Shock waves : managing the impacts of climate change on poverty /

"Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty brings together those two objectives and explores how they can more easily be achieved if considered together. The report combines the findings from household surveys in 92 countries that describe demographic structures and income...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hallegatte, Stéphane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016.
Series:Climate change and development series.
Subjects:
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Economic policy.
Economic development.
Poverty.
Poverty
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique.
Politique économique.
Développement économique.
Pauvreté.
economic development.
poverty.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Economic development
Economic policy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. From Climate Change to Poverty and Back: A Framework
  • 3. Bad Seed: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
  • 3. Threat Multiplier: Climate Change, Disasters, and Poor People.
  • 4. Under the Weather: Climate Change, Health, and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty
  • 5. Lend a Hand: Poor People, Support Systems, Safety Nets, and Inclusion
  • 6. A Window of Opportunity: Climate Policies.

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