Gender and climate change financing : coming out of the margin / Mariama Williams.
By: Williams, Mariama
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BookSeries: Routledge iaffe advances in feminist economics.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016Description: xx, 534 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780415688536 (hardback); 9780415688543 (paperback).Subject(s): Climatic changes -- Economic aspects | Environmental economics | Sustainable development | Women in development | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental EconomicsDDC classification: 363.738/74561 Summary: "This book discusses the state of global climate change policy and the financing of climate resilient public infrastructure. It explains the sources of tensions and conflict between developing and developed countries with regard to global climate protection policies, and highlights the biases and asymmetries that may work against gender equality, women's empowerment and poverty eradication. Gender and Climate Change Financing: Coming Out of the Margin provides an overview of the scientific, economic and political dynamics underlying global climate protection. It explores the controversial issues that have stalled global climate negotiations and offers a clear explanation of the link between adaptation and mitigation strategies and gender issue. It also maps the full range of public, private and market-based climate finance instruments and funds. This book will be a useful tool for those engaged with climate change, poverty eradication, gender equality and women's empowerment"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book discusses the state of global climate change policy and the financing of climate resilient public infrastructure. It explains the sources of tensions and conflict between developing and developed countries with regard to global climate protection policies, and highlights the biases and asymmetries that may work against gender equality, women's empowerment and poverty eradication. Gender and Climate Change Financing: Coming Out of the Margin provides an overview of the scientific, economic and political dynamics underlying global climate protection. It explores the controversial issues that have stalled global climate negotiations and offers a clear explanation of the link between adaptation and mitigation strategies and gender issue. It also maps the full range of public, private and market-based climate finance instruments and funds. This book will be a useful tool for those engaged with climate change, poverty eradication, gender equality and women's empowerment"--
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