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Alterations in rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures due to climate change will most likely translate into yield reductions in desirable crops. In this particular context, the object of this paper is to lay down findings and results for projected yield impacts in Morocco using a...
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Africa ; investment risk ; system model ; water resource ….g., irrigation schemes, hydropower plants, roads, etc.) has been questioned considerably in recent years. For this reason, efforts to …
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irrigation demand will mostly increase over Vietnam. The integrated river basin analysis over the 22 basins of Vietnam shows that … ; agriculture ; hydropower ; Vietnam …
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on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on … sector, dry-land agriculture, hydropower, roads infrastructure costs and sea level rise. These factors have not been … previously considered in a fully integrated way for South Africa. The study considers two future global emissions scenarios - an …
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The distinction between development assistance and climate finance is driven by an optic of compensation largely derived from the 'polluter pays' principle. For practical as well as conceptual reasons, this principle provides a weak basis for climate finance. The distinction also cuts against...
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mitigation, adaptation and disaster management strategies. Focusing on the examples of tree-planting, smart-agriculture and …
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measure the possible impact of climate change on agriculture sector. -- climate change ; vulnerability ; North Africa …The impact of climate change on agriculture and poor groups' livelihoods are one of the greatest potential threats to … development and a key challenge in climate change agenda. The North Africa region is particularly vulnerable to climate change due …
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Agricultural activities in many African countries are bedevilled by a range of risk factors. Using micro …-level household datasets from a range of countries in Africa, we examine the drivers of agricultural risks, while exploring the role … to their non-farm counterparts. We demonstrate that the probability of experiencing risks related to agriculture is …
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In this paper we update previous work that categorizes foreign aid projects in terms of their likely impact on the natural environment. We then document trends in the global distribution of environmental aid over time and show that environmental aid has increasingly focussed on global...
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Determined Contributions to limit global temperature increases to 2°C above pre-industrial levels. South Africa's Nationally … unemployment, poverty, and inequality in South Africa, there are concerns that a rapid transition to a low-carbon energy system … in South Africa will have significant negative socioeconomic implications, and that further work should be done to …
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