An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development

This policy brief introduces a paper that investigates the evidence for 'triple win' policies—strategies that simultaneously provide climate adaptation, mitigation, and development benefits. It notes a current lack of empirical evidence on the costs and benefits of such policies and describes an assessment based on four developing country studies. The work is part of a broader project focused on identifying climate-smart investment strategies for coastal zones to support national planners.

• There is a lack of empirical evidence regarding the costs and benefits associated with 'triple win' policies, which are designed to generate simultaneous benefits for climate adaptation, mitigation, and development.
• The paper 'An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development' evaluates the practical application of climate compatible development policies using four studies from developing countries, categorizing decision-making as 'no-regrets', 'low regrets', or 'with regrets'.
• The policy brief is linked to a larger project titled 'Achieving triple wins: identifying climate smart investment strategies for the coastal zone', which intends to assist national coastal planners and policy makers in choosing adaptation and mitigation priorities that reduce emissions, enable climate adaptation, and improve local livelihoods.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development. https://cdkn.org/resource/evidence-of-benefits-from-climate-compatible-development

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/evidence-of-benefits-from-climate-compatible-development.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014investigation, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/evidence-of-benefits-from-climate-compatible-development}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }