{"product_id":"climate-change-and-global-poverty-a-billion-lives-in-the-balance-9780815702818","title":"Climate Change and Global Poverty: A Billion Lives in the Balance?","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change threatens all people, but its adverse effects will be felt most acutely by the world's poor. Absent urgent action, new threats to food security, public health, and other societal needs may reverse hard-fought human development gains. \u003ci\u003eClimate Change and Global Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e makes concrete recommendations to integrate international development and climate protection strategies. It demonstrates that effective climate solutions must empower global development, while poverty alleviation itself must become a central strategy for both mitigating emissions and reducing global vulnerability to adverse climate impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lael Brainard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815702818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2009 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLael Brainard\u003c\/b\u003e served as vice president and director of the Brookings Institution's Global Economy and Development program, 2006-09. She has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be under secretary of the U.S. Treasury for international affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbigail Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is a research analyst with Brookings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNigel Purvis\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of Climate Advisers and a visiting scholar at Resources for the Future. He is a former senior U.S. climate change negotiator, acting most recently as deputy assistant secretary of state for oceans, environment, and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40202795122803,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_96bbce3f-fabc-40bf-8494-14448e2fda52.jpg?v=1656252521","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/climate-change-and-global-poverty-a-billion-lives-in-the-balance-9780815702818","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}