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As the use of global and national computable general equilibrium (CGE) models has become more widespread, most policies still remain at the regional or sub-national level. This level of disparity requires an approach that bridges the gap between national results and sub-national policies. This...
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This study investigates the impact of climate change on intimate partner violence in Bangladesh and shows that policy can mitigate much if not all of the harmful consequences of climate shocks on women. Utilizing a novel dataset linking geo-referenced meteorological remote-sensed data with...
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used to achieve the joint objectives of development, mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in agriculture in the … mitigating and adapting to climate change. The paper attempts to examine the successful cases where agricultural mitigation of …
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EU mitigation policies are derived from the international agreementsforreducing and limiting greenhouse gases emissions …. Mitigation policies have a strict compliance regime using both positive and negative reinforcement. On the other side, adaptation … the most vulnerable sectors to climate change. By examining the relative projected efficiency of EU's mitigation efforts …
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This paper investigates farmers’ response to climate change mitigation strategies in Swiss agriculture. It reports the …
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Nutrient emissions from agricultural land are now widely recognized as one of the key contributors to poor water quality in local lakes, rivers and streams. Nutrient trading has been suggested as a regulatory tool to improve and protect water quality. However, farmers’ attitudes suggest that...
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oriented with little or no attention to mitigation and preparedness. In 1998, Nebraska began to revise its drought plan in … order to place more emphasis on mitigation. One of the main aspects of drought mitigation and planning is the assessment of … drought vulnerability in the state and can lead to mitigation-oriented drought management. Copyright Kluwer Academic …
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. However, the cost of mitigation and hence the socially appropriate level of tolerance for environmental effects is still … unclear. Research to date within New Zealand has either estimated the costs of specific mitigation technologies or used … measure of the potential for feasible, relatively low-cost mitigation to take place as less efficient farmers move toward …
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more accurate accounting of sources, their bioavailabilities and lag times is needed to direct proportioned mitigation …
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discusses the options for adaptation and mitigation and requirements for implementation at local, national and international …
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