The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?

This book presents the results of more than a decade of work carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the economics of climate change. It analyses the conclusive global data and the impact of climate change in the region, examining sectors such as agricul...

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Autor principal: Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia
Otros Autores: Samaniego, Joseluis, Peres, Wilson, Alatorre, José Eduardo
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spelling oai:dspace6-d1:11362-45678 The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action? Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia Samaniego, Joseluis Peres, Wilson Alatorre, José Eduardo CAMBIO CLIMATICO AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE GAS DE EFECTO INVERNADERO MEDIO AMBIENTE AGRICULTURA RECURSOS HIDRICOS SALUD DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA NIVEL DEL MAR DESASTRES NATURALES GESTION DE LOS RIESGOS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS DEUDA EXTERNA MIGRACION POLITICA SOCIAL POLITICA FISCAL POLITICA AMBIENTAL INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS RECURSOS ENERGETICOS FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES CIUDADES CLIMATE CHANGE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GREENHOUSE GASES ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE WATER RESOURCES HEALTH BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY NATURAL DISASTERS RISK MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC ASPECTS EXTERNAL DEBT MIGRATION SOCIAL POLICY FISCAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES CITIES This book presents the results of more than a decade of work carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the economics of climate change. It analyses the conclusive global data and the impact of climate change in the region, examining sectors such as agriculture, health, transport and energy. In particular, it addresses the effects of climate change on the two most vulnerable subregions, Central America and the Caribbean, and gives an account of the agreements reached in the region to tackle the problem of global warming. The book discusses the advances made in relation to climate issues, climate finance flows and public policy innovations aimed at moving towards lower-carbon development better suited to a changing climate. Responding to the challenge of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean represents a financial, economic, social, cultural, distributive and innovation effort, but it also provides an opportunity for the region to move towards more sustainable and inclusive development. Foreword .-- Preface .-- Introduction .-- Chapter I. Global climate change .-- Chapter II. The effects of climate change in the region .-- Chapter III. Central America and the Caribbean: two extreme cases of asymmetry between low emissions and high vulnerability .-- Chapter IV. Adaptation to climate change .-- Chapter V. Public policies to mitigate climate change .-- Afterword. 2020-06-10T13:16:46Z 2020-06-10T13:16:46Z 2020-06-18 Texto Documento Completo 9789211220322 http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45678 LC/PUB.2019/23-P 9789210479561 en Libros de la CEPAL - Desarrollo Sostenible 160 .pdf application/pdf application/x-mobipocket-ebook application/epub+zip application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC
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author Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia
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The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
CAMBIO CLIMATICO
AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
GAS DE EFECTO INVERNADERO
MEDIO AMBIENTE
AGRICULTURA
RECURSOS HIDRICOS
SALUD
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
NIVEL DEL MAR
DESASTRES NATURALES
GESTION DE LOS RIESGOS
ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
DEUDA EXTERNA
MIGRACION
POLITICA SOCIAL
POLITICA FISCAL
POLITICA AMBIENTAL
INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS
RECURSOS ENERGETICOS
FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES
CIUDADES
CLIMATE CHANGE
2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GREENHOUSE GASES
ENVIRONMENT
AGRICULTURE
WATER RESOURCES
HEALTH
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
RISK MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
EXTERNAL DEBT
MIGRATION
SOCIAL POLICY
FISCAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
CITIES
author_facet Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia
Samaniego, Joseluis
Peres, Wilson
Alatorre, José Eduardo
author2 Samaniego, Joseluis
Peres, Wilson
Alatorre, José Eduardo
title The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
title_short The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
title_full The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
title_fullStr The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
title_full_unstemmed The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?
title_sort climate emergency in latin america and the caribbean: the path ahead – resignation or action?
topic CAMBIO CLIMATICO
AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
GAS DE EFECTO INVERNADERO
MEDIO AMBIENTE
AGRICULTURA
RECURSOS HIDRICOS
SALUD
DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA
NIVEL DEL MAR
DESASTRES NATURALES
GESTION DE LOS RIESGOS
ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
DEUDA EXTERNA
MIGRACION
POLITICA SOCIAL
POLITICA FISCAL
POLITICA AMBIENTAL
INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS
RECURSOS ENERGETICOS
FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES
CIUDADES
CLIMATE CHANGE
2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GREENHOUSE GASES
ENVIRONMENT
AGRICULTURE
WATER RESOURCES
HEALTH
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
NATURAL DISASTERS
RISK MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
EXTERNAL DEBT
MIGRATION
SOCIAL POLICY
FISCAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
ENERGY RESOURCES
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
CITIES
description This book presents the results of more than a decade of work carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the economics of climate change. It analyses the conclusive global data and the impact of climate change in the region, examining sectors such as agriculture, health, transport and energy. In particular, it addresses the effects of climate change on the two most vulnerable subregions, Central America and the Caribbean, and gives an account of the agreements reached in the region to tackle the problem of global warming. The book discusses the advances made in relation to climate issues, climate finance flows and public policy innovations aimed at moving towards lower-carbon development better suited to a changing climate. Responding to the challenge of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean represents a financial, economic, social, cultural, distributive and innovation effort, but it also provides an opportunity for the region to move towards more sustainable and inclusive development.
publisher ECLAC
publishDate 2020
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