Economics of Climate-Resilient Development
Publisher: Elgar Publishing Limited, Edward
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781785360305
Subjects: Economic development, environmental aspects; Climatic changes; Developing countries, economic conditions
Description: Some climate change is now inevitable and strategies to adapt to these changes are quickly developing. The question is particularly paramount for low-income countries, which are likely to be most affected. This timely and unique book takes an integrated look at the twin challenges of climate change and development. The book treats adaptation to climate change as an issue of climate-resilient development, rather than as a bespoke set of activities (flood defences, drought plans, and so on), combining climate and development challenges into a single strategy. It asks how the standard approaches...