Climate Shocks and the Poor : A Review of the Literature (English)

There is a rapidly growing literature on the link between climate change and poverty. This study reviews the existing literature on whether the poor are more exposed to climate shocks and whether they are more adversely affected. About two-thirds of the studies in our analyzed sample find that the poor are more exposed to climate shocks than is the rest of the population and four-fifths of the studies find that the poor are more adversely... https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099019303282434041/idu16f3c8dd41439514f901ad011ae6ae66b94ab