Social Dimensions of Climate Change: Peril or People?

Author: Andy White Rights and Resources Augusta Molnar Rights and Resources Arvind Khare Rights and Resources

Date: March 26, 2008

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    A presentation made at the World Bank conference on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change, held in Washington DC in March 2008. In a presentation to climate change and land policy experts, RRI questioned the social dimensions of climate change interventions and urged intergovernmental institutions to consider the social implications of mitigation and adaptation mechanisms, and questioned the inherent inequity in “who sets the rules”.