Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate

Poverty reduction challenges in the twenty-first century are not the same as those from the previous century. The shift is due in no small part to climate change and climate-related weather disasters, such as extreme flood and drought. The magnitude and frequency of such events are only expected to increase in the coming decades, affecting more and more impoverished people across the globe.Poverty Reduction in a Changing Climate, edited by Hari Bansha Dulal, is a work which discusses the new innovations and funding mechanisms which have emerged in response to the rise of climate-related challenges in the twenty-first century. Dulal and the text's contributors explore the synergies and implications of those innovations with respect to poverty alleviation goals. This collection brings together a range of scholars from different backgrounds, ranging from political science, economics, public policy, and environmental science, all analyzing poverty reduction challenges and opportunities from different, forward-thinking perspectives.

About the ContributorsPrefacePart One: Inequality, Politics, and the Spatial Dimensions of PovertyChapter One - Markets, the State, and the Dynamics of Inequality in Latin America: Brazil, Mexico, and Uruguay, by Nora Lustig and Luis F. Lopez-CalvaChapter Two - Politics and the Room to Maneuver: Democracy, Social Opportunity, and Poverty in India, by Subrata K. Mitra, Jivanta Schöttli, and Markus PauliChapter Three - The Importance of Place and Space: The Spatial Dimensions of Poverty and Development Policy, by Kate Bird and Kate HigginsPart Two: Poverty Reduction ChallengesChapter Four - Assessing the Potential Impact on Poverty of Rising Cereals Prices: The Case of Mali, by George Joseph and Quentin WodonChapter Five - Assessing the Potential Impact of Higher Fertilizer Use on Poverty Among Farm Households: Illustration for Rwanda, by Enrique Hennings and Quentin WodonChapter Six - Poverty Reduction Challenges in South Asia, by Arup MitraChapter Seven - Official Development Assistance: Does It Reduce Poverty?, by John WeissPart Three: Poverty Reduction Instruments, Policies, and Lessons LearntChapter Eight - Bolsa Família, Its Design, and Possibilities for the Future, by Sergei SoaresChapter Nine - The Biodiversity Conservation: An Effective Mechanism for Poverty Alleviation?, by Dilys Roe and Terry SunderlandChapter Ten - Tracing the REDD Bullet: Implications of Market-Based Forest Conservation Mechanisms for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries, by Bryan R. Bushley and Rishikesh R. BhandaryChapter Eleven - Banking on Social Institutions for Poverty Reduction, by Hari B. Dulal and Roberto FoaChapter Twelve - Climate Change Adaptation and the International Aid Regime: Prospects for Policy Convergence, by Craig JohnsonChapter Thirteen - Lessons on Equitable Growth: Stories of Progress in Vietnam, Mauritius, and Malawi, by Milo Vandemoortele and Kate BirdIndex