Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty

Shock Waves - Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on PovertyThis World Bank report brings together the two objectives of ending poverty and stabilizing climate change, examining potential impacts of not only climate change but also of climate policies on poverty reduction. Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty also explores achieving a situation where policies for each climate change and poverty contribute to a reduction in the negative impacts of the other.

Find the full report here. There are also available versions of the policy notes in Spanish and French. The document was developed by the following members of the Climate Change team at the World Bank: Stephane Hallegatte, Mook Bangalore, Laura Bonzanigo, Marianne Fay, Tamaro Kane, Ulf Narloch, Julie Rozenberg, David Treguer, and Adrien Vogt-Schilb.