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Evans, B. and M. Webster, 2008: Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia. Background Paper on Water Supply and Sanitation. World Bank Sustainable Development Department, Europe and Central Asia Region, Washington, DC, 34 pp.
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FAO, 2008: The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008: High food prices and food security – threats and opportunities. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 56 pp.
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FAO, 2009: The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2009. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 63 pp.
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Few, R., M. Ahern, F. Matthies, and S. Kovats, 2004: Floods, Health and Climate Change: A Strategic Review. Working Paper 63, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK, 138 pp.
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Freeman, P.K., 2000: Estimating chronic risk from natural disasters in developing countries: A case study in Honduras. Presented at the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics – Europe Development Thinking at the Millennium, Paris, France, 26-28 June, 2000, 10 pp.
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Freeman, P.K., L. Martin, R. Mechler, K. Warner, with P. Hausman, 2002: Catastrophes and Development, Integrating Natural Catastrophes into Development Planning. World Bank Disaster Risk Management Working Paper Series No. 4, World Bank, Washington, DC, 64 pp.
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Ghesquiere, F., O. Mahul, M. Forni, and R. Gartley, 2006: Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility: A solution to the short-term liquidity needs of small island states in the aftermath of natural disasters. IAT03-13/3, World Bank, Washington, DC.
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Goldstein, R., 2003: A Survey of Water Use and Sustainability in the United States with a Focus on Power Generation. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, 64 pp.
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Guha-Sapir, D., F. Vos, and R. Below, with S. Ponserre, 2011: Annual Disaster Statistical Review 2010: The Numbers and Trends. Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, 42 pp., cred.be/sites/default/files/ADSR_2010.pdf.
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Hallegatte, S. and M. Ghil, 2007: Endogenous Business Cycles and the Economic Response to Exogenous Shocks, Working Papers 2007.20, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Milan, Italy, 20 pp.
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Hallegatte, S., F. Henriet, A. Patwardhan, K. Narayanan, S. Ghosh, S. Karmakar, U. Patnaik, A. Abhayankar, S. Pohit, J. Corfee-Morlot, C. Herweijer, N. Ranger, S. Bhattacharya, M. Bachu, S. Priya, K. Dhore, F. Rafique, P. Mathur, and N. Naville, 2010: Flood Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Benefits in Mumbai: An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and of Possible Adaptation Options. OECD Environment Working Papers No. 27, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Publishing, Paris, France, 61 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1787/5km4hv6wb434-en.
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Handmer, J., C. Reed, and O. Percovich, 2002: Disaster Loss Assessment Guidelines. Department of Emergency Services, State of Queensland, Emergency Management Australia, Commonwealth Australia, 90 pp.
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Handmer, J., S. O’Neil, and D. Killalea, 2010: Review of Fatalities in the February 7, 2009, Bushfires. Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, Melbourne, Australia.
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Hatfield, J.L., K.J. Boote, P. Fay, L. Hahn, C. Izaurralde, B.A. Kimball, T. Mader, J. Morgan, D. Ort, W. Polley, A. Thomson, and D. Wolfe, 2008: Agriculture. In: The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States. A report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Washington, DC, pp. 21-74.
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Heger, M., A. Julca, and O. Paddison, 2008: Analysing the Impact of Natural Hazards in Small Economies: The Caribbean Case. UNU-WIDER Research Paper 2008/25, The World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki, Finland, 27 pp.
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Hennessy, K., C. Lucas, N. Nicholls, J. Bathols, R. Suppiah, and J. Ricketts, 2005: Climate change impacts on fire-weather in south-east Australia. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Bushfire CRC and Australia Bureau of Meterology, Clayton South, Australia, 88 pp.
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Hoes, O.A.C. 2007: Aanpak wateroverlast in polders op basis van risicobeheer. Ph.D. thesis, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 188 pp., repository.tudelft.nl/assets/uuid:69de94f9-385c-4c50-beff-8cc7b955beba/ceg_hoes_20070319.pdf.

Holper, P.N., S. Lucy, M. Nolan, C. Senese, and K. Hennessy, 2007: Infrastructure and Climate Change Risk Assessment for Victoria. Consultancy Report to the Victorian Government prepared by CSIRO, Maunsell Australia, and Phillips Fox, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia, 84 pp.
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Jones, R.N., 2004: Managing climate change risks. In: The Benefits of Climate Change Policies: Analytical and Framework Issues [Agrawal, S. and J. Corfee-Morlot (eds.)]. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France, pp. 249-297.
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Jonkman, S.N., 2007: Loss of Life Estimation in Flood Risk Assessment: Theory And Applications. Ph.D. Thesis, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 354 pp.
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Koppe, C., G. Jendritzky, R.S. Kovats, and B. Menne, 2004: Heat Waves: Risks and Responses. Health and Global Environmental Change, Series No. 2, World Health Organization, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, 123 pp., www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/96965/E82629.pdf.
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Kramer, R.A., 1995: Advantages and limitations of benefit-cost analysis for evaluating investments in natural disaster mitigation. In: Disaster Prevention for Sustainable Development: Economic and Policy Issues [Munasinghe, M. and C. Clarke (eds.)]. World Bank, Washington, DC, pp. 61-76.
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Kurukulasuriya, P. and R. Mendelsohn, 2008: How Will Climate Change Shift Agro-Ecological Zones and Impact African Agriculture? Policy Research Working Paper Series 4717, World Bank, Washington, DC, 31 pp., www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/09/11/000158349_20080911163038/Rendered/PDF/WPS4717.pdf.
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Lemmen, D., F. Warren, J. Laeroix, and E. Bush (eds.), 2008: From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 448 pp.
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Lenton, T., A. Footitt, and A. Dlugolecki, 2009: Major Tipping Points in the Earth’s Climate System and Consequences for the Insurance Sector. World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Gland, Switzerland and Allianz SE, Munich, Germany, 89 pp.
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