Climate change and global poverty : a billion lives in the balance? / Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones,...
Climate change and global poverty : a billion lives in the balance? / Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones,...
Climate change and global poverty : a billion lives in the balance? / Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones, Nigel Purvis, editors.
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Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
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N362.556/1
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English
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Physical content
viii, 299 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
Double jeopardy : what the climate crisis means for the poor / Abigail Jones, Vinca LaFleur, and Nigel Purvis -- Climate change impacts in the developing world : implications for sustainable development / Anthony Nyong -- Toward a new international climate change agreement / Elliot Diringer -- Green...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
"Discusses how climate solutions must empower global development by improving livelihoods, health, and economic prospects and how poverty alleviation must become a central strategy for reducing global vulnerability to adverse climate impacts. Draws on expertise to ask how public, private sectors can help the poor manage the global climate crisis"--...
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Climate change and global poverty : a billion lives in the balance? / Lael Brainard, Abigail Jones, Nigel Purvis, editors.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2009.
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N362.556/1
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74VvR2elWMbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvR2elWMbl
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ISBN
0815702817 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815702818 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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362.556
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991008954559702626
