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Titel (primär) Addressing income inequality and climate change vulnerability in Pune, India: A scenario linkage approach
Autor Heilemann, J.; Klassert, C.; Klauer, B.
Quelle UFZ Discussion Papers
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
Department OEKON
Band/Volume 3/2024
Seite bis 20
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Keywords Income inequality; climate change vulnerability; scenario design; stakeholder workshops
Abstract Rapidly increasing income inequality and the impacts of climate change present
substantial challenges for urban areas in low- and middle-income countries, difficult to address
by local policymakers. For the case of the Indian city Pune, this study examines the potential
effects of future income inequality on social vulnerability to climate change and identifies
policy measures that can address these challenges. To this end, we adopt an integrated approach,
linking the global scenarios of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) with local insights
and a normative scenario from two workshops held in Pune in 2019. Our findings indicate that
income inequality will likely increase, exacerbating the potential social vulnerability of low-
income groups through various channels, e.g. via unequal access to resources and the risk of
urban flooding. The policy measures, proposed by local experts, provide suggestions to enhance
the resilience of low-income groups in Pune. These policies, however, do not address all
previously identified channels to the same degree and partially lack the consideration of
systemic aspects to confront growing inequality and climate change impacts.
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Heilemann, J., Klassert, C., Klauer, B. (2024):
Addressing income inequality and climate change vulnerability in Pune, India: A scenario linkage approach
UFZ Discussion Papers 3/2024
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 20 pp.