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dc.titlePeril and Promise: Tackling Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Executive Summary
dc.contributor.authorBlackman, Allen
dc.contributor.authorCavallo, Eduardo A.
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Bridget
dc.contributor.authorVogt-Schilb, Adrien
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change and Sustainable Development Sector
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2024-11-11T00:11:00
dc.date.issue2024-11-11T00:11:00
dc.description.abstractClimate change presents both a critical threat and a unique opportunity for progress in Latin America and the Caribbean. This book delves into this dual reality, showing that climate action is fundamentally development action, as it helps countries achieve crucial development goals in the short to medium term. Reaching net zero is feasible, brings tangible economic benefits, and hinges particularly on agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. Successful climate action will also require widespread public support, grounded in a shared perception that policies are fair and effective. This volume can serve as a resource for governments, the private sector, and citizens in their quest to navigate these perils while seizing the promise that climate action can offer.
dc.format.extent25
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013239
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Peril-and-Promise-Tackling-Climate-Change-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Executive-Summary.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Peligro-y-promesa-enfrentar-el-cambio-climatico-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe-resumen-ejecutivo.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Perigo-e-promessa-enfrentando-as-mudancas-climaticas-na-America-Latina-e-no-Caribe-sumario-executivo.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesDevelopment in the Americas
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectAgriculture and Food Security
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Emission
dc.subjectInfrastructure Development
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectPublic Policy
dc.subjectFlood Damage
dc.subjectCarbon Offsetting
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectFiscal Policy
dc.subjectLand Use
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.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
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00995
idb.operationBK-C2036
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