Shock waves
Subtitle: managing the impacts of climate change on poverty
By: Stephane Hallegatte, Mook Bangalore, Laura Bonzanigo, Marianne Fay, Tamaro Kane, Ulf Narloch, Julie Roz Rozenberg, David Treguer, Adrien Vogt-Schilb
Publisher: The World Bank; World Bank Publications
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781464806735
Subjects: Economic policy; Economic aspects; Climatic changes; Economic development; Poverty
Description: Ending poverty and addressing climate change are the two defining issues of our time. Both are essential to achieving sustainable global development. But they cannot be considered in isolation. This report brings together these two overarching objectives and explores how they can be more easily achieved if considered together. It demonstrates the urgency of efforts to reduce poverty and the vulnerability of poor people in the face of climate change. It also provides guidance on how to ensure that climate change policies contribute to poverty reduction and poverty reduction policies contribute to climate change mitigation and resilience building.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.