TY - BOOK ID - 138346892 TI - Population, Poverty, and Climate Change PY - 2013 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Climate Change KW - Climate Change Economics KW - Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases KW - Economic Growth KW - Environmental Economics & Policies KW - Family Planning KW - Global Warming KW - Health Monitoring & Evaluation KW - Macroeconomics and Economic Growth KW - Population KW - Population Policies KW - Poverty KW - Public Policy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138346892 AB - The literature is reviewed on the relationships between population, poverty, and climate change. While developed countries are largely responsible for global warming, the brunt of the fallout will be borne by the developing world, in lower agricultural output, poorer health, and more frequent natural disasters. Carbon emissions in the developed world have leveled off, but are projected to rise rapidly in the developing world due to their economic growth and population growth-the latter most notably in the poorest countries. Lowering fertility has many benefits for the poorest countries. Studies indicate that, in high fertility settings, fertility decline facilitates economic growth and poverty reduction. It also reduces the pressure on livelihoods, and frees up resources to cope with climate change. And it helps avert some of the projected global warming, which will benefit these countries far more than those that lie at higher latitudes and/or have more resources to cope with climate change. Natural experiments indicate that family planning programs are effective in helping reduce fertility, and that they are highly pro-poor in their impact. While the rest of the world wrestles with the complexities of reducing emissions, the poorest countries will gain much from simple programs to lower fertility. ER -