Global climate models predict a rise in extreme weather in the next century. To better understand future interactions among adaptation costs, socioeconomic development, and climate change in developing countries, observed losses of life from floods and droughts during 1960-2003 are modeled using three determinants: weather events, income per capita, and female education. The analysis reveals countries with high female education weathered extreme weather...
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2010/06/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS5342
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2010/07/01
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Adaptation to climate extremes in developing countries : the role of education
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centre for research on the epidemiology