The world's climate is changing. It is well recognized that technical standards and project specifications of public … infrastructure have to be adjusted, depending on the climate. However, it is less recognized that the public infrastructure … credibility could be improved by taking climate conditions into account. If future precipitation were anticipated by backward …

This paper revisits the issue of environment and development raised in the 1992 World Development Report, with new …

This paper conducts an integrated assessment of climate change impacts and climate mitigation on agricultural commodity … generate scenarios to 2080. The findings show that climate change effects on the agricultural sector will increase … progressively over the century. By 2030, the impact of climate change on food consumption is moderate but already twice as large in …

This paper analyzes environmental reliance, poverty, and climate vulnerability among more than 7,300 households in … other three categories. The income poor are more exposed to extreme and variable climate conditions. They tend to live in …, predominantly in Africa. They are (already) exposed to more extreme climate conditions, they suffer the highest forest loss, and the …

How much do poor rural households rely on environmental extraction from natural ecosystems? And how does climate … and Environment Network pantropical data set, combined with climate data for the past three decades. The study finds that … shocks and observed production reactions to climate anomalies can, respectively, provide hints about livelihood vulnerability …

The literature is reviewed on the relationships between population, poverty, and climate change. While developed … countries are largely responsible for global warming, the brunt of the fallout will be borne by the developing world, in lower … agricultural output, poorer health, and more frequent natural disasters. Carbon emissions in the developed world have leveled off …

This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households … evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate … change in rural settings. The authors find that although households possess numerous strategies for managing climate shocks …