Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate
Contributions by Nora Lustig Tulane University, Luis F. López-Calva The World Bank, Subrata Mitra Heidelberg University, Jivanta Schöttli Heidelberg University, Markus Pauli Heidelberg University, Kate Bird Overseas Development Institute, Kate Higgins North South Institute, George Joseph The World Bank, Quentin Wodon The World Bank, Enrique Hennings Fairtrade International, Arup Mitra Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, John Weiss University of Bradford, Sergei Soares Institute for Applied Economic Research, Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development, Terry Sunderland Center for International Forestry Research, Bryan R. Bushley University of Hawai'i, Rishikesh R. Bhandary Tufts University, Hari Bansha Dulal, Roberto Foa Harvard University, Craig Johnson, Milo Vandemoortele London School of Economics Edited by Hari Bansha Dulal
Publication date:
14 February 2013Length of book:
430 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
235x162mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9780739168011
Poverty reduction challenges in the twenty-first century are not the same as those from the previous century. The shift is due in no small part to climate change and climate-related weather disasters, such as extreme flood and drought. The magnitude and frequency of such events are only expected to increase in the coming decades, affecting more and more impoverished people across the globe.
Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate, edited by Hari Bansha Dulal, is a work which discusses the new innovations and funding mechanisms which have emerged in response to the rise of climate-related challenges in the twenty-first century. Dulal and the text's contributors explore the synergies and implications of those innovations with respect to poverty alleviation goals. This collection brings together a range of scholars from different backgrounds, ranging from political science, economics, public policy, and environmental science, all analyzing poverty reduction challenges and opportunities from different, forward-thinking perspectives.
Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate, edited by Hari Bansha Dulal, is a work which discusses the new innovations and funding mechanisms which have emerged in response to the rise of climate-related challenges in the twenty-first century. Dulal and the text's contributors explore the synergies and implications of those innovations with respect to poverty alleviation goals. This collection brings together a range of scholars from different backgrounds, ranging from political science, economics, public policy, and environmental science, all analyzing poverty reduction challenges and opportunities from different, forward-thinking perspectives.
The important debates about climate change and poverty reduction usually occur in separate policy spheres. This compelling book argues that the impacts of climate change and poverty are increasingly interconnected. I highly recommend this timely and well-written volume because it shows how poverty alleviation and equitable growth can occur in the face of climate change—if policy makers are willing to address climate change and economic development in a holistic manner.