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dc.titleHeat and High Water: Nine Pathways to Climate Resilient Development
dc.contributor.authorTalbot-Wright, Hipólito
dc.contributor.authorVogt-Schilb, Adrien
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-12-01T00:12:00
dc.date.issue2023-12-01T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractClimate change has arrived, putting lives, ecosystems, and economies in jeopardy. "Heat and High Water" provides a much-needed primer on how countries can adapt to this harsh new reality. Written for a general audience in clear, non-technical language, the book examines climate threats and resilience strategies sector by sector, focusing on the specific challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean. How can dense population centers use wetlands and parks, as well as other elements of urban planning, to protect against floods and landslides? What can be done to ensure the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people during heatwaves and epidemics? Are there innovations in renewable energy, food security, energy, transport, and fiscal and financial policy particularly suited to the new circumstances of the region and others likely to fail? The book engages these questions and many more with a deep analysis based on three core principles: the need for flexible solutions amid the uncertainty of climate change; the interdependence of sectors across social and economic life; and the need to reform governance to ensure coordinated, inclusive adaptation that emphasizes local communities and stakeholders. By breaking down the complex topic of climate adaptation into digestible chapters, "Heat and High Water" offers tools for citizens, policymakers, and business leaders to build thriving, resilient societies amid climate disruptions while elucidating lessons valuable to a global audience.
dc.format.extent132
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005214
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Heat-and-High-Water-Nine-Pathways-to-Climate-Resilient-Development.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Con-el-calor-y-el-agua-al-cuello-nueve-caminos-hacia-un-desarrollo-resiliente-al-cambio-climatico.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Com-calor-e-agua-ate-ao-pescoco-nove-caminhos-para-um-desenvolvimento-resiliente-as-mudancas-climaticas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectWater and Sanitation
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectClimate Change Adaptation
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectFlood Damage
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectRainfall
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subject.jelcodeG28 - Government Policy and Regulation
dc.subject.jelcodeG32 - Financing Policy • Financial Risk and Risk Management • Capital and Ownership Structure • Value of Firms • Goodwill
dc.subject.jelcodeH23 - Externalities • Redistributive Effects • Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
dc.subject.jelcodeH84 - Disaster Aid
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI38 - Government Policy • Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO44 - Environment and Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeQ25 - Water
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ48 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeQ58 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeR48 - Government Pricing and Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeR58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy
dc.subject.keywordsResilience;preparedness;risk management;Sustainability;Climate Finance;climate policy;extreme weather events
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-01136
idb.operationRG-E1798
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