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Climate variability is one of the main environmental causes of losses to the agricultural sector. Most of the methodological tools applied to estimate its economic cost usually account only for the direct impact on agricultural activity. In this paper we use an alternative approach in which a...
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periods of drought lead to significant economic losses in agriculture, transport, energy, water management, health and …
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Nowadays, agriculture is facing a special challenge - to produce more food for a growing population, while reducing … greenhouse gas emissions caused by food production. This piece of research is focused on the impact of agriculture on climate … change, starting from the assumption that agriculture is affected by climate variability, but also it contributes to it by …
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Using a case study approach, this research explores the various potential limiting factors of climate change adaptation, based on the experience of four low-lying islands in central Philippines. In the aftermath of the 2013 7.2-magnitude Bohol earthquake, the islands now become flooded even...
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In this paper, I explored the various components and conceptual underpinnings of climate smart agriculture to develop a … conceptual framework to better understand climate smart agriculture. Furthermore, I proposed a new definition of "climate smart … agriculture" based on the various components of the concept and the need for trade-offs and synergies. "Climate smart agriculture …
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