LEADER 03997nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910458162703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-72554-8 010 $a9786612725548 010 $a0-8213-8378-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000015687 035 $a(EBL)589842 035 $a(OCoLC)667295593 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000410097 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12121167 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000410097 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10349274 035 $a(PQKB)10331257 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC589842 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL589842 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10408456 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL272554 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000015687 100 $a20100531d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aReducing poverty, protecting livelihoods, and building assets in a changing climate$b[electronic resource] $esocial implications of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean /$fDorte Verner, editor 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (773 p.) 225 1 $aDirections in Development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-8238-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Water Scarcity, Climate Change, and the Poor; Chapter 3: Climate Change, Disaster Hot Spots, and Asset Erosion; Chapter 4: Agrarian Livelihoods and Climate Change; Chapter 5: Coastal Livelihoods and Climate Change; Chapter 6: Human Health and Climate Change; Chapter 7: Migration and Climate Change; Chapter 8: Conflict and Climate Change; Chapter 9: Simulating the Effects of Climate Change on Poverty and Inequality 327 $aChapter 10: Building Short-Term Coping Capacity and Longer-Term Resilience through Asset-Based AdaptationChapter 11: Conclusion; Appendix A: Climate Change and Climatic Variability in Latin America and the Caribbean; Appendix B: Summaries of Likely Climate Change Impacts, by Country; Appendix C: Methodology and Data; Index; Back cover 330 $aClimate change is the defining development challenge of our time. More than a global environmental issue, climate change and variability threaten to reverse recent progress in poverty reduction and economic growth. Both now and over the long run, climate change and variability threatens human and social development by restricting the fulfillment of human potential and by disempowering people and communities in reducing their livelihoods options. Communities across Latin America and the Caribbean are already experiencing adverse consequences from climate change and variability. Precipitation ha 410 0$aDirections in Development 606 $aPoverty$zLatin America 606 $aPoverty$zCaribbean Area 606 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects$zLatin America 606 $aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects$zCaribbean Area 606 $aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$zLatin America 606 $aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$zCaribbean Area 606 $aHuman beings$xClimatic factors 606 $aEconomic assistance 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects 615 0$aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects 615 0$aHuman beings$xClimatic factors. 615 0$aEconomic assistance. 676 $a303.48 701 $aVerner$b Dorte$0855043 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458162703321 996 $aReducing poverty, protecting livelihoods, and building assets in a changing climate$91909195 997 $aUNINA