245
Johan G. Grijsen
12 Rapid climate risk assessment methodology for hydropower projects:
case studies 275
Johan G. Grijsen and Kristin Gilroy
13 An analysis of biogas, biomass, forest credits, and renewable energy
programs in Brazil and Argentina supported by the Green Climate Fund 291
Bruno Lanfranco and S. Niggol Seo

PART V GLOBAL CLIMATE POLICY NEGOTIATIONS
14 Farmers’ acceptance of carbon offset programs in agriculture 309
Martina Bozzola and Simone Cerroni
15 An analysis of the Paris Agreement: commitments versus performances
in Thailand and Vietnam 330
Thanyaporn Chankrajang, Khemarat Talerngsri-Teerasuwannajak and S.
Niggol Seo

PART VI GLOBAL PUBLIC GOODS’ FUNDS
16 An analysis of the behavioral economics of the Green Climate Fund 345
Martina Bozzola and S. Niggol Seo
17 An analysis of Sri Lankan and Indian water projects under the Green
Climate Fund 367
Upali A. Amarasinghe and S. Niggol Seo
18 A review of the Green Climate Fund’s grant allocations to Kenya and Ethiopia 385
S. Niggol Seo, Richard Mulwa and Jane Mariara-Kabubo
Book Annex 405

Index