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The implications of climate change for extreme weather events and their socio-economic consequences in Finland

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  • Adriaan Perrels
  • Tarja Tuovinen
  • Noora Veijalainen
  • Kirsti Jylhä
  • Juha Aaltonen
  • Riitta Molarius
  • Markus Porthin
  • Jari Silander
  • Tony Rosqvist
  • Tim Carter
  • Stefan Fronzek

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This publication reports on the main findings of the entire TOLERATE project, which was an integrated natural science ? social science project for the assessment of climate changed induced changes of extreme weather events and their social-economic consequences at a regional level. It includes regional projections of changes in climate conditions in Finland, with special reference to (short) periods with extremely abundant and extreme scant precipitation respectively. Based on these projections changes in river flood risks are assessed for two water shed areas by means of hydrological models. The resulting flood maps for events with different return times are subsequently evaluated with respect to their direct damage cost and with respect to the overall macroeconomic impacts in the region. With the aid of a group decision support system alternative flood risk mitigation options (investment alternatives) were preliminary explored with the aim to arrive at a ranking of alternatives based on a mix of criteria.

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Paper provided by Government Institute for Economic Research Finland (VATT) in its series Research Reports with number 158.

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Date of creation: 07 Jul 2010
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Handle: RePEc:fer:resrep:158

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Keywords: Adaptation; climate change; cost-benefit analysis; decision support; flood risk; hazard economics; regional climate scenario;

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  1. Kimmo Marttila & Juha Honkatukia, 2011. "The effects of energy taxes on energy consumption in Finland between 1995 and 2004 - An historical analysis using the VATTAGE-model," Research Reports 162, Government Institute for Economic Research Finland (VATT).

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