LEADER 03203nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910456869903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-33505-7 010 $a9786612335051 010 $a0-8213-8081-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005683 035 $a(EBL)476227 035 $a(OCoLC)550676405 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333533 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12064019 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333533 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10357691 035 $a(PQKB)10580513 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476227 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476227 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10347287 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL233505 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005683 100 $a20090903d2009 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLow-carbon development$b[electronic resource] $eLatin American responses to climate change /$fAugusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, and John Nash, editors 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8054-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Confronting the Global Challenge; Figures; Maps; Tables; 2. Climate Change Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean; 3. Adapting to a Changing Climate in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region; Boxes; 4. Mitigation Efforts: Moving Beyond the First Generation of Emission Reductions; 5. Latin America and the Caribbean Region's GHG Emissions; 6. Climate Change Mitigation in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region: No Regrets and Beyond; Appendix: Authors of Background Papers; Bibliography; Index 330 $aGovernments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean should be well informed about the potential costs and benefits of combating climate change, their policy options over the next decades, and the global context for these policy decisions. At the same time, the global community needs to be better informed about the unique perspective of the Latin American and Caribbean region: problems the region will face, its potential contributions toward combating global warming, and how to maximize this potential while continuing to maintain growth and reduce poverty. This book, a companion vo 410 0$aWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. 606 $aEnergy policy$zLatin America 606 $aCarbon dioxide mitigation$zLatin America 606 $aClimatic changes$zLatin America 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnergy policy 615 0$aCarbon dioxide mitigation 615 0$aClimatic changes 676 $a363.738/746098 701 $aTorre$b Augusto de la$0881878 701 $aFajnzylber$b Pablo$0858188 701 $aNash$b John$f1953-$0881879 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456869903321 996 $aLow-carbon development$92086781 997 $aUNINA