LEADER 04296nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910462269303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8213-9612-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000230673 035 $a(EBL)981596 035 $a(OCoLC)804665556 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000696440 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11412781 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000696440 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10695947 035 $a(PQKB)11407840 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16114215 035 $a(PQKB)24101545 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981596 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981596 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10591011 035 $a(OCoLC)794838554 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000230673 100 $a20120604d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aOn the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change$b[electronic resource] $equantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies /$fEmmanuel Skoufias, editor 210 $aWashington D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9611-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 Perspective 327 $aIntroducing 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 Sources 327 $aEmpirical 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 Cover 330 $aOver the past century, the world has seen a sustained decline in the proportion of people living in poverty, but climate change could challenge poverty reduction efforts. On the Poverty and Welfare Impacts of Climate Change: Quantifying the Effects, Identifying the Adaptation Strategies surveys the relevant research on how climate change may affect global poverty rates and presents country-specific studies with implications for low-income rural populations as well as governments' risk management programs.An evidence review examines three main strands of the literature. Unsurprisingly, the impa 410 0$aDirections in Development 606 $aPoverty$zDeveloping countries 606 $aIncome distribution$zDeveloping countries 606 $aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects$zDeveloping countries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPoverty 615 0$aIncome distribution 615 0$aClimatic changes$xSocial aspects 676 $a339.4/6091724 701 $aSkoufias$b Emmanuel$0877233 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462269303321 996 $aOn the poverty and welfare impacts of climate change$91958780 997 $aUNINA