Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change—Guidebook (2020) / Chapter Skim
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153 The following presents a blank Level 1 worksheet. Level 1: Climate-Adapted Benefit-Cost Analysis This is an approximate test to see if it would be cost-effective to upgrade assets to the future conditions posed by climate change.
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154 Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change -- Guidebook Step 3. Determine current discharge flows associated with Step 2.
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Blank Level 1 Worksheet 155 Step 7. Calculate present value of total expected damages under current conditions.
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158 Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change -- Guidebook Calculate future flows and associated expected damage for future climate conditions. To do this, start by identifying the climate change scenario to be used for analysis (see Chapter 3)
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Blank Level 1 Worksheet 159 Step 13. Interpolate the damages ( )
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160 Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change -- Guidebook Step 16. Summarize the climate-adjusted values for discharge and damages.
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Blank Level 1 Worksheet 161 Step 21. Calculate the annualized damages for climate-adjusted conditions using a similar approach to the previous section, substituting the climate-adjusted values for the current condition values.
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