Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 431 p)
,
col. ill., col. maps
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23 cm
Edition:
Online edition s.l.
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development
Series Statement:
World Bank eLibrary
DDC:
303.48
Keywords:
Climatic changes / Economic aspects / Caribbean Area
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Climatic changes / Economic aspects / Latin America
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Climatic changes / Social aspects / Caribbean Area
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Climatic changes / Social aspects / Latin America
;
Economic assistance
;
Human beings / Effect of climate on
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Poverty / Caribbean Area
;
Poverty / Latin America
Description / Table of Contents:
IntroductionWater scarcity, climate change, and the poor -- Climate change, disaster hotspots, and asset erosion -- Agrarian livelihoods and climate change -- Coastal livelihoods and climate change -- Human health and climate change -- Migration and climate change -- Conflict and climate change -- Simulating the effects of climate change on poverty and inequality -- Building short-term coping capacity and longer-term resilience through asset-based adaptation -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1596/978-0-8213-8238-7
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