TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thomas, Vinod
AB  - The start of the new millennium will be remembered for deadly climate-related disasters - the great floods in Thailand in 2011, Super Storm Sandy in the United States in 2012, and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, to name a few. In 2014, 17.5 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters, ten times more than the 1.7 million displaced by geophysical hazards. What is causing the increase in natural disasters and what effect does it have on the economy? Climate Change and Natural Disasters sends three messages: human-made factors exert a growing influence on climate-related disasters; because of the link to anthropogenic factors, there is a pressing need for climate mitigation; and prevention, including climate adaptation, ought not to be viewed as a cost to economic growth but as an investment. Ultimately, attention to climate-related disasters, arguably the most tangible manifestation of global warming, may help mobilize broader climate action. It can also be instrumental in transitioning to a path of low-carbon, green growth, improving disaster resilience, improving natural resource use, and caring for the urban environment. Vinod Thomas proposes that economic growth will become sustainable only if governments, political actors, and local communities combine natural disaster prevention and controlling climate change into national growth strategies. When considering all types of capital, particularly human capital, climate action can drive economic growth, rather than hinder it.
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1002323
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1082957246
KW  - climate-related disasters
KW  - natural disasters
KW  - economy
KW  - climate change
KW  - climate mitigation
KW  - climate prevention
KW  - climate adaptation
KW  - global warming
KW  - climate action
KW  - national growth strategies
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/760c7d23-fea0-44ef-a333-ce2f51319a64/9781138567351_text.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27682
PB  - Taylor & Francis
PY  - 2017
SN  - 9781412864404; 9781315081045
TI  - Climate Change and Natural Disasters : Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future, 1st Edition
ER  - 
