All pages with keywords: Asia
Coping with climate risk: the role of institutions, governance and finance in private adaptation decisions of the poor
This paper looks at adaptation from the point of view of households. It asks how political and economic institutions may help or hinder adaptation decisions. read more »
Climate change and the geographical and institutional drivers of economic development
This paper reviews the potential effects of climate change on the prospects for long-run economic development. Produced as part of the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies project. read more »
Social vulnerability in three high-poverty climate change hot spots: What does the climate change literature tell us?
This paper reviews the state of knowledge on social vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots (deltas, semi-arid regions and snowpack- or glacier-fed river basins) in Africa, Central Asia and South Asia, using elements of systematic review methods. read more »
Action on climate change in Asia’s self-interest. Asia 2050: realizing the Asian century
This chapter examines the issue of whether low-carbon growth might be in the self-interest of key Asian countries. Individually, the leading countries in Asia are very important to each … read more »
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