A Ricardian Analysis of The Distribution of Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture Across Agro-Ecological Zones In Africa / Seo, S. Niggol
This paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization combined with economic survey data from a Global Environment Facility/World Bank project. Net revenue per hectare of cropland is regresse...
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| Main Authors: | Seo, S. Niggol, 1972- |
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| Other Authors: | Dinar, Ariel, 1947- Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Hassan, Rashid M. Mendelsohn, Robert O., 1952- |
| Format: | Online-Resource |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2008 |
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| Online Access: | URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
| Summary: | This paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization combined with economic survey data from a Global Environment Facility/World Bank project. Net revenue per hectare of cropland is regressed on a set of climate, soil, and socio-economic variables using different econometric specifications "with" and "without" country fixed effects. Country fixed effects slightly reduce predicted future climate related damage to agriculture. With a mild climate scenario, African farmers gain income from climate change; with a more severe scenario, they lose income. Some locations are more affected than others. The analysis of agro-ecological zones implies that the effects of climate change will vary across Africa. For example, currently productive areas such as dry/moist savannah are more vulnerable to climate change while currently less productive agricultural zones such as humid forest or sub-humid zones become more productive in the future. The agro-ecological zone classification can help explain the variation of impacts across the landscape |
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| Item Description: | Weitere Ausgabe: Seo, S. Niggol: A Ricardian Analysis of The Distribution of Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture Across Agro-Ecological Zones In Africa |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (30 Seiten) |
