04296nam 2200649Ia 450 991046226930332120200520144314.00-8213-9612-9(CKB)2670000000230673(EBL)981596(OCoLC)804665556(SSID)ssj0000696440(PQKBManifestationID)11412781(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696440(PQKBWorkID)10695947(PQKB)11407840(PQKBManifestationID)16114215(PQKB)24101545(MiAaPQ)EBC981596(Au-PeEL)EBL981596(CaPaEBR)ebr10591011(OCoLC)794838554(EXLCZ)99267000000023067320120604d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change[electronic resource] quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies /Emmanuel Skoufias, editorWashington D.C. World Bankc20121 online resource (226 p.)Directions in developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-9611-0 Includes bibliographical references.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 PerspectiveIntroducing 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 SourcesEmpirical AnalysisConclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 5 Growing Precious Resources: Climate Variability and Child Height in Rural Mexico; Introduction; Erratic Weather and Health; Traditional 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 CoverOver 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 impaDirections in DevelopmentPovertyDeveloping countriesIncome distributionDeveloping countriesClimatic changesSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesElectronic books.PovertyIncome distributionClimatic changesSocial aspects339.4/6091724Skoufias Emmanuel877233MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462269303321On the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change1958780UNINA