Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes
iv
Acknowledgments
v
Acronyms
vi
Executive Summary
vii
Introduction
1
Climate Change, Health, and Costs
3
Climate Change and Health
Health Costs of Climate Change
Health in Sector Project Investments
3
7
12
Managing the Health Impacts of Climate Change through Sector Projects
15
Identifying and Quantifying the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Monetizing Health Impacts in Projects
Defensive Expenditures Methodology
Cost-of-Illness Methodology
Contingent Valuation Methodology
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Investments
A Collaborative Approach
15
19
20
20
22
24
26
Conclusions and Recommendations
28
References
30