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HOW CHINA’S FARMERS ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
Wang, Jinxia; Mendelsohn, Robert; Dinar, Ariel; Huang, Jikun - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
that adaptation is important, that the magnitude of changes depends on the climate scenario, and that the desired changes …
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Climate change, adaptation and China's grain production
Zhou, Li; Turvey, Calum G. - In: China Economic Review 28 (2014) C, pp. 72-89
data over a 32-year period. The panel data model and time series region model with/without adaptation are applied at the … effect is crop-specific, not general. With adaptation, the economic impacts of warming on grain production are always … provinces, such as Shandong and Hebei, are very vulnerable. However, this study finds that the adaptation by irrigation is not …
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HOW CHINESE FARMERS CHANGE CROP CHOICE TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
WANG, JINXIA; MENDELSOHN, ROBERT; DINAR, ARIEL; HUANG, JIKUN - In: Climate Change Economics (CCE) 01 (2010) 03, pp. 167-185
A multinomial logit model is estimated across the crop choices of a sample of thousands of Chinese farmers. As temperatures warm, farmers are more likely to choose cotton and maize, but less likely to choose soybeans, and vegetables. As precipitation increases, farmers are more likely to choose...
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From foot-draggers to strategic counter-partners : the dynamics of U.S. and Chinese policies for tackling climate change
Cheng, Fang-Ting - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2014
As can been seen from the U.S.'s non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, together with the negotiations toward the post-Kyoto Protocol framework, the U.S. and China have been quarrelling over their responsibilities and have contradicted one another over the introduction of compulsory domestic...
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Green Governance - One Solution for two problems? Climate change and economic shocks: risk perceptions and coping strategies in China, India and Bangladesh
Senz, Anja; Reinhardt, Dieter - Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2010
Adaptation in Bangladesh - - - Özlem Ipiv / Dieter Reinhardt: Sustainable Green Investments and Policies in Bangladesh: Two … Duisburg-Essen. It brings together different perceptions regarding China, India and Bangladesh as they face the risks and … riskresistant societies and states. On the basis of these concepts, the current situation in China, India and Bangladesh is …
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The effect of climate change on the water and food nexus in China
Mu, Jianxin; Khan, Shahbaz - In: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production … 1 (2009) 4, pp. 413-430
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2012 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2013
This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have...
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Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition
Linn, Johannes F. - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012
: Expanding Community Interventions to Improve Nutrition in Bangladesh by Raisul Haque, Kaosar Afsana, Tina Sanghvi, Saiqa Siraj …
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China and climate justice: moving beyond statism
Harris, Paul; Chow, Alice; Karlsson, Rasmus - In: International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law … 13 (2013) 3, pp. 291-305
China is the largest national source of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution causing climate change. However, despite some rhetorical progress at the 2011 Durban climate conference, it has consistently rejected calls to take on binding targets to reduce its GHG emissions. The Chinese Government has...
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China’s huge investment on water facilities: an effective adaptation to climate change, natural disasters, and food security
Li, Siyue - In: Natural Hazards 61 (2012) 3, pp. 1473-1475
transfer projects, is the most effective adaptation to climate change, drought and flooding, as well as food security. This …
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