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Global Climate Risks and China’s Strategies
This paper first lays out the latest facts of global climate change, the climate risk features in the major countries and regions in the world, the... -
Climate Change: Equity and Sustainability
This chapter endeavours to develop an alternative explanation to the causality of climate change in the backdrop of the existing policy regimes,... -
Disaster management in India: are we fully equipped?
Disasters occur with almost unpredictable probability, even though some ideas about the regions of incidence and likely impact on likelihood are...
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The Absence of Gendered Management of Climate Change in China
As the world’s second-largest economy and the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in total terms, China plays a significant role in addressing climate... -
Investigating spatial patterns and contributing factors of rural poverty and vulnerability to environmental threats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The primary goal of this study was to investigate rural households' multidimensional poverty profiles and vulnerability to environmental risks in...
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Climate change in the Tunisian cities: lessons learned and best practices
The aim of this policy paper is to characterize the current situation of Tunisian municipalities in matters of climate change policies and actions...
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Impacts of Climate Change in Africa
This chapter examines climate change’s impact on Africa and offers adaptable solutions for reducing and co** with those effects. Rising... -
Climate change and risk scenario in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is vulnerable to climate change because of its geographical position. Many extreme weather events such as floods, cyclones, drought,...
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Geo-spatial analysis: the impact of agriculture productivity, drought, and irrigation on poverty in East Java, Indonesia
The aim of the present study is to empirically measure the contribution of drought and productivity of agriculture to the poverty in East Java,...
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Differential Exposure to Climate Change? Evidence from the 2021 Floods in Germany
We analyze the exposure of different income groups to the 2021 floods in Germany, which serve as an exemplary case of natural disasters intensified...
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Investigating the origins of differentiated vulnerabilities to climate change through the lenses of the Capability Approach
The paper traces the evolution the concept of socioeconomic vulnerability to climate change has followed in the academic and scientific debate and...
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Planning for Adaptation to Climate Change: World Experience and Opportunities for Sustainable Social and Economic Development in Russia
Abstract—The article considers the world experience in establishing institutions and scientific and methodological approaches to planning of the...
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Physical climate change and the sovereign risk of emerging economies
I show that rising temperatures can detrimentally affect the sovereign creditworthiness of emerging economies. To this end, I collect long-term...
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Climate Change and Tourism in Spain. The Case of the Canary Islands and the Costa Blanca (Alicante)
Tourism and climate change are closely related elements of geographical space. Tourism is one of the causal agents of climate change, as it generates... -
Decarbonization vs. Adaptation of the Economy to Climate Change within the Sustainable Development Strategy
Abstract—The article discusses the priorities of climate change policies in the context of the implementation of sustainable development strategies...
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Shaking up Foreign Finance: FDI in a Post-Disaster World
This paper studies the effects earthquakes have on inward foreign direct investment (FDI) within a country. I use a dynamic difference-in-difference...
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Quantitative Evaluation of Flood Control Measures and Educational Support to Reduce Disaster Vulnerability of the Poor Based on Household-level Savings Estimates
In develo** countries, where budget constraints make it difficult to invest in disaster risk reduction, disasters worsen the poverty trap. To...
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From Poverty to Disaster and Back: a Review of the Literature
Poor people are disproportionally affected by natural hazards and disasters. This paper provides a review of the multiple factors that explain why...
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The General Situation with Climate Change in the World and Risk Assessment for the Global Economy
The global problems of humanity at the present stage of development are considered. Climate change is characterized as the most important problem of... -
The BRIC and Climate Change Mitigation
This chapter examines the climate change mitigation law and policy of four major develo** countries: Brazil, Russia, India, and China (i.e., the...