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The curse of bad geography : stagnant water, diseases, and children's human capital
Berggreen, Steve; Mattisson, Linn - 2023
Waterborne diseases lead to over 6 billion diarrheal episodes per year, with most of the burden on children in low-income countries. We employ hydrological engineering principles to construct a novel measure of stagnant water, crucial to the spread of these diseases. Using a...
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Rural households in a changing climate
Baez, Javier E.; Kronick, Dorothy; Mason, Andrew D. - 2012
; rural households ; adaptation ; risk-coping mechanisms ; long-term effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009629134
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Rural Households in a Changing Climate
Baez, Javier - 2012
This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099689
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Integrated assessment modeling of climate change adaptation in forestry and pasture land use: A review
Rose, Steven K. - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 548-554
paper reviews and characterizes climate change adaptation modeling of forestry and pasture land use by IAMs, as well as … yielded insights regarding adaptation's potential for reducing risks, and possibly generating societal benefits. Empirical … modeling will be important going forward to identify adaptation options and provide an observation based grounding for IAM …
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"Invisible killer" : seasonal allergies and accidents
Akesaka, Mika; Shigeoka, Hitoshi - 2023
Although at least 400 million people suffer from seasonal allergies worldwide, the adverse effects of pollen on "non-health" outcomes, such as cognition and productivity, are relatively understudied. Using ambulance archives from Japan, we demonstrate that high pollen days are associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014335325
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Temperature, human health, and adaptation: A review of the empirical literature
Deschenes, Olivier - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 606-619
, and adaptation to temperature extremes. The objectives of the paper are to highlight the many remaining gaps in the … to incorporate human health and adaptation in its framework. I begin by presenting the conceptual and methodological … issues associated with the measurement of the effect of temperature extremes on health, and the role of adaptation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115922
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Weather and Welfare : Health and Agricultural Impacts of Climate Extremes, Evidence from Mexico
Compean, Roberto - 2015
Using data for all 2,454 municipalities of Mexico for the period 1980-2010, this paper analyzes the relationship between exposure to extreme temperatures and precipitation and death, as well as the relationship between severe weather and agricultural income and crop production in the country. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013035523
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Small farmers' preferences for weather index insurance : insights from Kenya
Sibiko, Kenneth W.; Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan; … - 2017
Smallholder farmers in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to climate shocks but often lack access to insurance. Weather index insurance (WII) is a promising innovation, but uptake has been lower than expected. WII contracts are not yet sufficiently tailored to the needs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631011
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Adoption analysis of agricultural technologies in the semiarid northern Ethiopia : a panel data analysis
Gebru, Menasbo; Holden, Stein Terje; Alfnes, Frode - In: Agricultural and Food Economics : AFE 9 (2021), pp. 1-16
Agricultural technology change is required in developing countries to increase the robustness to climate-related variability, feed a growing population, and create opportunities for market-oriented production. This study investigates technological change in the form of adoption of improved...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012504159
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Catastrophic risk, precautionary abatement, and adaptation transfers
Bosello, Francesco; De Cian, Enrica; Ferranna, Licia - 2014
This paper contributes to the normative literature on mitigation and adaptation by framing the question of their … absence of a coordinated global agreement on climate change and to realign the policy balance from adaptation toward more … mitigation. Our analysis also shows that adaptation transfers from and strategic unilateral commitments to adaptation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010476445