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

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ISBN: 9780821378878 | 0821378872
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Copyright: 12/1/2009

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While major strides have been made in the scientific understanding of climate change, much less understood is how these dynamics in the physical enviornment interact with socioeconomic systems. This book brings together the latest knowledge on the consequences of climate change for society and how best to address them.

Foreword	p. xi
About the Editors	p. xiii
About the Authors	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Abbreviations	p. xxiv
Equity and Vulnerability in a "Warming "World: Introduction and Overview	p. 1
Understanding Vulnerability To Climate Change
Vulnerability Does Not Fall from the Sky: Toward Multiscale, Pro-Poor Climate Policy	p. 47
Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict	p. 75
Climate Change and Migration: Emerging Patterns in the Developing World	p. 103
The Gender Dimensions of Poverty and Climate Change Adaptation	p. 133
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Crafting Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate Change in Latin America	p. 145
Social Justice and Climate Action
Local Institutions and Adaptation to Climate Change	p. 173
Climate Change for Agrarian Societies in Drylands: Implications and Future Pathways	p. 199
Toward Pro-Poor Adaptation to Climate Change in the Urban Centers of Low- and Middle-Income Countries	p. 231
Social Policies for Adaptation to Climate Change	p. 259
Seeing People through the Trees and the Carbon: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change without Undermining Rights and Livelihoods	p. 277
Index	p. 303
Figures
Development-Adaptation Continuum	p. 31
Impact Analysis	p. 52
Vulnerability Analysis	p. 52
Frequency and Severity of Armed Conflict, 1946-2007	p. 79
Intrastate Armed Conflicts, 1989-2007	p. 80
Trends in Global Warming and Armed Conflict, 1946-2007	p. 80
Possible Pathways from Climate Change to Conflict	p. 82
Institutions, Adaptation, and Livelihoods Framework	p. 175
Schema of Collaborative Institutional Arrangements for Environmental Action in the Context of Climate Change	p. 179
Formal versus Informal Institutions in Adaptation	p. 189
Variability in West African Rainfall, 1941-2001	p. 202
Climate and Nonclimate Impacts on Dryland Livelihoods	p. 215
Tables
Possible Human Rights Implications of Climate Change	p. 13
Climate Change, Social Justice, and Policy Implications	p. 15
Consequences of Environmental Hazards across Countries	p. 109
Population Affected by Select Disasters across Global Subregions	p. 111
Demographic Data on Indigenous Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean	p. 149
Frequency Distribution of Different Classes of Adaptation Practices	p. 187
Combinations of Adaptation Practices and Institutions in the UNFCCC Database	p. 188
Local Institutions and Their Mediation of External Interventions to Promote Adaptation	p. 190
Climate Change in Dryland Regions, Comparing Current Climate with Projection for 2080-99	p. 203
Direct Impacts of Climate Change on Dryland Systems	p. 211
Likely Impacts of Climate Change	p. 233
Examples of Asset-Based Actions at Different Levels to Build Resilience to Extreme Weather	p. 245
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