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drought, which is exacerbated by environmental change. This study analyzes the impact of drought on household’s vulnerability …, the study employs the methodology proposed by Christiaensen and Subbarao (2004). The results show that recurrent drought … makes households more vulnerable to the extent that households that were affected by drought in both periods were twice as …
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The poverty problem is chronic in the Horn of Africa. Majority of the people in the region are suffering from this problem. There are numerous factors that cause poverty in the region. The challenge of poverty reduction in the Horn should therefore address the poverty reduction issues at...
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case, the lack of the water. During 1949 and 1955, studies were carried out concerning the damages produced by drought and …
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implications of drought-induced livestock and crop production shortfalls in various regions of Ethiopia, world price increases and …
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This paper considers the problem of a water management authority that is faced with the threat of a drought that will … restored, and iii) an economically optimal policy taking account of the probability of a drought and the fact that water is an … asset (a stock of natural capital). In particular, it is shown that the optimal pre-drought steady-state stock of water is …
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long time, but the first steps to combat drought took just in the mid twentieth century when there was planted windbreak …
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livelihoods in the face of a decade of persistent drought. The study is based on quantitative and qualitative data collected by …
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This paper is aimed at examining the theoretical determinants and empirical evidence on the use of derivatives in Latin America for risk management. The contingent claims, the development of their market, and their use, is undoubtedly one of the most powerful financial innovations available to...
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During the recent years Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs) are facing major political, institutional, economic and societal changes. As a matter of fact, the agricultural sector has been interested by global trends and has become more and more exposed to world dynamics. The resulting...
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the credit risk mitigation in Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs). Currently, shariah compliant financing in Malaysia are still dominated by the concept of Bai’ Bithaman Ajil (BBA), Ijarah Thumma Al Bai and Murabahah. These sale-based approaches allow...
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