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Economics of climate change in East Asia / Michael Westphal, Gordon Hughes &#38; Jörn Brömmelhörster (Editors). Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, October 2013 - ISBN 978-92-9254-288-7 (print), 978-92-9254-289-4 (web)http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/pub/2013/economics-climate-change-east-asia.pdfDescription (© ADB) :This regional study includes the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia and examines how strategies for adapting to climate change up to 2050 can be combined with measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in East Asia. Besides discussing climate model results for costs of adaptation in infrastructure, coastal protection, and agriculture, the study estimates costs for sector-specific mitigation options and the total abatement potential for 2020 and 2030. Long-term strategies for addressing the impacts of climate change in East Asia are explored with a focus on the linkages between adaptation and mitigation taking account uncertainty about key climate variables. Finally, it discusses opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness of some critical climate change policies such as regional carbon markets.Contents :Climate change impact on East AsiaThe economics of adaptation in the infrastructure sectorThe economics of adaptation in the coastal sectorThe Economics of adaptation in the agriculture sectorThe impacts of climate change on poverty in East AsiaGreenhouse gas projections and the costs of sector-specific mitigation optionsIntegrated assessment modeling in East AsiaClimate policy in East Asia