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Designing climate change adaptation policies : an economic framework / S. Hallegatte, F.  Lecocq, C. de Perthuis. World Bank Policy Research working paper 5568, 41 p. http://www.centre-cired.fr/spip.php?article1241Adaptation  has long been neglected in the debate and policies surrounding climate  change. However, increasing awareness of climate change has led many  stakeholders to look for the best way to limit its consequences and has  resulted in a large number of initiatives related to adaptation,  particularly at the local level. This report proposes a general economic  framework to help stakeholders in the public sector to develop  effective adaptation strategies. To do so, it lays out the general  issues involved in adaptation, including the role of uncertainty and  inertia, and the need to consider structural changes in addition to  marginal adjustments. Then, it identifies the reasons for legitimate  public action in terms of adaptation, and four main domains of action :  the production and dissemination of information on climate change and  its impacts ; the adaptation of standards, regulations and fiscal  policies ; the required changes in institutions ; and direct adaptation  actions of governments and local communities in terms of public  infrastructure, public buildings and ecosystems. Finally, the report  suggests a method to build public adaptation plans and to assess the  desirability of possible policies (© CIRED)