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  • 1
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    The Perception of And Adaptation To Climate Change In Africa (2007)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    b3kat_BV049074315
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (53 Seiten))
    Edition: Online-Ausg
    Content: The objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain how they have adapted to whatever climate change they believe has occurred. The paper also asks farmers whether they perceive any barriers to adaptation and attempts to determine the characteristics of those farmers who, despite claiming to have witnessed climate change, have not yet responded to it. The study is based on a large-scale survey of agriculturalists in 11 African countries. The survey reveals that significant numbers of farmers believe that temperatures have already increased and that precipitation has declined. Those with the greatest experience of farming are more likely to notice climate change. Further, neighboring farmers tell a consistent story. There are important differences in the propensity of farmers living in different locations to adapt and there may be institutional impediments to adaptation in some countries. Although large numbers of farmers perceive no barriers to adaptation, those that do perceive them tend to cite their poverty and inability to borrow. Few if any farmers mentioned lack of appropriate seed, security of tenure, or market accessibility as problems. Those farmers who perceive climate change but fail to respond may require particular incentives or assistance to do what is ultimately in their own best interests. Although experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change, it is educated farmers who are more likely to respond by making at least one adaptation
    Additional Edition: Maddison, David The Perception of And Adaptation To Climate Change In Africa
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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    MPI Bildungsforschung
  • 2
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    The Impact of Climate Change On African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach (2007)
    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
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    UID:
    b3kat_BV049074317
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (25 Seiten))
    Edition: Online-Ausg
    Content: This paper uses the Ricardian approach to examine how farmers in 11 countries in Africa have adapted to existing climatic conditions. It then estimates the effects of predicted changes in climate while accounting for whatever farmer adaptation might occur. This study differs from earlier ones by using farmers' own perceptions of the value of their land. Previous research, by contrast, has relied on either observed sale prices or net revenues, sometimes aggregated over geographically large tracts of terrain. The study also makes use of high resolution data describing soil quality and runoff. Furthermore, it tackles the challenges involved in modeling the effect of climate on agriculture in a study that includes countries in the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the tropics. The study confirms that African agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Even with perfect adaptation, regional climate change by 2050 is predicted to entail production losses of 19.9 percent for Burkina Faso and 30.5 percent for Niger. By contrast, countries such as Ethiopia and South Africa are hardly affected at all, suffering productivity losses of only 1.3 percent and 3 percent, respectively. The study also confirms the importance of water supplies as measured by runoff, which, being affected by both temperature and precipitation, may itself be highly sensitive to climate change
    Additional Edition: Maddison, David The Impact of Climate Change On African Agriculture
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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  • 3
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    Handbook on wellbeing, happiness and the environment (2020)
    Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    UID:
    b3kat_BV046768824
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 438 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme
    ISBN: 9781788119344
    Note: Titel und Verantwortlichkeitsangabe der Landingpage (Elgaronline) entnommen, da kein Titelblatt vorhanden
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-78811-933-7
    Language: English
    Subjects: Economics
    RVK:
    QT 000
    Keywords: Glück ; Wohlbefinden ; Umwelt ; Umweltökonomie ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Handbuch ; Aufsatzsammlung
    DOI: 10.4337/9781788119344
    URL: Volltext  (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
    URL: Deutschlandweit zugänglich
    URL: Deutschlandweit zugänglich
    Author information: Welsch, Heinz 1955-
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  • 4
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    Natural resource and environmental economics (2011)
    Harlow, England : Addison Wesley is an imprint of Pearson
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    UID:
    gbv_1611811481
    Format: xxx, 712 Seiten , Illustrationen, Diagramme , 25 cm
    Edition: Fourth edition Pearson Education Limited
    ISBN: 9780321417534 , 0321417534
    Note: Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 679-695 , "Fourth edition Pearson Education Limited 2011" - Rückseite der Haupttitelseite , Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke***Unchanged reprints that were published later are included here
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Natural resource and environmental economics Harlow, England : Addison Wesley is an imprint of Pearson, 2011 ISBN 1299317138
    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780273760375
    Language: English
    Subjects: Economics , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science , General works
    RVK:
    AR 28300
    RVK:
    ZB 60000
    RVK:
    AR 28000
    RVK:
    QT 200
    RVK:
    QT 000
    Keywords: Umweltökonomie ; Natürliche Ressourcen ; Natürliche Ressourcen ; Umweltökonomie ; Lehrbuch ; Lehrbuch
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis
    Author information: McGilvray, James 1938-1995
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    The true costs of road transport (1996)
    London : Earthscan Publ.
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    UID:
    b3kat_BV012067095
    Format: 240 S. , graph. Darst.
