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The economic impact of climate change on food security in Malaysia
Chuen Khee, Pek; Yet Mee, Lim; Chee Keong, Choong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study estimates the economic impact of climate change on food security in Malaysia. The contingent valuation technique is employed on 456 randomly selected households in the vicinities of Selangor Darul Ehsan. The study finds that climate change mitigation programmes to ensure food security...
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Indian Agricultural Scenario and Food Security Concerns in the Context of Climate Change: a Review
Dasgupta, Purnamita; Sirohi, Smita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper presents a brief review of the trends in foodgrain production in India, the determinants of its growth and domestic foodgrain supply projections to draw inferences about the future foodgrain production trends. The foodgrain supply forecasts are examined in relation to the likely...
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Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
Jahangir, Daniyal - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Atmospheric concentration of the Green House Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide has increased largely since Industrial Revolution. Continued GHG emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in global climate system. Climate changes will...
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Poverty and economic development of Kenya
Mohajan, Haradhan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The economy of Kenya has been continued to be the largest in the East African region and third largest in Sub-Saharan Africa after South Africa and Nigeria respectively. At present Kenya is one of the most highly literate countries in sub-Saharan Africa. But more than 60% people of Kenya live...
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Efficient water management: way forward to climate smart grain legumes production
Singh, Anil Kumar; Singh, K.M.; Bhatt, B.P. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The most important way to increase the grain yield of food legumes per unit area under stress environment should be consist of proper technological backup with infrastructure, timely availability of quality inputs along with policy support. Efficient water management is one of the critical...
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Perceptions of Climate Change, Weather Shocks, and Impacts on Households in the MENA region
Adoho, Franck; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
the areas where they live? To what extent are households affected by extreme weather events such as droughts or floods … extreme weather events, with resulting losses in income, crops, livestock, or fish catchment, this is especially the case of … the poor who appear to suffer the most from extreme weather events. …
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Extreme Weather Events and Migration: The Case of Morocco
Cong Nguyen, Minh; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Do extreme weather events such as droughts or floods lead to migration away from the areas affected by these events … implemented in 2009-10. The data suggest that around one in four households have been affected by weather shocks in the five years … opportunities at the place of destination are mentioned as reasons to migrate, and these are affected by adverse weather shocks …
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Climate-induced Migration in the MENA Region: Results from the Qualitative Fieldwork
Grant, Audra; Burger, Nicholas; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
This chapter is based on qualitative focus group and in-depth interview data collected among rural residents and urban migrants in the five focus countries for this study. The chapter documents the relationship between climate change and internal human mobility as seen by the population, as well...
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How Do Households Cope with and Adapt to Climate Change in the MENA Region?
Adoho, Franck; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
sell assets or take other emergency measures in cases of losses due to extreme weather events? Beyond short term emergency … well as government and community responses to changes in weather patterns and the environment. Overall, the results suggest …
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Weather Shocks, Impact on Households, and Ability to Recover in Morocco
Cong Nguyen, Minh; Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
extreme weather events such as droughts and floods? Who suffers the most from such events when they occur? To what extent are … questions on weather shocks added to a nationally representative household survey implemented in Morocco in 2009-10. The data … suggest that most households working in agriculture are affected by weather shocks, often seriously. In the population as a …
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