Foa, Roberto2012-03-192012-03-192009-05-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/4133This paper addresses two vital concerns in the debate on adaptation to climate change. First, how can countries prepare to manage the impact of climate-change induced natural disasters? Second, how can countries ensure that they have the governmental institutions required to manage the phenomenal challenge of adaptation to climate change? A range of economic and institutional measures are tested for their potential effects on natural disaster resilience and the quality of environmental governance. The findings suggest an important role is played by social and political institutions in determining the ability of countries to adapt to climate change and respond to natural disasters, in particular in the degree to which countries have succeeded in gender empowerment and the development of a robust civil society and nonprofit sector. As the climate change challenge moves from that of "proving the facts" to that of "implementing change," the authors suggest that international policymakers, donors, and activists must increasingly focus on building domestic policy environments that are conducive to the delivery of more effective environmental legislation, for example through implementation of gender quotas and provision of support to civil society groups.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCOUNTABILITYAIR POLLUTIONBIODIVERSITYBURDEN OF DISEASEBUREAUCRACYCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBON EMISSIONSCATASTROPHIC EVENTSCIVIL LIBERTIESCIVIL RIGHTSCIVIL SOCIETY ACTORSCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCLEAN WATERCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCOMMON PROPERTY RESOURCESCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISCORRUPTIONCULTURAL CHANGEDEATH RATEDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDEMOCRACYDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITYDEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISASTER EVENTSDISASTER MANAGEMENTDISASTER RECOVERYDISASTER RELIEFDISASTER RESPONSEDISASTER RISKDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISPARITIES IN HEALTHDIVISION OF LABORDROUGHTSEARTHQUAKESECOLOGICAL ECONOMICSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC RESOURCESEMERGENCY RELIEFEMISSIONSEMPOWERMENT OF WOMENENFORCEMENT MECHANISMSENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETSENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL POLICYENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYENVIRONMENTSETHNIC GROUPSFAMINESFEMALE CHILDRENFEMALE EDUCATIONFEMALE MORTALITYFEWER PEOPLEFLOODSFORESTRYFULL PARTICIPATIONFUTURE GENERATIONSGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DISPARITIESGENDER EQUITYGENDER GAPGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGOVERNANCE DIMENSIONSGOVERNANCE OUTCOMESGOVERNANCE RESEARCHGOVERNANCE VARIABLESGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESSHUMAN GEOGRAPHYHUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONSHURRICANEIMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENTIMPROVEMENTS IN POLICIESINCOMEINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTINSTITUTIONAL MEASURESINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINSTITUTIONAL VARIABLESINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCELABOR MARKETLACK OF KNOWLEDGELAND ECONOMICSLAND TENURELEGISLATORSLIFE EXPECTANCYLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL COMMUNITYLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMARKET ECONOMIESMEASUREMENT ERRORMODERNIZATIONMORTALITYNATIONAL LEVELNATURAL CAPITALNATURAL DISASTERSNATURAL HAZARDSNATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNUMBER OF DEATHSOILOPEN ACCESS RESOURCESPARTICIPATION IN DECISIONPEACEPERCEPTIONS INDEXPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY PROCESSPOLITICAL COMPETITIONPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL FORCESPOLITICAL INSTITUTIONSPOLITICAL PROCESSPOLLUTION CONTROLPOLLUTION LEVELSPOOR GOVERNANCEPOPULATION DENSITYPRACTITIONERSPRODUCERSPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPROVISION OF SUPPORTPUBLIC DEBATEPUBLIC GOODSPUBLIC LIFEPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUOTASRADIORECONSTRUCTIONRECYCLINGRELIGIOUS GROUPSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRESPECTRISK MANAGEMENTRISK OF DEATHRURAL AREASRURAL WOMENSANITATIONSECURITY SITUATIONSMALL COUNTRIESSOCIAL CONFLICTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INSTITUTIONSSOCIAL RESEARCHSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOIL EROSIONSUSTAINABLE USETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAGEDY OF THE COMMONSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTATIONTSUNAMITSUNAMISUNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODELVOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONSVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE POPULATIONSWATER POLLUTIONWIND STORMSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4939