ISBN:
9780821382387
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1282725548
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9780821383780
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9781282725546
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (xxii, 431 p)
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col. ill., col. maps
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23 cm
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library
Serie:
Directions in development. Environment and sustainable development
Paralleltitel:
Print version Reducing Poverty, Protecting Livelihoods, and Building Assets in a Changing Climate : Social Implications of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean
DDC:
303.48
Schlagwort(e):
Climatic changes Economic aspects
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Climatic changes Economic aspects
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Climatic changes Social aspects
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Climatic changes Social aspects
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Economic assistance
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Human beings Effect of climate on
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Poverty
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Poverty
Kurzfassung:
Climate change is the defining development challenge of our time. More than a global environmental issue, climate change and variability threaten to reverse recent progress in poverty reduction and economic growth. Both now and over the long run, climate change and variability threatens human and social development by restricting the fulfillment of human potential and by disempowering people and communities in reducing their livelihoods options. Communities across Latin America and the Caribbean are already experiencing adverse consequences from climate change and variability. Precipitation ha
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction -- Water 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.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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