World Bank / by Hanan Jacoby, Mariano Rabassa, and Emmanuel Skoufias http://bit.ly/gqtyJC [Abstract] Global warming is expected to heavily impact agriculture, the dominant source of livelihood for the world’s poor. Yet, little is known about the distributional implications of climate change at the sub-national level. Using a simple comparative statics framework, this paper analyzes how … Continue reading »
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The Poverty Impacts of Climate Change : a Review of the Evidence
World Bank / by Emmanuel Skoufias, Mariano Rabassa, and Sergio Olivieri http://bit.ly/hR9rQG [Abstract] Climate change is believed to represent a serious challenge to poverty reduction efforts around the globe. This paper conducts an up-to-date review of three main strands of the literature analyzing the poverty impacts of climate change : (i) economy-wide growth models incorporating … Continue reading »
Agriculture and the Clean Development Mechanism
World Bank / by Donald F. Larson, Ariel Dinar, and J. Aapris Frisbie http://bit.ly/gAN7hM [Abstract] Many experts believe that low-cost mitigation opportunities in agriculture are abundant and comparable in scale to those found in the energy sector. They are mostly located in developing countries and have to do with how land is used. By investing … Continue reading »
How Economic Growth and Rational Decisions Can Make Disaster Losses Grow Faster Than Wealth
World Bank / by Stephane Hallegatte http://bit.ly/ecrbOE [Abstract] Assuming that capital productivity is higher in areas at risk from natural hazards (such as coastal zones or flood plains), this paper shows that rapid development in these areas — and the resulting increase in disaster losses — may be the consequence of a rational and well-informed … Continue reading »
Temporal Increase in Organic Mercury in an Endangered Pelagic Seabird Assessed by Century-old Museum Specimens
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Published online before print April 18, 2011, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1013865108 PNAS April 18, 2011 ) / by Anh-Thu E. Voa, Michael S. Bank, James P. Shinec and Scott V. Edwards (open access article) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/04/14/1013865108.abstract [From Abstract] Methylmercury cycling in the Pacific Ocean has garnered significant attention in recent years, … Continue reading »
London 2012 Sustainability Report: A Blueprint for Change
London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games http://bit.ly/gRDAFC This is the first of three London 2012 Sustainability Reports designed to chart delivery against the London 2012 Sustainability Plan. The next two reports will be released in the spring of 2012 and the winter of 2012/13.
SECURE Water Act Section 9503(c) – Reclamation Climate Change and Water 2011
US Bureau of Reclamation http://www.usbr.gov/climate/ [Yale Environment 360] A new U.S. government report on water in the American West in the 21st century forecasts that temperatures in the region will soar by 5 to 7 degrees F., major rivers such as the Rio Grande and Colorado could see reductions in flow of up to 20 … Continue reading »
