The purpose of the country case studies is to help developing country governments understand the potential economic impacts of climate change and to support their efforts to develop sound policies and investments in response to these potential impacts.

The seven country case studies were selected based on overall vulnerability to major climate change impacts, differing environmental, social, and economic conditions, and adequate data at the national level. Country interest and buy-in at high government level was also fundamental to select the countries. Although it was difficult to ex ante identify the best set of candidates, as is always the case in similar exercises, it was considered important to have representativeness in terms of continents, size, population and income level of the country, as well as richness of data and local capacity to work with the EACC core team to apply the proposed methodology in the country.

Mozambique, Ghana, and Ethiopia represent nearly the full range of agricultural systems in Africa. Mozambique is subject to flooding and extreme events, including tropical cyclones. Both Mozambique and Ghana are on the receiving end of water flowing out of major international river basins. With most of their economic activity and population concentrated along the coast and in low-lying deltas, Vietnam and Bangladesh are Asian countries widely recognized as among the world‘s most vulnerable to climate change, particularly from extreme weather events and flooding, with particular impacts on poorer populations. Bolivia is a poor Latin American country traditionally dependent on the Andean glaciers to supply good portions of water demand, and consisting of a wide range of agro-ecosystems—from smallscale family agriculture on the Altiplano (largely composed by native indigenous populations) to largescale commercial agriculture in the lowlands of Santa Cruz. Finally, Samoa represents a low-lying pacific island at increased risk to sea level rise and storm surge.