The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean: The path ahead – resignation or action?

Alatorre, José Eduardo
Peres, Wilson
Samaniego, Joseluis
Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia

2020-06-10T13:16:46Z

LC/PUB.2019/23-P
9789210479561
9789211220322

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Foreword .-- Preface .-- Introduction .-- Chapter I. Global climate change .-- Chapter II. The effects of climate change in the region .-- Chapter III. Central America and the Caribbean: two extreme cases of asymmetry between low emissions and high vulnerability .-- Chapter IV. Adaptation to climate change .-- Chapter V. Public policies to mitigate climate change .-- Afterword.

This book presents the results of more than a decade of work carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on the economics of climate change. It analyses the conclusive global data and the impact of climate change in the region, examining sectors such as agriculture, health, transport and energy. In particular, it addresses the effects of climate change on the two most vulnerable subregions, Central America and the Caribbean, and gives an account of the agreements reached in the region to tackle the problem of global warming. The book discusses the advances made in relation to climate issues, climate finance flows and public policy innovations aimed at moving towards lower-carbon development better suited to a changing climate. Responding to the challenge of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean represents a financial, economic, social, cultural, distributive and innovation effort, but it also provides an opportunity for the region to move towards more sustainable and inclusive development.

RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; CITIES; ENERGY RESOURCES; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISCAL POLICY; SOCIAL POLICY; MIGRATION; EXTERNAL DEBT; ECONOMIC ASPECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; NATURAL DISASTERS; AGRICULTURE; WATER RESOURCES; HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE GASES; 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; CIUDADES; CLIMATE CHANGE; FUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES; POLITICA SOCIAL; POLITICA FISCAL; POLITICA AMBIENTAL; INNOVACIONES TECNOLOGICAS; RECURSOS ENERGETICOS; MIGRACION; DEUDA EXTERNA; ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS; GESTION DE LOS RIESGOS; DESASTRES NATURALES; NIVEL DEL MAR; DIVERSIDAD BIOLOGICA; SALUD; RECURSOS HIDRICOS; AGRICULTURA; CAMBIO CLIMATICO; AGENDA 2030 PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE; GAS DE EFECTO INVERNADERO; MEDIO AMBIENTE;