Nature and Nurture

Poverty and Environment in Asia and the Pacific

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• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9789715617741
• eBook ISBN: 9789292547004
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Environmental Economics
• Index: Economics

In recent years, initiatives by the international community to address the links between poverty and environmental degradation have been increasing. These initiatives range from policy reform and top-down approaches to local, bottom-up actions by communities. This publication focuses on local actions, and provides a background to the present situation of increasing environmental poverty and degraded environments. It shows how local actions, with support from governments and development partners, can turn this situation around to reduce poverty and bring about environmental benefits. These benefits are illustrated through case studies of successful local actions in Asia and the Pacific that can be scaled-up to produce substantial national or regional benefits. Most of the studies are from the Asian Development Bank's Poverty and Environment Program, which promotes targeted environmental interventions that reduce poverty and improve the environment through pilot interventions, analytical studies, and information dissemination.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Content
• Foreword
• 1 Introduction
• 2. Sustaining Natural Resources and Reducing Poverty
• 3. Improving Urban Environmental Quality and Reducing Poverty
• 4. Reducing the Environmental Vulnerability of the Poor
• 5. Lessons
• 6. Looking Ahead
• Appendixes
• End Notes
• Boxes
• Back Cover