dc.contributor.author	Mani, Muthukumara
dc.contributor.author	Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit
dc.contributor.author	Chonabayashi, Shun
dc.contributor.author	Markandya, Anil
dc.contributor.author	Mosier, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned	2017-11-09T16:21:20Z
dc.date.available	2017-11-09T16:21:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06-28
dc.description.abstract	South Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Average temperatures have been rising throughout the region, and rainfall has become more erratic. These changes are projected to continue accruing over the coming decades. South Asia’s Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards is the first book of its kind to provide granular spatial analysis of the long-term impacts of changes in average temperature and precipitation on one of the world’s poorest regions. South Asia’s Hotspots finds that higher temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns will reduce living standards in communities across South Asia—locations that the book terms “hotspots.” More than 800 million people in South Asia currently live in communities that are projected to become hotspots under a carbon-intensive climate scenario. Global action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the severity of hotspots. Diverse and robust development is the best overall prescription to help people in hotspots. The book also suggests actions tailored to each country in the region—such as increasing employment in nonagricultural sectors, improving educational attainment, and expanding access to electricity— that would offset the declines in living standards associated with hotspots. South Asia’s Hotspots complements previous studies detailing the impacts of sea-level rise and extreme events on the people of South Asia. Together, these bodies of work create a sound analytical basis for investing in targeted policies and actions to build climate resilience throughout the region.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-1155-5
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-1155-5
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28723
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	South Asia Development Matters;
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	LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject	WEATHER SHOCKS
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.title	South Asia's Hotspots	en
dc.title.subtitle	Impacts of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Livre	fr
dc.type	Libro	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	South Asia's Hotspots: The Impact of Temperature and Precipitation Changes on Living Standards
okr.date.disclosure	2018-04-12
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-11T07:29:17.702108Z
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-15T11:35:57.918738Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.guid	201031531468051189
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-1155-5
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1155-5
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	211155
okr.identifier.report	128323
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.administrative	South Asia
okr.region.country	Afghanistan
okr.region.country	Bangladesh
okr.region.country	Bhutan
okr.region.country	India
okr.region.country	Nepal
okr.region.country	Pakistan
okr.region.country	Sri Lanka
okr.region.geographical	South Asia
okr.topic	Environment::Adaptation to Climate Change
okr.topic	Environment::Drylands & Desertification
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Disasters
okr.topic	Poverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topic	Water Resources::Drought Management
okr.unit	SARCE
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