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UNINA9910819999803321 |
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Titolo |
On the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change : quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies / / Emmanuel Skoufias, editor |
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Washington D.C., : World Bank, c2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poverty - Developing countries |
Income distribution - Developing countries |
Climatic changes - Social aspects - Developing countries |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor and Authors; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Disquiet on the Weather Front: Implications of Climate Change for Poverty Reduction; Introduction; Climate Change in a Rural Context; Pioneering Research Models; Introducing Heterogeneity; Contributions of This Volume; Conclusions and Some Policy Implications; Notes; References; Chapter 2 The Forecast for Poverty: A Review of the Evidence; Introduction; Climate Change and Global Poverty: The Aggregate Perspective |
Introducing Heterogeneity: The Microeconomic ApproachKey Messages and Policy Considerations; Annex 2A Using the RICE Model to Estimate Poverty Impacts of Climate Change; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Too Little Too Late: Welfare Impacts of Rainfall Shocks in Rural Indonesia; Introduction; Methodology; Weather and Survey Data; Empirical Results; Conclusions and Policy Considerations; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Timing Is Everything: How Weather Shocks Affect Household Welfare in Rural Mexico; Introduction; Mexico's Climate and Agriculture; Household, Climate, and Agricultural Data Sources |
Empirical AnalysisConclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Growing Precious Resources: Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico; Introduction; Erratic Weather and Health; Traditional |
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Agricultural Adaptation; Focus on Early Childhood Health, Growth; Height-for-Age as a Proxy for Health; Overview of Findings; Chapter Structure; Past Research: The Weather- Consumption-Health Nexus; Context and Methodology; Results: How Weather Shocks Affect Rural Children's Height; Discussion and Conclusions; Notes; References; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the past century, the world has seen a sustained decline in the proportion of people living in poverty, but climate change could challenge poverty reduction efforts. On the Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change: Quantifying the Effects, Identifying the Adaptation Strategies surveys the relevant research on how climate change may affect global poverty rates and presents country-specific studies with implications for low-income rural populations as well as governments' risk management programs.An evidence review examines three main strands of the literature. Unsurprisingly, the impa |
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