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This paper examines the determinants and implied economic impacts of climate change adaptation strategies in the context of traditional pastoralism. It is based on a household level survey in southern Ethiopian rangelands. Pastoralists' perception of climate change in the region is found to be...
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Ethiopia is powering ahead with an ambitious energy development strategy, highly reliant on abundant hydropower …
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To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its …, but also new risks as Africa's integration with the global economy evolves. Climate change is impacting productive sectors … of the Congo, Somalia, and others, as they need inclusive growth to reinforce the politics of peace. This is the context …
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to play a significant role in many regional power pools in Africa. Feasible power transmission highways from Grand Inga … in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Grand Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia to other regions on the continent … expected to cause major variations in Africa's hydrological resources and it is not known how these changes may impact the …
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This paper develops a scenario-based model to identify and provide an array of electricity demand in Africa, and to …
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Vietnam is among the countries that are assumed to be highly affected by the impacts of climate change through sea level rise; increased temperature and changes in precipitation resulting in changes in crop water requirements and yields; and changes in river flow with impacts on hydropower and...
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infrastructure within South Africa. The approach builds upon previous work associated with the UNU-WIDER Development under Climate … support system. The results of the study indicate that the national level climate change cost impact in South Africa will vary …
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The current climate change crisis has repeatedly alerted mankind to the urgency of tackling this pressing global challenge before it is too late. Developing countries, which have contributed negligibly to the present climate change problem are, nevertheless, hit the hardest by, and are most...
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This paper attempts, first, to assess foreign aid effectiveness in fostering green city procedures in developing countries. For this purpose, we rely on the following aid effectiveness criteria: national ownership; harmonization; alignment and mutual accountability; and results management. Our...
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Climate change assessments often inadequately address uncertainty when estimating damages. Using a dynamic economy-wide model of Bangladesh, we estimate and decompose damages from historical climate variability and future anthropogenic climate change. Our stochastic simulation approach avoids...
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