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The Impact of Climate Change on African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach

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dc.contributor.authorMaddison, David
dc.contributor.authorManley, Marita
dc.contributor.authorKurukulasuriya, Pradeep
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-08T14:34:27Z
dc.date.available2012-06-08T14:34:27Z
dc.date.issued2007-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses the Ricardian approach to examine how farmers in 11 countries in Africa have adapted to existing climatic conditions. It then estimates the effects of predicted changes in climate while accounting for whatever farmer adaptation might occur. This study differs from earlier ones by using farmers' own perceptions of the value of their land. Previous research, by contrast, has relied on either observed sale prices or net revenues, sometimes aggregated over geographically large tracts of terrain. The study also makes use of high resolution data describing soil quality and runoff. Furthermore, it tackles the challenges involved in modeling the effect of climate on agriculture in a study that includes countries in the northern and southern hemispheres, as well as the tropics. The study confirms that African agriculture is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Even with perfect adaptation, regional climate change by 2050 is predicted to entail production losses of 19.9 percent for Burkina Faso and 30.5 percent for Niger. By contrast, countries such as Ethiopia and South Africa are hardly affected at all, suffering productivity losses of only 1.3 percent and 3 percent, respectively. The study also confirms the importance of water supplies as measured by runoff, which, being affected by both temperature and precipitation, may itself be highly sensitive to climate change.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8044187/impact-climate-change-african-agriculture-ricardian-approach
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7510
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4306
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL AMENITIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITY
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
dc.subjectHYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectKYOTO PROTOCOL
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE CHANGE
dc.subjectTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWEATHER STATIONS
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY
dc.titleThe Impact of Climate Change on African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approachen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Impact Of Climate Change On African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:36:38.168564Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8044187/impact-climate-change-african-agriculture-ricardian-approach
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.guid856221468204837703
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4306
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20070806141653
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum8044187
okr.identifier.reportWPS4306
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicRural Development::Common Property Resource Development
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Global Environment Facility
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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