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World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
World Bank
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Description for World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
Paperback. Climate change is one of many challenges facing developing countries - but unless it is tackled soon, it will reverse development gains. This book offers a look at both the challenges and the opportunities presented by climate change. Num Pages: 424 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: KCG; KCL; KCM; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 206 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change-the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the World Development Report 2010.
Estimates are that developing countries would bear some 75 to 80 percent of the costs of anticipated damages caused by the changing climate. Developing countries simply cannot afford to ignore climate change, nor can they focus on adaptation alone. So action to reduce vulnerability and lay the groundwork for a transition ... Read more
Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change-the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the World Development Report 2010.
Estimates are that developing countries would bear some 75 to 80 percent of the costs of anticipated damages caused by the changing climate. Developing countries simply cannot afford to ignore climate change, nor can they focus on adaptation alone. So action to reduce vulnerability and lay the groundwork for a transition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821379875
SKU
V9780821379875
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About World Bank
The World Bank came into formal existence in 1945 following the international ratification of the Bretton Woods agreements. It is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. The organization's activities are focused on education, health, agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, establishing and enforcing regulations, infrastructure development, governance and legal institutions development. The ... Read more
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