This work developed and applied a framework for the economic analysis of land use reconfiguration (removal of dykes and returning a floodplain function) in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, in order to reduce downstream flooding risks in major cities. Building on a major physical flood risk...
NCE was invited to contribute to this roundtable facilitated by Professor Quentin Grafton. The roundtable brought together members of The Economics and Science Group. The discussion focus was on how decision-making must connect policy priorities to an expert knowledge base and an understanding of bio-physical...
This project undertook economic analysis of water supply options for Micronesia and tested the potential impact of climate change on the choice of water supply options. Using two real-world case studies, water demand and supply models were developed and a number of scenarios were then run based on...
We were engaged by the OECD to research and write a case study chapter for a book on the design, implementation and evaluation of the use of reverse auctions as a means of purchasing ecosystem services. The book chapter was based on a number of...
The UK Foreign Office assisted Indonesia to analyse the current context and prepare proposals for submission to COP 15 in Copenhagen. This required assessing land use change, avoided deforestation, spatial planning and evaluation of the budgetary implications of such changes (particularly in the province of...
Starting in the 1950s about 30 ha of Norfolk Island had been planted with assorted timber species in the hope of developing local self-sufficiency for wood. These now lie within a national park and are incompatible with its conservation priorities. This project involved the feasibility,...