Social and Governance Dimensions of Climate Change : Implications for Policy

This paper addresses two vital concerns in the debate on adaptation to climate change. First, how can countries prepare to manage the impact of climate-change induced natural disasters? Second, how can countries ensure that they have the government...

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Main Author:	Foa, Roberto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY AIR POLLUTION BIODIVERSITY BURDEN OF DISEASE BUREAUCRACY CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON EMISSIONS CATASTROPHIC EVENTS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL RIGHTS CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLEAN WATER COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CORRUPTION CULTURAL CHANGE DEATH RATE DECISION MAKING DEFORESTATION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISASTER EVENTS DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER RECOVERY DISASTER RELIEF DISASTER RESPONSE DISASTER RISK DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISPARITIES IN HEALTH DIVISION OF LABOR DROUGHTS EARTHQUAKES ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RESOURCES EMERGENCY RELIEF EMISSIONS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTS ETHNIC GROUPS FAMINES FEMALE CHILDREN FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALE MORTALITY FEWER PEOPLE FLOODS FORESTRY FULL PARTICIPATION FUTURE GENERATIONS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE OUTCOMES GOVERNANCE RESEARCH GOVERNANCE VARIABLES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS HUMAN GEOGRAPHY HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS HURRICANE IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS IN POLICIES INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL MEASURES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND ECONOMICS LAND TENURE LEGISLATORS LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL COMMUNITY LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MARKET ECONOMIES MEASUREMENT ERROR MODERNIZATION MORTALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATURAL CAPITAL NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARDS NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NUMBER OF DEATHS OIL OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES PARTICIPATION IN DECISION PEACE PERCEPTIONS INDEX POLICY FORMULATION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POLICY PROCESS POLITICAL COMPETITION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL FORCES POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS POLITICAL PROCESS POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION LEVELS POOR GOVERNANCE POPULATION DENSITY PRACTITIONERS PRODUCERS PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PROVISION OF SUPPORT PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC LIFE PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUOTAS RADIO RECONSTRUCTION RECYCLING RELIGIOUS GROUPS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESPECT RISK MANAGEMENT RISK OF DEATH RURAL AREAS RURAL WOMEN SANITATION SECURITY SITUATION SMALL COUNTRIES SOCIAL CONFLICTS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SOIL EROSION SUSTAINABLE USE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORTATION TSUNAMI TSUNAMIS UNOBSERVED COMPONENTS MODEL VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WATER POLLUTION WIND STORMS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WORLDWIDE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
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