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Climate Change and Natural Disasters - Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future (Hardcover)
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Climate Change and Natural Disasters - Transforming Economies and Policies for a Sustainable Future (Hardcover)
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The Open Access version of this book, available at
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351527927, has been made
available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 4.0 license 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.
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