Environment Matters at the World Bank, 2007 Annual Review : Climate Change and Adaptation

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2013-04-09T16:57:53Z
dc.date2013-04-09T16:57:53Z
dc.date2007
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:55:01Z
dc.descriptionThis edition of environment matters arrives just as the international community embarks on a two-year process to secure a new global framework to limit the amounts of greenhouse gases (GHGs) entering the atmosphere and devise ways to help developing countries adapt to and prepare themselves for the effects of climate change. At the World Bank, the author believe that climate change, and developing countries' adaptation to it, is a critical challenge of our time that must be integrated into core development strategies. Changes in temperatures and weather patterns will affect the frequency and severity of rainfall, droughts, floods, and access to water, flood protection, health, and the use of land. These impacts will not be evenly distributed. The poorest countries and people, those least responsible for climate change and least able to cope with it, will suffer earliest and most due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture. This is why building up resilience to increasing climate variability is the most significant climate challenge facing many developing countries. But we believe that adaptation, while necessary in and of itself, can also serve to meet the development objectives of countries. Many appropriate adaptive measures are consistent with good development practice. They can improve the local environment, increase resilience to current and future climate variability and to natural disasters, and ease the dissemination of innovative technologies. They can also reduce resource scarcity within specific social groups or regions, thereby addressing some of the principal causes of social unrest and violent strife. In other words, climate action is development action.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/17389402/environment-matters-world-bank-environment-matters-world-bank
dc.identifier978-0-8213-6762-9
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13096
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412906
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectAQUATIC SYSTEMS
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC MODELS
dc.subjectBENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectBOREAL FORESTS
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON FOOTPRINT
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSETS
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCASE STUDIES
dc.subjectCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ACTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE EFFECTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE PATTERNS
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK INSURANCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD
dc.subjectCLIMATE-SENSITIVE SECTORS
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC DISASTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL WATERS
dc.subjectCOASTAL WETLANDS
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
dc.subjectCROP LANDS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCURRENTS
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectDESERTIFICATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIKES
dc.subjectDOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS CONTROL
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS PATH
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectEXOTIC SPECIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFIRE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFISHERIES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD PROTECTION
dc.subjectFLOOD WATERS
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST ECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PROTECTION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subjectHUMAN BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectICE SHEETS
dc.subjectIMAGES
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINVASIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMANGROVES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectMITIGATION
dc.subjectMOSQUITO
dc.subjectMOSQUITO CONTROL
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectNATIONAL SCALE
dc.subjectNATIVE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNON-NATIVE SPECIES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectOVERGRAZING
dc.subjectPALMER DROUGHT INDEX
dc.subjectPHYSICS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL EVAPORATION
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA WALLS
dc.subjectSEDIMENT
dc.subjectSHORE
dc.subjectSHORELINES
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSTRATEGY ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED PROTECTION
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWAVES
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWIND
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