Climate change and the geographical and institutional drivers of economic development

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2015-07

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Centre for climate change economics and policy working paper no. 223 / Grantham research institute on climate change and the environment working paper no. 198

Abstract

Our review suggests that there are a potentially important set of dynamic interactions and feedback loops between institutions, climate (impacts and vulnerability) and development, which to date have been understudied. Understanding both the direct as well as the indirect effects of climate change is not only fundamental for the design of mitigation and adaptation strategies; whether by addressing the direct impacts of geographical factors, or by addressing their indirect effects on the socio-political environment, mitigation and adaptation strategies are also fundamental as key elements of broader development strategies. Moreover, as climate shocks disproportionally affect the poor, addressing climate-related risks is also a sound strategy in terms of addressing inequality and poverty reduction.

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This work was carried out under the Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA), with financial support from the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.

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PATHWAYS TO RESILIENCE IN SEMI-ARID ECONOMIES (PRISE) PROJECT, TANZANIA, INTERACTIONS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS, CLIMATE, DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIRECT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, GEOGRAPHICAL FACTORS, SOCIO-POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT, BROADER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION, CLIMATE SHOCKS, ECONOMY, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, SEMI-ARID REGIONS, AFRICA, ASIA, KENYA, PAKISTAN, SENEGAL, TAJIKISTAN

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