Climate change, natural resources and inequality

The negative effects of inequality and climate change on socioeconomic outcomes are mutually reinforcing and difficult to disentangle. This session will focus on projects that have studied not only the links between environmental changes and inequality but also how strategies to respond to climate change, such as agroecology, might affect income distribution.

Setting the scene: Carlos Gradín, Research fellow - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Projects:
• Climate variability and inequalities in Indonesia and in Vietnam - Grazia Pacillo - International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
• Inequalities and environmental changes in the Lower Mekong river basin - Linh Huynh - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
• Agroecology and income inequalities in rural regions in Senegal- Moussa Sall - Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Université de Thiès

Discussant: Stefano Signore, Head of Unit - F1. Climate change and Sustainable Energy; Nuclear Safety – Directorate-General for International Partnerships (INTPA) – European Commission