VAM projects

The Programme committee VAM has granted 13 proposals in 2004/2005. The available budget was ± M€ 2,5. The themes of the programme Vulnerability, Mitigation, Adaptation en Adaptation-plus-mitigation are well covered by these granted projects. Within the social, legal and behavioural sciences these projects cover multiple disciplines such as economics, law, sociology, public administration, geography, environmental studies and psychology. The granted projects started in 2005 and the beginning of 2006.

For more information on the granted projects see:

• Prof. dr. P. Rietveld: Climate change impacts on inland navigation, an evaluation of adaptation strategies to cope with decreasing reliability, VUA
• Mw. prof. dr. J.E.M. Kolk: 'Getting down to business': Economic responses to climate change, UvA
• Prof. dr. P. Martens: ECLAT-COAST: The influence of climate & weather on tourist demand in Europe's coastal zones: analysis and exploration, UM
• Dr. K. Burger: Natural hazards, poverty traps, and adaptive livelihoods in Nicaragua, WUR
• Dr. R.B. Dellink: Trade-offs between adaptation and mitigation and the stability of international climate agreements, WUR
• Mw. mr. dr. M.G.W.M. Peeters: Distributional choices in climate change policy: in search of a legal framework, UM
• Mw. prof. dr. E.I.L. Vos: The Application of the Precautionary Principle and Liability Law with Respect to Climate Change, UM
• Prof. dr. mr. C.J. Jepma: Interactions of White certificates for energy efficiency and other market instruments in an international policy context: Can they be effective? A power sector case study, UvA
• Mw. dr. ir. D.J.M. Hilhorst: Adapting to climate-related natural hazards in building rural livelihoods in Mutarara District, Mozambique, WUR
• Prof. dr. C.J.H. Midden: Human Response to Warnings of Dangerous Climate Change: A Study of Flooding Experiences in the Netherlands, TUE
• Dr. K.R.D. Lulofs: Diffusion and adoption of CO2 reduction measures in the mainstream market of the built-up area: Reaching beyond the 2010 Kyoto targets, UT
• Prof. dr. W.M. Lafferty: Analysing local climate vulnerability and local adaptation strategies, UT
• Dr. J.C.J.H. Aerts: Risk management and insurance under climate change, VUA