02372cas a2200361 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022583 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781513591094 2616-5333 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Duenwald, Christoph. Feeling the Heat : Adapting to Climate Change in the Middle East and Central Asia / Christoph Duenwald, Yasser Abdih, Kerstin Gerling, Vahram Stepanyan, Abdullah Al-Hassan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (110 pages) Departmental Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Climate change is among humanity's greatest challenges, and the Middle East and Central Asia region is on the frontlines of its human, economic, and physical ramifications. Much of the region is located in already difficult climate zones, where global warming exacerbates desertification, water stress, and rising sea levels. This trend entails fundamental economic disruptions, endangers food security, and undermines public health, with ripple effects on poverty and inequality, displacement, and conflict. Considering the risks posed by climate change, the central message of this departmental paper is that adapting to climate change by boosting resilience to climate stresses and disasters is a critical priority for the region's economies. Mode of access: Internet Climate imf Environment and Growth imf Environmental Economics imf Global Warming imf Natural Disasters and Their Management imf Abdih, Yasser. Al-Hassan, Abdullah. Gerling, Kerstin. Stepanyan, Vahram. Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ;No 2022/008 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9781513598789 IMF e-Library Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=2616-5333&volume=2022&issue=008 IMF e-Library