Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance?Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones, Nigel Purvis Climate change threatens all people, but its adverse effects will be felt most acutely by the world's poor. Absent urgent action, new threats to food security, public health, and other societal needs may reverse hard-fought human development gains. Climate Change and Global Poverty makes concrete recommendations to integrate international development and climate protection strategies. It demonstrates that effective climate solutions must empower global development, while poverty alleviation itself must become a central strategy for both mitigating emissions and reducing global vulnerability to adverse climate impacts. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
What the Climate Crisis Means for the Poor | 10 |
Implications for Sustainable Development | 43 |
Toward a New International Climate Change Agreement | 65 |
Progress and Opportunities | 79 |
Linking Communities Forests and Carbon | 87 |
Multiple Benefits of Mitigation and Adaptation | 104 |
Agriculture and Water | 120 |
Linking Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction | 142 |
What it Means for the Poor | 155 |
Opportunities for Innovation and Experimentation | 181 |
Exploring the Potential for PublicPrivate Insurance to Help the Worlds Poor to Adapt and Thrive as the Climate Changes | 207 |
Mobilizing New Partnerships to Build Climate Change Resilience in Developing Countries and Communities | 223 |
Contributors | 277 |
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Public Health Adaptation to Climate Change in LowIncome Countries | 130 |
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Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance? Lael Brainard,Abigail Jones,Nigel Purvis No preview available - 2009 |
Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance? Lael Brainard,Abigail Jones,Nigel Purvis No preview available - 2009 |