Waiting for Godot? : The Case for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Small Island States /

Global warming is the most significant threat to ecosystems and people's health and living standards, especially in small island states in the Caribbean and elsewhere. This paper contributes to the debate by analyzing different options to scale up climate change mitigation and adaptation. In pa...

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Main Author: Cevik, Serhan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2022/179
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Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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