Social impacts of climate change in Bolivia : a municipal level analysis of the effects of recent climate change on life expectancy, consumption, poverty and inequality (English)

This paper analyzes the direct evidence of climate change in Bolivia during the past 60 years, and estimates how these changes have affected life expectancy and consumption levels for each of the 311 municipalities in Bolivia. Contrary to the predictions of most general circulation models, the evidence shows a consistent cooling trend of about 0.2°C per decade over all highland areas, slight and scattered evidence of warming in the lowlands, and no...

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Andersen, Lykke E.;

Verner,Dorte;
Document Date
2009/10/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5092
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bolivia,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Social impacts of climate change in Bolivia : a municipal level analysis of the effects of recent climate change on life expectancy, consumption, poverty and inequality
Keywords
consumption level

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Andersen, Lykke E.; Verner,Dorte.

Social impacts of climate change in Bolivia : a municipal level analysis of the effects of recent climate change on life expectancy, consumption, poverty and inequality (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5092 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/285621468006309961

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