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Social Dimensions of Climate Change : Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World

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dc.contributor.authorNorton, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMearns, Robin
dc.contributor.editorMearns, Robin
dc.contributor.editorNorton, Andrew
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:04:53Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:04:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractClimate change is widely acknowledged as foremost among the formidable challenges facing the international community in the 21st century. It poses challenges to fundamental elements of our understanding of appropriate goals for social and economic policy, such as the connection of prosperity, growth, equity, and sustainable development. This volume seeks to establish an agenda for research and action built on an enhanced understanding of the relationship between climate change and the key social dimensions of vulnerability, social justice, and equity. The volume is organized as follows. This introductory chapter first sets the scene by framing climate change as an issue of social justice at multiple levels, and by highlighting equity and vulnerability as the central organizing themes of an agenda on the social dimensions of climate change. Chapter two leads off with a review of existing theories and frameworks for understanding vulnerability, drawing out implications for pro-poor climate policy. Understanding the multilayered causal structure of vulnerability then can assist in identifying entry points for pro-poor climate policy at multiple levels. Building on such analytical approaches, chapters three and four, respectively, consider the implications of climate change for armed conflict and for migration. Those chapters are followed by a discussion of two of the most important social cleavages that characterize distinct forms of vulnerability to climate change and climate action: gender (chapter five) and ethnicity or indigenous identity (chapter six), in the latter case, focusing on the role of indigenous knowledge in crafting climate response measures in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Chapter seven highlights the important mediating role of local institutions in achieving more equitable, pro-poor outcomes from efforts to support adaptation to climate change. Chapter eight examines the implications of climate change for agrarian societies living in dry-land areas of the developing world, and chapter nine does the same for those living in urban centers. Chapter ten considers the role of social policy instruments in supporting pro-poor adaptation to climate change; and it argues for a focus on 'no-regrets' options that integrate adaptation with existing development approaches, albeit with modifications to take better account of the ways in which climate variables interact with other drivers of vulnerability. Finally, chapter eleven turns to the implications of climate policy and action for forest areas and forest people.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7887-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2689
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNew Frontiers of Social Policy
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectADVERSE CLIMATE
dc.subjectAGRARIAN REFORM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectAPPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICT
dc.subjectARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectBASES
dc.subjectBOREAL FOREST
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCARBON TRADING
dc.subjectCATALYSTS
dc.subjectCHARACTERISTICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCHIEF SCIENTIST
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE HAZARDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE POLICY
dc.subjectCLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESPONSE
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCYCLONES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDIRECT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subjectEQUITY CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST ECONOMICS
dc.subjectFOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectFOREST PEOPLE
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL CARBON
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGAS CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL AGENDA
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE-GAS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEAVY INDUSTRY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectIMPACT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYST
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectRAINWATER HARVESTING
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSCARCITIES
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectSEA ICE
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSTATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSTRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.titleSocial Dimensions of Climate Change : Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming Worlden
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitSocial Development Department (SDV)
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