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This paper analyzes the factors affecting adoption of sustainable land management and climate smart agricultural (SLM-CSA) practices (in particular tree planting, soil conservation and intercropping)…
23 August 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaClimate adaptation actions, like any other investment, require financial resources, which are likely to be in short supply in the rural sector in developing countries. This paper assesses the role of…
23 August 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaWe analyzed a provincial-scale data set of observed winter wheat yield, together with fine-scale daily weather outcomes from 1979 to 2011, to assess the responses of winter wheat yield in China to…
3 August 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | ChinaWe analyzed a county-level data set of rice yield and daily weather outcomes in China to examine the effects of high temperatures and extreme temperature events on rice yield. We found that (i) rice…
3 August 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | ChinaThe changing weather patterns and seasonal shifts are negatively impacting agricultural ecosystems and compromising the benefits from production of agricultural goods and services. Such impacts…
3 July 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | KenyaClimate change and variability are affecting weather patterns and causing seasonal shifts with serious repercussions for households and communities in Kenya. The livelihoods of the majority of Kenyans…
3 July 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | KenyaTo cope with losses from extreme hydro-meteorological events, governments typically implement disaster relief programs and offer debt relief to affected parties. Governments in developing countries…
17 April 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central AmericaEmpirical studies point to reduced tillage as a means to increase yields and reverse land degradation. A relatively neglected avenue of research concerns why farmers increase tillage frequencies…
17 April 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaThe Impact of Climate Change on Food Calorie Production and Nutritional Poverty: Evidence from Kenya
We investigate the effects of climate variables on food and nutrition security and the probability of a household being food and nutrition insecure. Panel data methods from three waves of the Tegemeo…
25 January 2017 | EfD Discussion Paper | KenyaCoal has fueled China’s fast growth in the last decades, but it also severely pollutes the air and causes many health issues. The magnitude of the health damage caused by air pollution depends on the…
25 November 2016 | EfD Discussion Paper | China