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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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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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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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Asset dynamics in Northern Nigeria:

Dillon, Andrew; Quiñones, Esteban J. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010

This paper examines household asset dynamics and gender-differentiated asset inequality over a 20-year period (1988–2008) in northern Nigeria. We show that the initial endowments of both household capital and livestock holdings are inconsistent with the poverty trap hypothesis but that...

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Do men and women accumulate assets in different ways?: Evidence from rural Bangladesh

Quisumbing, Agnes R. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2011

This paper examines asset dynamics for husband-owned, wife-owned, and jointly owned assets, using unique longitudinal survey data from rural Bangladesh. Nonparametric and parametric methods are used to examine the shape of the dynamic asset frontier, the number of equilibria, and whether land...

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