Indigenous peoples and climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean /

Indigenous peoples across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) already perceive and experience negative effects of climate change and variability. Although the overall economic impact of climate change on gross domestic product (GDP) is significant, what is particularly problematic is that it falls...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kronik, Jakob
Otros Autores: Verner, Dorte
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2010.
Colección:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Environment and sustainable development.
Temas:
Ethnoecology > Latin America.
Ethnoecology > Caribbean Area.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > Latin America.
Human beings > Effect of climate on > Caribbean Area.
Climatic changes > Latin America.
Climatic changes > Caribbean Area.
Ethnoécologie > Amérique latine.
Ethnoécologie > Caraïbes (Région)
Êtres humains > Influence du climat > Amérique latine.
Êtres humains > Influence du climat > Caraïbes (Région)
Climat > Changements > Amérique latine.
Climat > Changements > Caraïbes (Région)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Climatic changes
Ecology
Human beings > Effect of climate on
Ethnoecology
Latin America > Environmental conditions.
Caribbean Area > Environmental conditions.
Amérique latine > Conditions environnementales.
Caraïbes (Région) > Conditions environnementales.
Caribbean Area
Latin America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon; Chapter 3: Indigenous Peoples of the Andes; Chapter 4: Indigenous Peoples of the Caribbean and Central America; Chapter 5: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Across the Region; Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A: Climate Change and Climatic Variability in Latin America and the Caribbean; Appendix B: Field Work Methodology; Index; Back cover.

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