Confidence Estimates for SAP 4.4 Adaptation Approaches

Product Type: Report, Pages In

Year: 2008

Author(s): S.H. Julius, J.M. West, J.S. Baron, B. Griffith L.A. Joyce, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott

Pages: 1-15

Suggested Citation: S.H. Julius, J.M. West, J.S. Baron, B. Griffith L.A. Joyce, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott. 2008. Confidence Estimates for SAP 4.4 Adaptation Approaches. In: S.H. Julius and J.M. West (eds.) Baron, J.S., L.A. Joyce, P. Kareiva, B.D. Keller, M.A. Palmer, C.H. Peterson, and J.M. Scott (Authors). Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources - A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1-15 p.

Abstract

For each adaptation approach, authors were asked to consider two separate but related elements of confidence. The first elements is the amount of evidence that is available to assess the effectiveness of a given adaptation approach (indicating that the topic is well-studied and understood). The second is the level of agreement or consensus across the different lines of evidence regarding the effectiveness of the adaptation approach. Authors were asked to rate their confidence according to the following criteria…