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Private-sector adaptation to climate risk

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  • Swenja Surminski

    (Swenja Surminski is at the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP), London School of Economics and Political Science, Tower 3, Clements Inn Passage, London WC2A 2AZ, UK)

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A small but growing number of companies are addressing climate risks; however, a range of barriers limit wider private-sector adaptation efforts, particularly in developing countries.

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  • Swenja Surminski, 2013. "Private-sector adaptation to climate risk," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 3(11), pages 943-945, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:3:y:2013:i:11:d:10.1038_nclimate2040
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2040
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    1. Martina Linnenluecke & Andrew Griffiths & Peter Mumby, 2015. "Executives’ engagement with climate science and perceived need for business adaptation to climate change," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 131(2), pages 321-333, July.
    2. W. Pauw & R. Klein & P. Vellinga & F. Biermann, 2016. "Private finance for adaptation: do private realities meet public ambitions?," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 134(4), pages 489-503, February.
    3. Crick, Florence & Eskander, Shaikh M.S.U. & Fankhauser, Sam & Diop, Mamadou, 2018. "How do African SMEs respond to climate risks? Evidence from Kenya and Senegal," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 157-168.
    4. W. P. Pauw & R. J. T. Klein & P. Vellinga & F. Biermann, 2016. "Private finance for adaptation: do private realities meet public ambitions?," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 134(4), pages 489-503, February.
    5. Swenja Surminski, 2015. "Does it matter what you call it? Reflections on how companies voluntarily disclose their adaptation activities," GRI Working Papers 210, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
    6. Giuseppe Forino & Jason von Meding, 2021. "Climate change adaptation across businesses in Australia: interpretations, implementations, and interactions," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(12), pages 18540-18555, December.
    7. Donghyun Kim & Junbeom Lee, 2016. "Development of a Web-Based Tool for Climate Change Risk Assessment in the Business Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-22, October.
    8. Shanghui Jia & Xinhui Chen & Liyan Han & Jiayu Jin, 2023. "Global climate change and commodity markets: A hedging perspective," Journal of Futures Markets, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(10), pages 1393-1422, October.
    9. Jennifer Steeves & Swenja Surminski, 2014. "Taking an organisational approach to private sector adaptation � the case of Tata Teleservices in India," GRI Working Papers 171, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
    10. Ellie Martus & Stephen Fortescue, 2022. "Russian coal in a changing climate: risks and opportunities for industry and government," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 173(3), pages 1-21, August.
    11. Josephine Bremer & Martina K. Linnenluecke, 2017. "Determinants of the perceived importance of organisational adaptation to climate change in the Australian energy industry," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 42(3), pages 502-521, August.
    12. Alina Averchenkova & Florence Crick & Adriana Kocornik-Mina & Hayley Leck & Swenja Surminski, 2015. "Multinational corporations and climate adaptation – Are we asking the right questions? A review of current knowledge and a new research perspective," GRI Working Papers 183, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
    13. W. Pieter Pauw, 2017. "Mobilising private adaptation finance: developed country perspectives," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 55-71, February.
    14. Florence Crick & Mamadou Diop & Momadou Sow & Birame Diouf & Babacar Diouf & Joseph Muhwanga & Muna Dajani, 2016. "Enabling private sector adaptation in developing countries and their semi-arid regions – case studies of Senegal and Kenya," GRI Working Papers 258, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
    15. Chen Chen & Jessica Hellmann & Lea Berrang-Ford & Ian Noble & Patrick Regan, 2018. "A global assessment of adaptation investment from the perspectives of equity and efficiency," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 101-122, January.

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