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Poverty and Climate Change: 

Poverty and Climate Change By Mozaharul Alam Research Fellow Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) Beyond 2012, the Process Question: How to Get there from here 7 December 2005 COP11, Montreal, Canada

About Presentation: 

About Presentation Poverty: a multi-dimensional and complex issue Linkage of climate with multi-dimensional aspect of poverty Way Forward

Poverty: a multi-dimensional and complex issue: 

Poverty: a multi-dimensional and complex issue Poverty Poverty is a multi-dimensional issue encompassing social, human, cultural, political and governance perspectives Define Poverty: income and food consumption versus deprivation, which is rooted in the social, cultural processes and institutional and structural inequality Conventional Approach: poverty is inability of a person or family to make provision for adequate food, nutrition, health, housing, education for the children and attaining economic and social security – income, employment and access to institutions

Poverty: a multi-dimensional and complex issue: 

Poverty: a multi-dimensional and complex issue Poverty as Concept Poverty as concept has many meanings and interpretations and as used by different peoples in different contexts to describe different things. For examples: Poverty at Global Level (e.g. total number of world’s poor) Income Poverty (mostly commonly used meaning, e.g. number of people on dollar a day) Relative Poverty (e.g. there are many “poor” in rich countries who are rich compared to all people in many poor countries) Poverty Level in-country (e.g. unemployed, number below poverty line, food rationing etc.) Poverty Line (e.g. different countries set their own) Poverty alleviation/reduction as a goal e.g. MDG, PRSPs

Poverty Trend: 

Poverty Trend Source: World Bank: 2001 (World Development Report: Attacking Poverty)

Livelihood and Climate Change Linkage: 

Livelihood and Climate Change Linkage Well being: quality and standard of life

Livelihood and Climate Change Linkage: 

Livelihood and Climate Change Linkage Source: Asad et al., 2005

Way Forward: 

Way Forward =   X  X  Intensity of Event Baseline Conditions Adaptive Capacity Impacts of a event

Way Forward: 

Way Forward At Global Level Differentiated burden sharing for adaptation like mitigation target Mandatory contribution New criteria and indicators for funding adaptation projects National Level Mainstreaming or integrating adaptation into development plans and activities – NAPA is an example for LDC as a beginning Capacity building and capacity utilization Local Level Building resilience of community to deal with climate impacts Enhance social capital

Way Forward: 

Way Forward Increase resilience Reducing vulnerability of resource base to climate change, variability and extreme events (e.g. embankment to protect from floods, cyclone centre, etc) Providing Knowledge and Advice (e.g. agriculture extension for farmers) Giving technology (e.g. water pumps for irrigation, nets for fishing etc) Building climate proof infrastructure (e.g. roads, water etc.) Providing School and Education (e.g. free education) Providing health services (e.g. free for poor)

Thank You: 

Thank You