04377oam 22006735 450 991079031740332120230126205601.00-8213-9612-910.1596/978-0-8213-9611-7(CKB)2670000000230673(EBL)981596(OCoLC)804665556(SSID)ssj0000696440(PQKBManifestationID)11412781(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696440(PQKBWorkID)10695947(PQKB)11407840(PQKBManifestationID)16114215(PQKB)24101545(Au-PeEL)EBL981596(CaPaEBR)ebr10591011(OCoLC)794838554(MiAaPQ)EBC981596(The World Bank)17330619(US-djbf)17330619(EXLCZ)99267000000023067320120604d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change : quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies /Emmanuel Skoufias, editorWashington D.C. :World Bank,[2012]copyright 2012.pages cmDirections 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 impaWorld Bank e-Library.PovertyDeveloping countriesIncome distributionDeveloping countriesClimatic changesSocial aspectsDeveloping countriesPovertyIncome distributionClimatic changesSocial aspects339.4/6091724Skoufias Emmanuel1493063DLCDLCBOOK9910790317403321On the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change3739994UNINA