Holdings: The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

The objective of this paper is to determine the ability of farmers in Africa to detect climate change, and to ascertain how they have adapted to whatever climate change they believe has occurred. The paper also asks farmers whether they perceive an...

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Main Author:	Maddison, David
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INNOVATIONS AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AGRICULTURE AVAILABILITY OF SEED CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CASH CROPS CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE HAZARDS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE WARMING CLIMATIC CONDITIONS CLIMATIC ZONES COMMUNAL LANDS CONSUMER SURPLUS CONTINGENT VALUATION CROP PRODUCTION CROP VARIETIES CROPPING SYSTEMS DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONTEXT DROUGHT ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC MODELS ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EQUILIBRIUM EXTENSION SERVICES EXTERNALITIES FARM ACTIVITIES FARM SIZE FARM WORK FARMER FARMER PARTICIPATION FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMLAND FEED FERTILIZATION FERTILIZERS FIELD TRIALS FIXED COSTS GENDER GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE INCOME INSECURITY OF TENURE INSURANCE IRRIGATION LACK OF CREDIT LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF KNOWLEDGE LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LIVESTOCK MAJORITY OF FARMERS MARKETING NEW TECHNOLOGIES POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS PRECIPITATION PRICE CHANGES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD RAINFALL RESOURCE USE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAHEL SAVINGS SCHOOLING SHARECROPPING SMALL FARMERS SMALL FARMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL ECONOMICS SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES SOCIOLOGY SOIL SOIL CONSERVATION SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TEMPERATURE CHANGES TEMPERATURE DATA VEGETABLE PRODUCTION WEATHER PATTERNS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8044448/perception-adaptation-climate-change-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7507

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8044448/perception-adaptation-climate-change-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7507

The Perception of and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

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