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Climate change adaptation: a study of multiple climate-smart practices in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
Improving farm-level use of multiple climate change adaptation strategies is essential for improving household food security, particularly against a backdrop of a high risk of climatic shocks. However…
17 April 2018 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, Global HubAn increasing number of initiatives for adaptation to climate change are occurring at multiple scales and decision focuses (e.g., impact assessment, policy design, technology development, planning…
16 October 2017 | Discussion Paper |Mexico recently declared ambitious goals in reducing domestic CO2 emissions and introduced a carbon tax in 2014. Although negative effects on household welfare and related poverty measures are widely…
5 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed |This paper uses 620 forest plot measurements taken from a nationally representative sample of 130 Nepal community forests combined with information on forest collective action to estimate the effects…
30 April 2020 | Peer Reviewed | IndiaMany economists have long held that carbon pricing—either through a carbon tax or cap-and-trade—is the most cost-effective way to decarbonize energy systems, along with subsidies for basic research…
15 November 2017 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenAlthough market-based environmental policy instruments feature prominently in economic theory and are widely employed, they often face public resistance. We argue that such resistance may be driven by…
5 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed |This study analysed the impact of the 2012 flood that occurred in Nigeria on households’ chance of entering into poverty, using a panel analysis of covariance model and data from the Nigerian General…
6 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | NigeriaBangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam each conducted a Ricardian analysis of crop net revenue (NR) in their country. The countries defined seasons slightly differently depending on their…
1 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | VietnamResilience to climate change depends not only on farmers’ internal capacities but also on the agricultural context within which farmers’ activities are embedded. The importance of policies in building…
7 May 2020 | Book Chapter | NigeriaMany studies on the link between climate variability and infectious diseases are based on biophysical experiments, do not account for socio-economic factors and with little focus on developed…
18 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Global Hub