03479nam 2200709 a 450 991045429410332120200520144314.01-282-01255-X97866120125560-8213-7921-6(CKB)1000000000750419(EBL)459418(OCoLC)560618420(SSID)ssj0000088086(PQKBManifestationID)11111060(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088086(PQKBWorkID)10070817(PQKB)10429269(MiAaPQ)EBC459418(Au-PeEL)EBL459418(CaPaEBR)ebr10369800(CaONFJC)MIL201255(EXLCZ)99100000000075041920090127d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLow carbon, high growth[electronic resource] Latin American responses to climate change : an overview /Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, John NashWashington, D.C. World Bankc20091 online resource (92 p.)World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7920-8 0-8213-7619-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-78).Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Climate Change Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean; 3. The Need for a Coordinated, Effective, Efficient, and Equitable Global Response; 4. LAC's Potential Contribution to Global Mitigation Efforts; 5. Policies for a High-Growth, Low-Carbon Future; 6. Summary and Conclusions; Annex 1: Mitigation Potential by Country and Type of Emissions; Annex 2: Potential Annual Economic Impacts of Climate Change in CARICOM Countries circa 2080 (in millions 2007 US); Bibliography; EndnotesThere is an increasing consensus in the scientific community that climate change is a real and present threat. Despite the large uncertainty on the timing, magnitude and even the direction of some of the physical and economic effects of this phenomenon, it is widely accepted that the differences are regional and that developing countries as well as lower income populations tend to suffer the most. In this context, it is critical for Latin American countries to develop strategies for adapting to the various impacts of climate change, and for contributing to global efforts aimed at mitigation.ClWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies.Climatic changesLatin AmericaClimatic changesCaribbean AreaGreenhouse gas mitigationGovernment policyLatin AmericaGreenhouse gas mitigationGovernment policyCaribbean AreaLatin AmericaClimateCaribbean AreaClimateElectronic books.Climatic changesClimatic changesGreenhouse gas mitigationGovernment policyGreenhouse gas mitigationGovernment policy363.738/74098Torre Augusto de la881878Fajnzylber Pablo858188Nash John1953-881879MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454294103321Low carbon, high growth1969884UNINA