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Impact of climate change on crops, irrigation and hydropower in the Zambezi River Basin
Fant, Charles; Gebretsadik, Yohannes; Strzepek, Kenneth - 2013
.g., irrigation schemes, hydropower plants, roads, etc.) has been questioned considerably in recent years. For this reason, efforts to … hydropower generation) of the Zambezi River Basin countries using a large pool (6,800) of climate projections, which are based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319910
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Infrastructure and climate change: Impacts and adaptations for South Africa
Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L.; … - 2012
This paper presents the results of the current study on the impact of climate change on the road and building infrastructure within South Africa. The approach builds upon previous work associated with the UNU-WIDER Development under Climate Change effort emphasizing the impact of climate change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319789
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Climate change and infrastructure investment in developing countries: The case of Mozambique
Arndt, Channing; Chinowsky, Paul; Strzepek, Kenneth; … - 2011
Climate change may damage road infrastructure to the potential detriment of economic growth, particularly in developing countries. To quantitatively assess climate change's consequences, we construct a climate-infrastructure model based on stressor-response relationships and link this to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319890
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Infrastructure and climate change : impacts and adaptations for the Zambezi River Valley
Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L.; … - 2013
Zambezi River Basin. The study incorporates a stressor-response approach to estimate the effects of projected precipitation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009729408
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Infrastructure and climate change : impacts and adaptations for South Africa
Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L.; … - 2012
This paper presents the results of the current study on the impact of climate change on the road and building infrastructure within South Africa. The approach builds upon previous work associated with the UNU-WIDER Development under Climate Change effort emphasizing the impact of climate change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691069
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Climate change and infrastructure investment in developing countries : the case of Mozambique
Arndt, Channing; Chinowsky, Paul; Strzepek, Kenneth; … - 2011
Climate change may damage road infrastructure to the potential detriment of economic growth, particularly in developing countries. To quantitatively assess climate change's consequences, we construct a climate-infrastructure model based on stressor-response relationships and link this to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009409045
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Cost and impact analysis of sea level rise on coastal Vietnam
Chinowsky, Paul S.; Schweikert, Amy E.; Strzepek, Niko L. - 2014
The Development under Climate Change research effort provides a basis for determining quantitative impacts on infrastructure from climate change. This paper provides results of an analysis of sea level rise impacts on road infrastructure in Vietnam. The study utilizes a quantitative approach for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010433397
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Climate Change and Infrastructure Investment in Developing Countries : The Case of Mozambique
Arndt, Channing - 2014
Climate change may damage road infrastructure to the potential detriment of economic growth, particularly in developing countries. To quantitatively assess climate change and its consequences, we construct a climate-infrastructure model based on stressor-response relationships and link this to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013043420
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The Risks of the Wrong Climate Policy for Developing Countries : Scenarios for South Africa
Omer, Ozlem; Capaldo, Jeronim - 2023
In this paper, a demand-driven growth model is used to explore climate change scenarios faced by the South African economy. The focus is on key macroeconomic variables including employment, productivity, income distribution, trade, and fiscal balances. Results show that emission reduction alone...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014345263
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Impact of climate change on irrigation, crops and hydropower in Vietnam
Gebretsadik, Yohannes; Fant, Charles; Strzepek, Kenneth M. - 2012
; and changes in river flow with impacts on hydropower and the ability to meeting water requirements for municipal … irrigation demand will mostly increase over Vietnam. The integrated river basin analysis over the 22 basins of Vietnam shows that … and hydropower generation out to the year 2050. These climate scenarios show a drying trend in the north with an increase …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009622520