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

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 agricul...

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Autores principales: Bárcena Ibarra, Alicia, Samaniego, Joseluis, Peres, Wilson, Alatorre, José Eduardo
Formato: Texto
Idioma:English
Publicado: ECLAC 2020-06-18
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45678
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.