Title Low carbon, high growth : Latin American responses to climate change : an overview / Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, John Nash

Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (x, 78 pages) : color illustrations, color maps Series World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Contents Introduction -- Climate change impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean -- The need for a coordinated, effective, efficient, and equitable global response -- LAC's potential contribution to global mitigation efforts -- Policies for a high-growth, low-carbon future -- Summary and conclusions Summary "There is an increasing consensus in the scientific community that climate change is a real and present threat. Despite the large uncertainty on the timing, magnitude and even the direction of some of the physical and economic effects of this phenomenon, it is widely accepted that these effects will be regionally differentiated and that developing countries and lower income populations will tend to suffer the most. In this context, it is critical that Latin American and Caribbean countries develop their own strategies for adapting to the various impacts of climate change and for contributing to global efforts aimed at mitigation. Low Carbon, High Growth contributes to these efforts by addressing a number of questions related to the causes and consequences of climate change in Latin America. What are the likely impacts of climate change in the region? Which countries and regions will be most affected? What can governments do to tackle the challenges associated with adapting to climate change? What role can Latin America and the Caribbean play in the area of climate change mitigation? How can the international community best help the region respond? While the study does not attempt to provide definitive answers to these questions, its goal is to contribute new information and analysis to help inform the public policy debate on this important issue."--Book cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-78) Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Climatic changes -- Latin America Climatic changes -- Caribbean Area Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy -- Latin America Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy -- Caribbean Area TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control. Climatic changes Climatology Greenhouse gas mitigation -- Government policy Klimaänderung Klimaveränderung. Klimaschutz. Lateinamerika. SUBJECT Latin America -- Climate Caribbean Area -- Climate Subject Caribbean Area Latin America Lateinamerika Form Electronic book Author Fajnzylber, Pablo. Nash, John, 1953- ISBN 9780821379219 0821379216

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