infrastructure improvements on Belt and Road Initiative and non?Belt and Road Initiative countries' trade flows, growth, and poverty …, the Belt and Road Initiative could contribute to lifting 7.6 million people from extreme poverty and 32 million from … moderate poverty. Third, the initiative would lead to a modest increase in global carbon dioxide emissions, with a complex set …

Surveys in 2010, 2012, and 2014 to investigate the relationship between environmental risks and poverty. Using recently … developed data on air pollution, tree cover loss, land degradation, slope, rainfall and temperature variability, and flood and … drought hazards, the study shows: (i) at the district level, there are hotspots of high poverty and environmental risks; (ii …

This paper analyzes environmental reliance, poverty, and climate vulnerability among more than 7,300 households in … the Poverty Environment Network project. Observed income is combined with predicted income (based on households? assets …

and export activity in water and toxic pollution-intensive sectors compared with the less pollution-intensive sectors. The … traditional sectors and toward pollution-intensive manufacturing (especially leather and textiles). The paper also highlights the …

The fallout of nitrogen pollution is considered one of the largest global externalities facing the world, impacting air …, Vietnam, and 33 African countries to analyze the causal links between pollution exposure experienced during the very earliest … stages of life and later-life health. The results show that pollution exposure experienced in the critical years of …

deforestation, pollution, and carbon intensities. Per capita emissions follow a $J$-curve. Specifically, poverty reduction occurs …

This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …

This paper explores the links between city competitiveness and air pollution and the business environment. Because … increasing pollution levels and the effects of agglomeration economies. The analysis finds two interesting results. First, the … negative association between air pollution and firm performance can be seen at lower than expected levels of pollution. Second …