Addressing climate inequality
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Contributor(s): Professor Esther Duflo, Shweta Banerjee | Head of BRAC International, India, Shweta Banerjee joins the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Esther Duflo to examine how funds might be best spent to protect vulnerable populations against the effects of climate change.
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