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Natural Disasters; Mitigating Impact, Managing Risks
Laframboise, Nicole; Loko, Boileau - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper reviews the literature on the macroeconomic impact of natural disasters and presents the IMF’s role in assisting countries coping with natural catastrophes. Focusing on seven country cases, the paper describes the emergency financing, policy support, and technical assistance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242390
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Communicating and Using Seasonal Climate Forecasts: a Challenge Crossing National, Organizational, and Disciplinary Boundaries
Liguton, Jennifer P.T.; Hayman, Peter - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
The papers in this special issue come from the project "Bridging the gap between seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) and agricultural decisionmakers in the Philippines and Australia" funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). In addition to national and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653046
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El Nino Southern Oscillation in the Philippines: Impacts, Forecasts, and Risk Management
Guzman, Rosalina G. de; Hilario, Flaviana; Ortega, Daisy; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
The climate of the Philippines is highly influenced by the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). El Nino is associated with an increased chance of drier conditions and La Nina is associated with an increased chance of wetter conditions. Changes in rainfall are associated with changes to tropical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653049
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Analysis of Factors Affecting on Risk Management of Wheat Production Among Wheat Farmers (Razavieh Region, Khorasan-E-Razavi Province, Iran)
Sookhtanlo, Mojtaba; Sarani, Valiollah - In: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics 3 (2011) 4
The main purpose of this study was to analyze the Factors Affecting on risk management in wheat production among farmers of Razavieh region (Khorasan-E-Razavi province, Iran). Statistical population of the study was 1520 farmers that they had water cultivation. By using of stratified...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645930
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El Nino Southern Oscillation in the Philippines: Impacts, Forecasts, and Risk Management
Guzman, Rosalina G. de; Hilario, Flaviana; Ortega, Daisy; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
The climate of the Philippines is highly influenced by the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). El Nino is associated with an increased chance of drier conditions and La Nina is associated with an increased chance of wetter conditions. Changes in rainfall are associated with changes to tropical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184738
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Communicating and Using Seasonal Climate Forecasts: a Challenge Crossing National, Organizational, and Disciplinary Boundaries
Liguton, Jennifer P.T.; Hayman, Peter - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
The papers in this special issue come from the project "Bridging the gap between seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) and agricultural decisionmakers in the Philippines and Australia" funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). In addition to national and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184800
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Cost-benefit analysis of the african risk capacity facility:
Clarke, Daniel J.; Hill, Ruth Vargas - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The African Risk Capacity (ARC), has been proposed as a pan-Africa drought risk pool to insure against drought risk in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010700932
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Climate change and financial adaptation in Africa. Investigating the impact of climate change on the robustness of index-based microinsurance in Malawi
Hochrainer, Stefan; Mechler, Reinhard; Pflug, Georg - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 14 (2009) 3, pp. 231-250
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005756110
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Der zustandsabhängige Ansatz in der mathematischen Optimierung
Berg, Ernst - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 61 (2012) 1
Die starke Abhängigkeit von exogen determinierten Zuständen der Welt (Wetter, Krankheiten, Schädlinge etc.) ist konstituierendes Element der meisten landwirtschaftlichen Produktionsprozesse. Während diese Zustandsabhängigkeit auf der einen Seite eine Unsicherheitssituation entstehen lässt,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011250295
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Stabilität von Diversifikationseffekten im Markowitz-Modell
Bissantz, Nicolai; Steinorth, Verena; Ziggel, Daniel - In: AStA Wirtschafts- und Sozialstatistisches Archiv 5 (2011) 2, pp. 145-157
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009324609