Improving poverty and inequality modelling in climate research

Narasimha D. Rao (), Bas van Ruijven, Keywan Riahi and Valentina Bosetti
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Narasimha D. Rao: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Keywan Riahi: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 12, 857-862

Abstract: Abstract As climate change progresses, the risk of adverse impacts on vulnerable populations is growing. As governments seek increased and drastic action, policymakers are likely to seek quantification of climate-change impacts and the consequences of mitigation policies on these populations. Current models used in climate research have a limited ability to represent the poor and vulnerable, or the different dimensions along which they face these risks. Best practices need to be adopted more widely, and new model features that incorporate social heterogeneity and different policy mechanisms need to be developed. Increased collaboration between modellers, economists, and other social scientists could aid these developments.

Date: 2017
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