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Climate Change, Air Pollution, and the Poverty Trap – Evidence from 32 Climate Vulnerable Countries

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  • Fahmida Khatun
  • Foqoruddin Al Kabir
  • Farha Tasneem

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This policy brief investigates how climate change and air pollution deepen poverty in the selected 32 climate vulnerable countries. The objective is to analyse the long-run relationship between environmental stressors and household welfare, and to recommend policy intervention that can break this climate–poverty trap.

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  • Fahmida Khatun & Foqoruddin Al Kabir & Farha Tasneem, 2025. "Climate Change, Air Pollution, and the Poverty Trap – Evidence from 32 Climate Vulnerable Countries," CPD Policy Brief 83, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
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