1. Climate Change and Global Poverty : A Billion Lives in the Balance?
- Author
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Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones, Nigel Purvis, Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones, and Nigel Purvis
- Subjects
- Global temperature changes, Global environmental change, Climatic changes--Economic aspects, Poverty--Government policy, Economic development--International cooperation, Economic geography
- Abstract
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.
- Published
- 2009