Baez, Javier E.Kronick, DorothyMason, Andrew D.2013-01-252013-01-252013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12164This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and other environmental factors. Within this framework, the paper examines evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings. The authors find that although households possess numerous strategies for managing climate shocks and shifts, their adaptive capacity is insufficient for the task of maintaining -- let alone improving -- household welfare. They describe the role of public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households to adapt to a changing climate.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSACIDIFICATIONAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL EXTENSIONAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL INSURANCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL SHOCKSAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGYAIRARABLE LANDASSET HOLDINGSASSET LOSSESCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARIBBEAN REGIONCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMCASH TRANSFERSCHILD LABORCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE STUDIESCLIMATE CHANGESCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE EVENTCLIMATE FORECASTCLIMATE FORECASTSCLIMATE INFORMATIONCLIMATE SHIFTSCLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATE VARIABLESCLIMATE-CHANGECLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERSCLIMATIC SHIFTSCLIMATIC VARIABILITYCOCONSUMPTION SMOOTHINGCOPING MECHANISMSCROP INSURANCECROP YIELDCROP YIELDSDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDIVERSIFICATIONDIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOSDROUGHTDROUGHT RISKECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSEL NINOEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTUREENVIRONMENTAL CHANGESEVAPORATIONEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARM EFFICIENCYFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM HOUSEHOLDSFARM PRODUCTIVITYFARMERFARMERSFARMING ACTIVITIESFEMALE EDUCATIONFINANCIAL CAPITALFINANCIAL SYSTEMSFLOODSFOOD POLICYFOOD SECURITYFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEGEOGRAPHIC REGIONSGLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATUREGLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURESGLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURESGLOBAL WARMINGHOUSEHOLD BEHAVIORHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD INCOMESHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHURRICANEHURRICANESIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKSIMPACT OF SHOCKSIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF HURRICANEINCOMEINCOME DISTRIBUTIONINCOME GENERATIONINCOME GROWTHINCOME RISKINCOME SHOCKSINCOME SMOOTHINGINFORMAL INSURANCEINSURANCEINSURANCE CONTRACTINSURANCE MECHANISMSINSURANCE PRODUCTSINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEIPCCIRRIGATIONLACK OF CREDITLACK OF INFORMATIONLAND HOLDINGSLANDHOLDINGSLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIESLOW RAINFALLMALNUTRITIONMICRO-INSURANCEMILKNATURAL DISASTERNATURAL DISASTERSNUTRITIONAL STATUSPOLICY MAKERSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOORPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR RURAL AREASPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOOR RURAL WOMENPOORER HOUSEHOLDSPORTFOLIOPOVERTY REDUCTIONPPPRECIPITATIONPRODUCER ORGANIZATIONSRAINRAINFALLRAINFALL LEVELSRAINFALL PATTERNSRAINFALL VARIABILITYRECIPROCITYREGIONAL OFFICESRISK MANAGEMENTRISK SHARINGRURALRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL FARMRURAL FINANCIAL MARKETSRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INHABITANTSRURAL POVERTYRURAL SETTINGSRURAL WAGESSAFEGUARDSSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSANITATIONSAVINGSSCENARIOSSCHOOLINGSEA-LEVELSEA-LEVEL RISESEASONSEASONAL CLIMATESEVERE WEATHERSMALL-SCALE FARMINGSMALLHOLDER FARMERSSOCIAL IMPACTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SAFETY NETSSTORMSSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT POLICIESSUBSISTENCESUBSISTENCE FARMERSSUSTAINABILITY SCIENCETARGETINGTEMPERATURETROPICAL STORMSUNCERTAINTIESVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWATER AVAILABILITYWATER VAPORWORKER PRODUCTIVITYWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6326