Climate change and global poverty : a billion lives in the balance? /

"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 sector...

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Other Authors: Brainard, Lael, Jones, Abigail, Purvis, Nigel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
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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"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:viii, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815702818 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815702817 (pbk. : alk. paper)