Acklins Island (Bahamas)

This Deimos-1 image, acquired 09 March 2014, shows Acklin Island, part of a group of Bahamian islands, it defines a large, shallow lagoon called the Bight of Acklin. The morphology of the land is low and flat, with ridges that usually rise no more than 15 to 20m.

Organisation: EAERE, FEEM, VIU

Location: Venice, Italy

Conference Overview:

The topic covered by the 2014 Summer School is The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change. There is no doubt that both adaptation and mitigation will be necessary to reduce the impact of anthropogenic global warming on the economy. The objective of the School is to provide tools and methods to understand how economists frame the problem of adaptation to climate change. The lectures will start with an introduction to the theory of adaptation to climate change and will then focus on specific sectors or impacts - tropical cyclones, agriculture, forestry and ecosystems, water. Two final lectures will introduce the use of integrated assessment modelling tools to study optimal adaptation to climate change.

The Summer School is aimed at Ph.D. students that are already writing a thesis on the economics of adaptation to climate change and want to engage into a highly interactive exchange with experts in the field. Students will be asked to present an advanced version of their research work and will receive valuable feedback from fellow students and from the School professors. Students will also be assigned a tutor that will provide individual feedback during consultation time.