Assessing the Environmental Co-Benefits of Climate Change Actions

dc.creatorHamilton, Kirk
dc.creatorAkbar, Sameer
dc.date2017-07-17T20:13:19Z
dc.date2017-07-17T20:13:19Z
dc.date2010-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:00:29Z
dc.descriptionThis internal background paper has been prepared to help inform the 2010 environment strategy with respect to a proposed way forward on use of country systems. The World Bank Group environment strategy is built on three pillars: leveraging natural resources for growth and poverty reduction; managing the environmental risks to growth and development; and transforming growth paths. As part of its exploration of these three pillars, the strategy considers the question of environmental co-benefits of climate change actions. In particular, it poses the question of potential trade-offs between actions to address climate change and other local and regional environmental priorities, and considers how to maximize co-benefits arising from climate action. The primary objective of this background paper is to assess the potential for climate change mitigation and adaptation actions to provide environmental co-benefits, particularly in the quality of environmental media, flow of ecosystem services, and maintenance of biodiversity. To accomplish this, the paper is organized in five sections: section one gives provision of an organizing framework to identify and classify potential co-benefits; section two gives summary of the external literature on co-benefits; section three gives review of examples from the World Bank portfolio; section four presents initial thoughts on creation of enabling conditions for co-benefit provision; and section five gives review of implications for the environment strategy.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/316831468333057159/Assessing-the-environmental-co-benefits-of-climate-change-actions
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27605
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/27605
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/414151
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation2010 Environment Strategy Analytical Background Papers;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectACIDIFICATION
dc.subjectADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectANNUAL EMISSION
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY PROTECTION
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON
dc.subjectBLACK CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectBUSES
dc.subjectCADMIUM
dc.subjectCARBON ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCARBON CAPTURE
dc.subjectCARBON CREDITS
dc.subjectCARBON CYCLING
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON FLUX
dc.subjectCARBON FUELS
dc.subjectCARBON FUNDING
dc.subjectCARBON LOSS
dc.subjectCARBON MARKET
dc.subjectCARBON MARKETS
dc.subjectCARBON OFFSET
dc.subjectCARBON PRICE
dc.subjectCARBON SEQUESTRATION
dc.subjectCARBON SINKS
dc.subjectCARBON SOURCES
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCLEAN ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCLEANER FUELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY
dc.subjectCOMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectCROP LANDS
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCRUDE OIL
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEGRADED AREAS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectDIESEL VEHICLES
dc.subjectDISEASE VECTORS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECOLOGY
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION POLICIES
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION TRADING
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LAND USE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectEXTERNAL COSTS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subjectFIRE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREA
dc.subjectFOREST BIOMASS
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARANCE
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PLANTATIONS
dc.subjectFOREST SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTRY SECTOR
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFUEL SWITCHING
dc.subjectGAS EMISSION
dc.subjectGAS FLARING
dc.subjectGASES
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE-GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectHEAVY METALS
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FUEL
dc.subjectIMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLANDFILL
dc.subjectLANDFILL GAS
dc.subjectLEACHING
dc.subjectLIVABLE CITIES
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTANTS
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectLOCAL AIR POLLUTION EMISSIONS
dc.subjectLOSS OF SOIL CARBON
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectMANGROVE FOREST
dc.subjectMASS TRANSIT
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMETHANE COMBUSTION
dc.subjectMETHANE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectMETHANE GAS
dc.subjectMETHANE GENERATION
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITRATE
dc.subjectNITRATES
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROGEN DEPOSITION
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectNOISE
dc.subjectNOX
dc.subjectNUCLEAR ENERGY
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectORGANIC MATTER
dc.subjectOZONE
dc.subjectOZONE LAYER
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPARTICULATE
dc.subjectPARTICULATE MATTER
dc.subjectPARTICULATES
dc.subjectPASTURES
dc.subjectPM10
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subjectPOLLUTION REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPP
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRIVATE VEHICLES
dc.subjectRAINWATER
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSERVATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSO2
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSOIL CARBON
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSOIL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectSOLAR POWER
dc.subjectSOX
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE USE
dc.subjectTAX REDUCTION
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL CARBON
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICIES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTREE SPECIES
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN AIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE FUEL
dc.subjectVEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER POLLUTION
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectWATER TREATMENT
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.titleAssessing the Environmental Co-Benefits of Climate Change Actions
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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