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dc.titleSocial Protection and Climate Change: How can We Protect the most Vulnerable Households Against New Climate Threats?
dc.contributor.authorBagolle, Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorCostella, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorGoyeneche, Laura
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-04-19T18:04:00
dc.date.issue2023-04-19T00:04:00
dc.description.abstractClimate change threatens the well-being of millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. The region is experiencing an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and disasters, which disproportionately affect the poorest and most vulnerable groups. Moreover, the accelerated degradation of terrestrial, marine, and coastal ecosystems endangers the livelihoods of millions of people. Consequently, the implementation of mitigation policies to curb the advancement of climate change, such as the elimination of energy subsidies and the reconversion of polluting industries, can have far-reaching implications for household income and consumption levels. This paper analyzes the contributions that social protection systems can make to the climate agenda, as well as the key gaps and challenges that must be addressed to effectively respond to these emerging threats.
dc.format.extent51
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004846
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Social-Protection-and-Climate-Change-How-can-We-Protect-the-most-Vulnerable-Households-Against-New-Climate-Threats.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Proteccion-social-y-cambio-climatico-como-proteger-a-los-hogares-mas-vulnerables-frente-a-las-nuevas-amenazas-climaticas.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Protecao-social-e-mudancas-climaticas-como-proteger-as-familias-mais-vulneraveis-de-novas-ameacas-climaticas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSocial Protection
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectConditional Cash Transfer
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectRemittance
dc.subjectClimate Change Adaptation
dc.subjectDecarbonization
dc.subjectNatural Disaster
dc.subjectNatural Capital
dc.subject.jelcodeI31 - General Welfare, Well-Being
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeQ01 - Sustainable Development
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.keywordsclimate change;Social protection;conditional cash transfer;Poverty
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-PB-00375
idb.operationRG-T4063
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