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Mainstreaming the adaptations and reducing the vulnerability of the poor due to climate change

Ranganathan, C. R.; Palanisami, K.; Kakumanu, K. R.; … - 2011

. Hence, sustainable livelihood approaches are used at both policy and project level to initiate new poverty reduction …

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South African food security and climate change: Agriculture futures

Dube, Sikhalazo; Scholes, Robert J.; Nelson, Gerald C.; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-35, pp. 1-54

The projected changes in planted area, yield per area, net exports/imports and prices for five major agricultural crops in South Africa were simulated using the projections of four Global Circulation Models (GCMs) under three socio-economic scenarios. The GCM projections show consistent strong...

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US food security and climate change: Agricultural futures

Takle, Eugene S.; Gustafson, David; Beachy, Roger; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-34, pp. 1-41

Agreement is developing among agricultural scientists on the emerging inability of agriculture to meet growing global food demands. Changes in trends of weather conditions projected by global climate models will challenge physiological limits of crops and exacerbate the global food challenge by...

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Regional wheat price effects of extreme weather events and wheat export controls in Russia and Ukraine

Götz, Linde; Djuric, Ivan; Nivievskyi, Oleg - 2016

This paper further builds on the price transmission model framework of existing studies to identify domestic wheat price effects of wheat export controls. We explicitly take the fact into account that a harvest failure causes domestic price effects as well. Moreover, the analysis at the regional...

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The impact of extreme weather events on budget balances and implications for fiscal policy

Lis, Eliza M.; Nickel, Christiane - 2009

. Based on these findings, we discuss implications for fiscal policy and publiclyprovided disaster insurance. Our policy …

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Determinants of the Growth Elasticity of Poverty Reduction. Why the Impact on Poverty Reduction is Large in Some Developing Countries and Small in Others

Wieser, Christina - 2011

This paper investigates the determinants of the growth elasticity of poverty by using the internationally designed … poverty line, measured by the share of the population living below USD 1.25 per day. We identify the determinants of changes … in the poverty rate of countries using single and multiple OLS regressions as well as fixed effects. Empirical evidence …

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Culprit and victim: Scenarios for Philippine agriculture amidst climate change

Galang, Ivory Myka R.; Briones, Roehlano M. - 2024

severe losses from extreme climate events, accounting for 60 percent of disaster-related damages. This study aims to assess … effective policy recommendations to foster resilience and sustainability. Scenarios are analyzed using a computable general … vulnerability. Meanwhile, adoption of intensified adaptive and mitigation measures shows potential for improved resilience …

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Towards More Sustainable Food Systems

Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid (contributor) - 2023

Food systems are under increasing pressure. They must meet the food requirements of a growing world population, and socio-economic changes also influence the type of foods which are under demand. At the same time, food systems are a major contributor to global environmental change, and...

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Klimaresilienz durch Agrobiodiversität? Literaturstudie zum Zusammenhang zwischen Elementen der Agrobiodiversität und der Empfindlichkeit von landwirtschaftlichen Produktionssystem...

Petersen, Ute; Weigel, Hans-Joachim - 2015

Im globalen und regionalen Kontext wird wiederholt auf eine Diversifizierung der Agrarproduktion von der genetischen … über die Betriebs- bis hin zur Landschaftsebene als eine entscheidende Maßnahme zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel … fundierte Aussagen über eine mögliche Versicherungsfunktion von Elementen der Agrobiodiversität gegenüber dem Klimawandel …

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Climate change, agriculture, and food security in Tanzania

Arndt, Channing; Farmer, Will; Strzepek, Ken; Thurlow, James - 2011

The consequences of climate change for agriculture and food security in developing countries are of serious concern. Due to their reliance on rain-fed agriculture both as a source of income and consumption, many low-income countries are generally considered to be most vulnerable to climate...

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