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Studies on late Quaternary environmental dynamics (vegetation, biodiversity, climate, soils, fire and human impact) on Mt Kilimanjaro

Schüler, Lisa - 2013

Kilimanjaro untersucht, um die lokale und regionale Ökosystem-, Klima-, Feuerdynamik in einem größeren Rahmen zu verstehen … vorliegende Arbeit erforscht die spätquartäre Vegetation-, Klima- und Feuerdynamik am Kilimanjaro, um das Verständnis der dortigen … Ökosystem zu vertiefen. Sowohl Pollen als auch weitere Klima-Proxies von zwei Sedimentkernen werden analysiert, um die …

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Long-term adaptation : selecting farm types across agro-ecological zones in Africa

Seo, Sungno Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert O.; Dinar, Ariel; … - 2008

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Climate and Civil War : Is the Relationship Robust?

Burke, Marshall - 2010

A recent paper by Burke et al. (henceforth "we") finds a strong historical relationship between warmer- than-average temperatures and the incidence of civil war in Africa (Burke et al. 2009). These findings have recently been challenged by Buhaug (2010) who finds fault with how we controlled for...

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Effects of Temperature and Rainfall Shocks on Economic Growth in Africa

Odusola, Ayodele - 2018

This paper examines the impact of temperature and rainfall volatility on economic growth in 46 African countries. We employ the Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach which allows us to estimate both country level and Africa-wide impact of climate change and extreme events on economic growth in...

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Long-Term Adaptation : Selecting Farm Types across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa

Seo, Niggol; Mendelsohn, Robert; Dinar, Ariel - 2012

Using economic data from more than 8,500 household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm. The paper also studies how farm type choice varies across farmers in each zone, using a...

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Climate Violence = extreme climate conditions x social realities : Critical Focus on Women and Girls in Africa

Duho, King Carl Tornam; Akalibey, Scholastica - 2022

Climate Change and violence are threats to the livelihood and economic sustainability of women and girls in Africa. Despite the current efforts to address the problems, much is still expected to be done by governments, businesses and civil society organizations in Africa. We discuss the concept...

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