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

Mearns, Robin; Norton, Andrew

dc.contributor	Mearns, Robin
dc.contributor	Norton, Andrew
dc.creator	Mearns, Robin
dc.creator	Norton, Andrew
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:04:53Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:04:53Z
dc.date	2010
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:40:20Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:40:20Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091209223238
dc.identifier	978-0-8213-7887-8
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2689
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243077
dc.description	Climate 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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.relation	New Frontiers of Social Policy
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ADVERSE CLIMATE
dc.subject	AGRARIAN REFORM
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR QUALITY
dc.subject	ALTITUDE
dc.subject	APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject	ARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subject	ATMOSPHERE
dc.subject	BASES
dc.subject	BOREAL FOREST
dc.subject	BULLETIN
dc.subject	CARBON
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subject	CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CARBON ECONOMY
dc.subject	CARBON INTENSITY
dc.subject	CARBON MARKET
dc.subject	CARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subject	CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	CARBON TRADING
dc.subject	CATALYSTS
dc.subject	CHARACTERISTICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CHIEF SCIENTIST
dc.subject	CITIZENS
dc.subject	CITIZENSHIP
dc.subject	CIVIL WAR
dc.subject	CLIMATE
dc.subject	CLIMATE ACTION
dc.subject	CLIMATE ADAPTATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subject	CLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subject	CLIMATE HAZARDS
dc.subject	CLIMATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CLIMATE MITIGATION
dc.subject	CLIMATE POLICY
dc.subject	CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subject	CLIMATE RESILIENCE
dc.subject	CLIMATE RESPONSE
dc.subject	CLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CLIMATE TRENDS
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subject	CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS
dc.subject	CLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORS
dc.subject	CLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subject	CLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subject	CO
dc.subject	COLORS
dc.subject	CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CONVERGENCE
dc.subject	CORAL REEFS
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT
dc.subject	COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	CYCLONES
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DESERTS
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DIRECT IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject	EFFECT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subject	EMISSIONS
dc.subject	EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subject	EMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subject	EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subject	ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	ENERGY SECURITY
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject	EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subject	EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject	EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER
dc.subject	EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	FINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subject	FLOODS
dc.subject	FOREST
dc.subject	FOREST AREAS
dc.subject	FOREST CARBON
dc.subject	FOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subject	FOREST ECONOMICS
dc.subject	FOREST GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	FOREST PEOPLE
dc.subject	FOREST SECTOR
dc.subject	FORESTRY
dc.subject	FORESTS
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUEL CARBON
dc.subject	FOSSIL FUELS
dc.subject	FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	GAS CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subject	GENDER EQUALITY
dc.subject	GHG
dc.subject	GHGS
dc.subject	GLACIERS
dc.subject	GLOBAL AGENDA
dc.subject	GLOBAL CLIMATE
dc.subject	GLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY
dc.subject	GLOBAL WARMING
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject	GREENHOUSE-GAS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HEAVY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subject	HUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subject	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	IMPACT ANALYSIS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subject	IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INCOME
dc.subject	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subject	INEQUITIES
dc.subject	INSURANCE
dc.subject	INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	IPCC
dc.subject	LAND TENURE
dc.subject	LAND USE
dc.subject	LEGAL STATUS
dc.subject	LOW-CARBON
dc.subject	MANDATES
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	NATIONAL INCOME
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subject	OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	PEACE
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subject	POLICY ANALYST
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY MAKERS
dc.subject	POLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subject	PORTFOLIO
dc.subject	PRECIPITATION
dc.subject	PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAINFALL PATTERNS
dc.subject	RAINWATER
dc.subject	RAINWATER HARVESTING
dc.subject	RENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subject	RISK AVERSION
dc.subject	RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	RURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SCARCITIES
dc.subject	SCENARIOS
dc.subject	SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
dc.subject	SEA ICE
dc.subject	SEA-LEVEL
dc.subject	SEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subject	SEASON
dc.subject	SOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES
dc.subject	SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS
dc.subject	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL ISSUES
dc.subject	SOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subject	SOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject	SOCIAL RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subject	SOCIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subject	STATE UNIVERSITY
dc.subject	STORM SURGES
dc.subject	STORMS
dc.subject	STRATEGIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	SURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE FOREST
dc.subject	SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	TEMPERATURES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
dc.subject	TROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subject	TROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subject	TROPICS
dc.subject	UNCERTAINTIES
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.title	Social Dimensions of Climate Change : Equity and Vulnerability in a Warming World
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Publication