    Edition: 1. publ. in the UK
    ISBN: 1853832685
    Series Statement: An Earthscan original 5
    Language: English
    Keywords: Straßengüterverkehr ; Soziale Kosten ; Straßenverkehr ; Transport ; Soziale Kosten
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis
    URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis
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  • 6
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    Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change? (2006)
    [s.l.] : Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
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    UID:
    gbv_1017863571
    Format: Online-Ressource
    Content: Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by climate change compared with current mean temperature. Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues rise for irrigated crops (elasticity of 0.5), which are located in relatively cool parts of Africa and are buffered by irrigation from the effects of warming. At first, warming has little net aggregate effect as the gains for irrigated crops offset the losses for dryland crops and livestock. Warming, however, will likely reduce dryland farm income immediately. The final effects will also depend on changes in precipitation, because revenues from all farm types increase with precipitation. Because irrigated farms are less sensitive to climate, where water is available, irrigation is a practical adaptation to climate change in Africa.
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
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  • 7
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    Environmental Costs of Fossil Fuels : A Rapid Assessment Method with Application to Six Cities (2000)
    World Bank, Washington, DC
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    UID:
    gbv_1759740233
    Format: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Environment Department papers no. 78. Pollution Management series
    Content: Among the key external effects of fossil fuel contribution are urban air pollution, and changes in global climate. A study of six cities in developing countries, and transition economies estimates the magnitude of these effects, and, examines how various fuels, and pollution sources contribute to health damages, and other environmental costs. The study develops a simple, but robust method for rapid assessment of these damages. By linking the damage to a particular fuel use, or pollution source, the method makes possible cost-benefit analysis of pollution abatement measures. The findings show very high levels of environmental damage, and reveal large sectoral differences. By far the greatest share of the total damage, is that to human health, from exposure to ambient particulates, caused mainly by small pollution sources, such as vehicles, and household stoves. Large industries, and power plants account for a smaller proportion of health damage, but are the major contributors to carbon dioxide emissions, which have an impact on global climate. The complex relationships between pollution sources, and environmental effects, highlight the need for a skillful mix of policy instruments, built on rigorous analysis. The damage assessment method proposed herein, provides a useful analytical tool, to be easily applied to other urban areas
    Note: East Asia and Pacific , Europe and Central Asia , Latin America & Caribbean , South Asia , English , en_US
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    The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa (2012)
    Washington, DC : World Bank
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    UID:
    gbv_797535896
    Format: Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Policy Research Working Paper 4308
    Content: The objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain how they have adapted to whatever climate change they believe has occurred. The paper also asks farmers whether they perceive any barriers to adaptation and attempts to determine the characteristics of those farmers who, despite claiming to have witnessed climate change, have not yet responded to it. The study is based on a large-scale survey of agriculturalists in 11 African countries. The survey reveals that significant numbers of farmers believe that temperatures have already increased and that precipitation has declined. Those with the greatest experience of farming are more likely to notice climate change. Further, neighboring farmers tell a consistent story. There are important differences in the propensity of farmers living in different locations to adapt and there may be institutional impediments to adaptation in some countries. Although large numbers of farmers perceive no barriers to adaptation, those that do perceive them tend to cite their poverty and inability to borrow. Few if any farmers mentioned lack of appropriate seed, security of tenure, or market accessibility as problems. Those farmers who perceive climate change but fail to respond may require particular incentives or assistance to do what is ultimately in their own best interests. Although experienced farmers are more likely to perceive climate change, it is educated farmers who are more likely to respond by making at least one adaptation.
    Language: English
    URL: Volltext  (kostenfrei)
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  • 9
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    The Impact of Climate Change on African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach (2012)
    Washington, DC : World Bank
    Details
    UID:
    gbv_79753587X
    Format: Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Policy Research Working Paper 4306
    Content: This paper uses the Ricardian approach to examine how farmers in 11 countries in Africa have adapted to existing climatic conditions. It then estimates the effects of predicted changes in climate while accounting for whatever farmer adaptation might occur. This study differs from earlier ones by using farmers' own perceptions of the value of their land. Previous research, by contrast, has relied on either observed sale prices or net revenues, sometimes aggregated over geographically large tracts of terrain. The study also makes use of high resolution data describing soil quality and runoff. Furthermore, it tackles the challenges involved in modeling the effect of climate on agriculture in a study that includes countries in the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the tropics. The study confirms that African agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Even with perfect adaptation, regional climate change by 2050 is predicted to entail production losses of 19.9 percent for Burkina Faso and 30.5 percent for Niger. By contrast, countries such as Ethiopia and South Africa are hardly affected at all, suffering productivity losses of only 1.3 percent and 3 percent, respectively. The study also confirms the importance of water supplies as measured by runoff, which, being affected by both temperature and precipitation, may itself be highly sensitive to climate change.
    Language: English
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