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Cost-benefit analysis of the african risk capacity facility:

Clarke, Daniel J.; Hill, Ruth Vargas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

The African Risk Capacity (ARC), has been proposed as a pan-Africa drought risk pool to insure against drought risk in …

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Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin:

Shewmake, Sharon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

"With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting temperature zones, climate change is expected to increase the frequency of climate-related shocks, such as floods and droughts in Sub-Saharan Africa. For farm households, an increase in the frequency of climate-related income...

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How can African agriculture adapt to climate change?: Insights from Ethiopia and South Africa

Ringler, Claudia; Shewmake, Sharon; Deressa, Temesgen; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

Table of Contents: Brief 1: The Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Water and Food Outcomes: A Framework for Analysis by Claudia Ringer Brief 2: Vulnerability and the Impact of Climate Change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin by Sharon Shewmake Brief 5: Measuring Ethiopian...

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Vulnerability and the impact of climate change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin:

Shewmake, Sharon - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2008

farmers are apt to respond to future climate change-induced shocks, in particular drought. Droughts are expected to increase … in both frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. This study examines the costs of drought today and who it … living in a drought-prone environment. The types of households that were more vulnerable to climate shocks are analyzed using …

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Extreme weather and civil war in Somalia: Does drought fuel conflict through livestock price shocks?

Maystadt, Jean-Francois; Ecker, Olivier; Mabiso, Athur - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013

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Global and local economic impacts of climate change in Syria and options for adaptation:

Breisinger, Clemens; Zhu, Tingju; Al Riffai, Perrihan; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

evidence that droughts may become more frequent in the future, it is clear that even without an increase in frequency, drought …

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The economics of desertification, land degradation, and drought: Toward an integrated global assessment

Nkonya, Ephraim; Gerber, Nicolas; Baumgartner, Philipp; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

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Innovations in insuring the poor

Hill, Ruth Vargas; Torero, Maximo - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2009

the fewest tools to deal with drought, floods, and disease when they occur. Breaking the link between risk and poverty by …

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Demand for complementary financial and technological tools for managing drought risk:

Ward, Patrick S.; Spielman, David J.; Ortega, David L.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015

manage drought risk: weather index insurance and a recently released drought-tolerant rice variety. We illustrate how these … tools can independently address drought risk and demonstrate the potential for these tools to be combined in a complementary … independently and in a bundled package. Findings indicate that farmers are generally unwilling to pay for drought-tolerant rice …

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Short- and long-term effects of the 1998 Bangladesh flood on rural wages

Mueller, Valerie; Quisumbing, Agnes - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

Natural disasters have particularly devastating impacts on economic growth in developing countries because they impede the accumulation of capital. The resilience of labor markets is crucial especially for the poor who rely only on labor to diversify their income portfolio and buffer against...

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