Climate Change and Global Warming : The Role of the International Community

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Climate Change and Global Warming : The Role of the International Community

dc.contributor.author	Warner, Koko
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-05T22:15:54Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-05T22:15:54Z
dc.date.issued	2013-06
dc.description.abstract	This paper takes stock of current knowledge about the risks climate change poses to sustainable development and discusses issues associated with managing those risks. The author argues that a central driver of climate change risk is mainstream economic (development) models which aspire to carbon-intensive industrialization. Transformation to low-carbon, climate resilient, sustainable development is an imperative to manage the risks associated with climate change. The paper examines efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally by providing an assessment of the challenges and possible roles for the international community to address climate change and manage the significant risks that will increasingly affect the ability to attain sustainable development for current and future generations.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/16366
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16366
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject	climate change
dc.subject	sustainable development
dc.subject	industrialization models
dc.subject	development priorities
dc.subject	distributional impact
dc.subject	climate justice
dc.subject	GHG reduction
dc.subject	mitigation
dc.title	Climate Change and Global Warming : The Role of the International Community	en
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea	Climate Change
okr.date.disclosure	2013-12-05
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-05T11:48:24.625746Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.globalpractice	Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.language.supported	en
okr.topic	Social Protections and Labor
okr.topic	Environment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.topic	Environment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topic	Environment::Environmental Economics & Policies