The Role of Inequality in Climate-Poverty Debates

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dc.creatorTschakert, Petra
dc.date2016-06-13T22:04:05Z
dc.date2016-06-13T22:04:05Z
dc.date2016-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:46:26Z
dc.descriptionThere is no doubt that the poorest people are already and will continue to be most severely impacted by climatic changes, including shifting trends as well as more frequent and severe extreme events. Yet, new insights on the dynamics and distribution of poverty point to the need to comprehend where the poor and poorest are, how they are poor, and why their poverty constrains their abilities to cope with and adapt to occurring and predicted changes. This paper draws on a diverse and growing literature on climate change and poverty to argue that uneven power relations more so than exposure and sensitivity to climatic hazards make the poor and disadvantaged distinctly more vulnerable than more affluent, privileged, and powerful groups and individuals. Further, climatic stressors and climate change as well as climate policies, often entangled with social exclusion and institutional neglect, compound the issue of poverty and exacerbate human precariousness, hence acting as a threat multiplier. The paper compares different approaches to assessing poverty, and explores structural processes and power dynamics that drive or perpetuate inequalities. The paper also investigates how the currently nonpoor may become transient or chronic poor, how climate change may exacerbate poverty traps, and how interventions to curb emissions and multidimensional poverty may be tackled to pursue climate-resilient development pathways.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26377965/role-inequality-climate-poverty-debates
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24515
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-7677
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410773
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7677
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectBASES
dc.subjectSOCIAL FUNDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectRISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOLITICS
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFLOURISHES
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectDEATH
dc.subjectHUMAN ASSETS
dc.subjectRURAL LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectLAND SCARCITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectMEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectTRANSIENT POOR
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectNEW POOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectRURAL ELITES
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PREPARATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectCROP ROTATION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLAND TITLES
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectLEAD
dc.subjectPOVERTY ERADICATION
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectHIGHER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHIGHER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY‐REDUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectLAND SCARCITY
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectGREEN AREAS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectRURAL SETTINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectASSET POVERTY
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectHUMAN HEALTH
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectHIGH INEQUALITY
dc.subjectAGRARIAN REFORM
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectPOVERTY‐REDUCTION STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectRECIPROCAL GIFTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectBENEFITS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectShock Waves
dc.titleThe Role of Inequality in Climate-Poverty Debates
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
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