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What are the impacts of climate change on the Ethiopian economy? Agriculture in Ethiopia is heavily dependent on rain. In addition to its low adaptive capacity, its geographical location and…
18 October 2012 | Research Brief | EthiopiaDeforestation and forest degradation are estimated to account for between 12 percent and 20 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. These activities, largely in the developing world, released…
18 October 2012 | EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenHow does uncertainty about “dangerous” climate change affect the prospects for international cooperation? Climate negotiations usually are depicted as a prisoners’ dilemma game; collectively…
15 October 2012 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenProtecting forests, biodiversity, and the climate: predicting policy impact to improve policy choice
We argue for integrating the consideration of location in policy planning in three ways, in order to help to predict policy impacts on deforestation and, thereby, improve policy choices. Policies must…
6 October 2012 | Peer Reviewed | Central AmericaClimate change and escalating environmental degradation risk becoming key constraints to economic growth and human development. Poor women and men in developing and transitional countries are…
15 September 2012 | Report |This paper presents an empirical analysis of the impact of climate change on agriculture in a typical developing country. The economic implications of climate change are estimated by using both a farm…
30 August 2012 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, Global HubThe economics of climate change and the various measures that should be implemented to reduce future damages are highly tied to the use of cost-benefit analysis. Traditional approaches ignore the fact…
15 August 2012 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenChina is increasingly suffering from ‘growing pains’ of severe environmental challenges arising during the past decades’ economic boom (Fu et al, 2007; Liu and Diamond, 2008). While this has been…
15 August 2012 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaCosta Rica has shown how a small developing country can reverse environmental degradation and one of the highest deforestation rates in Latin America. Key to its achievement has been the country’s PES…
23 July 2012 | Policy Brief | Central America