00871nas a2200133   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002000043245005100063856004200114300001200156490000600168520056300174       2014                            d1 aSujatha Byravan00aClimate Policy and the Poor: Some Perspectives  uhttps://doi.org/10.1089/env.2014.0011  a142-1450 v73 aAbstract The article explores the effects that India s climate policy will have in the context of the country s existing development problems. India is expected to face severe challenges as a result of climate change and these will disproportionately affect the poor and the most vulnerable. The country s current climate policies nevertheless adopt an approach that seems unlikely to improve conditions for the poor, unless it shifts from a top-down, growth-oriented strategy towards prioritizing access to basic goods and services as a primary policy goal.