Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate
Contributions by Nora Lustig, Luis F. López-Calva, Subrata Mitra, Jivanta Schöttli, Markus Pauli, Kate Bird, Kate Higgins, George Joseph, Quentin Wodon, Enrique Hennings, Arup Mitra, John Weiss, Sergei Soares, Dilys Roe, Terry Sunderland, Bryan R. Bushley, Rishikesh R. Bhandary, Hari Bansha Dulal, Roberto Foa, Craig Johnson, Milo Vandemoortele Edited by Hari Bansha Dulal
Publication date:
14 February 2013Length of book:
430 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-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.