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Notes
- Summary:
- This technical note examines several key issues concerning climate change in order to establish a research agenda for mitigation and adaptation efforts in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. The note makes three major contributions. It focuses on (i) ‘identifying actions that could be valuable but have not been highlighted’; (ii) ‘advising on actions that could be ineffective and costly, given limited resources’; and (iii) ‘evaluating elements that require further analysis before objectives are translated into action’ (p.1). The note emphasizes that while there may be scientific debate over the role of human agency in global warming, it is certain that increasing uncertainty about global emissions, the cost of reducing them, and the exact effects of climate change require more and not less action to be undertaken by the states and international organizations in LAC. The authors underline two elements to setting a strategy for addressing climate change: mitigation and adaptation. While the former includes all actions to reduce greenhouse gases emissions or to increase their capture from the atmosphere, the latter deals with actions to anticipate and/or compensate for the shocks associated with climate change (p.9-12). Although LAC countries can play a role in mitigation efforts, the authors give priority to adaptation in order to prevent climate shocks that could disrupt production and lower standards of living. They emphasize three critical reasons for an emphasis on adaptation: (i) the economic gains of protecting infrastructure, productive capital, and quality of life, (ii) the marginal costs of acting too late versus the immediate gains of postponing expenses, and (iii) the need to ensure the long-term sustainability of economic growth and development (p.10). After emphasizing the critical importance of mitigation and adaptation, the authors then examine several issues related to the potential implications of global warming for Latin American and the Caribbean. These issues involve a wide range of topics including migration, international trade, regional trade, political institutions, financial institutions, agriculture, forestation, and sustainable cities. ( English,English,English,, )
- Subject:
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Scope and Content:
- Executive Summary p. 2; Extended Summary p. 9; 1. Introduction p. 13; 2. Global Warming p. 17; 3. Adaptation and Mitigation p. 22; 3.1 A Simple Model p. 24; 3.2 Some of the Trade-Offs and Dilemmas that the Model Reveals p. 29; 4. The Path of the World p. 31; 5. The Choice for LAC Societies p. 35; 6. Adaptation: Self-Protection and Insurance p. 38; 7. Migration and Location p. 40; 8. International Trade p. 41; 9. Regional Trade: Problems of Harmonization p. 45; 10. Instruments and Markets for Carbon Emissions p. 46; 11. Institutions p. 49; 12. Role of Financial Institutions p. 51; 13. Agriculture p. 52; 14. Forestation p. 55; 15. Sustainable Cities p. 57; 16. IDB and Climate Change: The Analytical Agenda p. 58; 16.1 Operational Agenda p. 58; 16.2 Research and Development Agenda p. 60; 17. Conclusions p. 63; References p. 65
- Citation/Reference:
- Chisari O., Galiani, S. (2010). Climate change: a research agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
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