Rethinking Resilience: Empowering People for a Changing Climate (Policy Research Reports): Adapting to a Changing Climate - Softcover

Forhad Shilpi; Claudia Berg; Matthew Kahn

 
9781464821585: Rethinking Resilience: Empowering People for a Changing Climate (Policy Research Reports): Adapting to a Changing Climate

Synopsis

This report argues that resilience to climate change will ultimately depend on the adaptation decisions of millions of individual households, farms, and firms. The report offers several broad principles to guide policy and proposes specific policy actions to build resilience.

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About the Author

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 World Bank is made up of two unique development institutions owned by its 185 Member Countries. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) focuses on middle income and creditworthy poor countries and the International Development Association (IDA), which focuses on the poorest countries in the world.

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