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Drought is widespread in Sahel, and its persistent occurrence has caused substantial damages to the agricultural sector …. In this paper, I examine the economic impacts of drought on Sahel agriculture. The maximum likelihood estimators of the …. The severity of drought and the related damages to the agricultural sector are expected to increase due to global warming …
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</titre> <alinea/> The Darfur crisis is admittedly the result of a growing discrepancy between population and resources which has led to heightening tension between tribal groups over access to land and water. The degradation of the environment has been observed for over half a century, due to a large extent to...
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The paper simulates the possible sorghum price change and the related probability of occurrence under different rainfall scenarios and in a context of price uncertainty on international markets. The empirical investigation is based on the stochastic approach. Results underline an expected...
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geographical conditions in term of drought vulnerability. The present study shows that Rajasthan Government largely depended on the … Centre for relief related expenditure which has increased over the years while the sacrosanct aim of ‘drought proofing’ is … still elusive. In the period of study from 1990-91 to 2014-15, Rajasthan experienced drought two times in 2002-03 and 2009 …
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Committee which was set up after the disaster, suggested an interventionist government policy in the food grain market … normal periods but in periods of drought and crop failure, the profit motive would lead them to hoard supplies and earn …
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demographische Entwicklung und die gleichzeitige Akkumulation von Wohlstand in den gefährdeten Gebieten. Aber auch der Klimawandel …
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Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über die weltweiten Temperatur- und der Niederschlagsschwankungen seit dem Jahr 2005 und zeigt mögliche Folgen einer extremen Wetterlage auf.
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Ungleichheit wird auch der Frage nachgegangen, welchen Einfluss Naturkatastrophen auf die Entwicklung armer Länder haben. Sind sie …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on socio-economic implications of the use of solar energy technology in the Sahel …
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Using a Social Accounting Matrix analyses five policy options for land conservation such as reduction of peanut monoculture, internal and international migration, regional development, reforestation and land tenure reform.
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