Economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2010

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cepal.callNumberLC/G.2474
cepal.docTypeLibros y documentos institucionales
cepal.idSade41909
cepal.jobNumberS2010001 E
cepal.physicalDescriptiongráficos, mapas, tablas
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.topicEngCLIMATE CHANGE
cepal.topicSpaCAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T15:11:38Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T15:11:38Z
dc.date.issued2010-11
dc.descriptionSpanish version available at the Library
dc.descriptionIncluye Bibliografía
dc.description.abstractClimate change, which is basically manifested in rising average temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, reduction of the ice extent, glacier melt and alterations in the pattern of extreme events, is one of the major challenges facing humankind this century. The evidence available shows that these climate transformations are a global phenomenon resulting, above all, from emissions of greenhouse gases generated by human activity. In turn, they are having substantial, increasing and in many cases irreversible effects on economic activities, populations and ecosystems, three areas in which the Latin American and Caribbean region is particularly sensitive to climate conditions.The challenge of adapting to the new climate conditions by cushioning the most negative effects while simultaneously participating in an international mitigation strategy, with common but differentiated responsibilities, entails economic costs and resources of such a magnitude that climate change will heavily condition the region's economic development options and characteristics over this century. This being so, economic analysis of climate change in Latin America is vital not only to identify the main transmission channels, the scale of climatic effects and the best ways of adapting to the new climate conditions, but also to formulate a long-term sustainable development strategy that combines a lowcarbon pathway with social inclusiveness. This is one of the great challenges for the twenty-first century.This document offers a summary of the aggregate economic analysis of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was carried out on the basis of national and sectoral studies of climate change economics in the region. The conclusions are still preliminary, but they offer important considerations regarding the implications of climate change for the region's countries, with a view to enhancing understanding of the economic dimension of climate change and contributing to the search for possible solutions.This study was carried out in close collaboration with the Governments of countries in the region as well as Governments of Denmark, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and an extensive network of academic and research institutions. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) remains firm in its commitment to pursuing this research further and developing the knowledge and awareness needed to give all actors the opportunity to make decisions on the basis of better and fuller information about the different aspects of climate change.
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dc.format.extent113 páginas.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/G.2474
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/2990
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription113 p. : grafs., maps., tabls.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.translationLanguagespa
dc.relation.translationRecordLa economía del cambio climático en América Latina y el Caribe: síntesis 2010
dc.relation.translationUrihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/2974
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ASPECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngMACROECONOMICS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subject.unbisEngENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subject.unbisEngGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisEngENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
dc.subject.unbisEngECONOMIC INDICATORS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMBIO CLIMATICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaASPECTOS ECONOMICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaMACROECONOMIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaANALISIS ECONOMICO
dc.subject.unbisSpaRECURSOS ENERGETICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA AMBIENTAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaINDICADORES AMBIENTALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaINDICADORES ECONOMICOS
dc.titleEconomics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: summary 2010
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