Swenson, David A.

January 2011

This is Chapter 6 in the state-mandated Regent's institution collaborative report, "Climate Change Impacts on Iowa, 2010: Report to the Governor and the Iowa General Assembly."

Iowa's climate is changing, and that means Iowa's economy is changing.  A changing Iowa economy will have consequences for agriculture, food production, Iowa's vaunted insurance agency, general energy use, Iowa's households, Iowa governments, and disaster services.  This chapter profiles near and longer term consequences of climate change to these key elements of Iowa society and the Iowa economy.

Keywords: economic impact, public services, climate change, insurance industry