Documents et rapports
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Implementing nature based flood protection : principles and implementation guidance (anglais)
Effective flood risk management is critical to protect people and their livelihoods from flooding and to limit future losses. Nature-based measures and their ability to address flood risk are receiving...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 120735 Date du document: 1 janvier 2017 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: van Wesenbeeck,Bregje K.,IJff,Stephanie,Jongman,Brenden,Balog,Simone Andrea Breunig,Kaupa,Stefanie Magdalena,Bosche,Lauren Vuillemot,Lange,Glenn-Marie,Holm-Nielsen,Niels B.,Nieboer,Henk,Taishi,Yusuke,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Meliane,Imen
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Climate change and agriculture : a review of impacts and adaptations (anglais)
The vulnerability of the agricultural sector to both climate change and variability is well established in the literature. The general consensus is that changes in temperature and precipitation will result...
Type de document: Document de travail sur l’environnement Numéro du rapport: 78739 Date du document: 1 juin 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Rosenthal,Shane J.
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The impact of water supply variability on treaty cooperation between international bilateral river basin riparian states (anglais)
This paper assesses the impact of water supply variability on treaty cooperation between international bilateral river basin riparian states. Climate change is anticipated to change the variability of...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5307 Date du document: 1 mai 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Blankespoor,Brian,Dinar,Ariel,Dinar,Shlomi,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.
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How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ?,How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ?,How will climate change shift agro-ecological zones and impact African agriculture ? (Comment le changement climatique affectera-t-il les zones agro-écologiques et se répercutera-t-il sur l'agriculture africaine ?) (anglais)
The study develops a new method to measure the impacts of climate change on agriculture called the Agro-Ecological Zone (AEZ) Model. A multinomial logit is estimated to predict the probability of each...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4717 Date du document: 1 septembre 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert
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Differential adaptation strategies to climate change in African cropland by agro-ecological zones,Differential adaptation strategies to climate change in African cropland by agro-ecological zones,Differential adaptation strategies to climate change in African cropland by agro-ecological zones (Différentiel des stratégies d'adaptation au changement climatique dans les terres cultivées d'Afrique selon les zones agro-écologiques) (anglais)
This paper quantifies how African farmers have adapted their crop and irrigation decisions to their farm's current agro-ecological zone. The results indicate that farmers carefully consider the climate...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4600 Date du document: 1 avril 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Seo,Sungno Niggol,Mendelsohn,Robert,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Dinar,Ariel,Hassan, Rashid
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Long-term adaptation : selecting farm types across agro-ecological zones in Africa,Long-term adaptation : selecting farm types across agro-ecological zones in Africa,Long-term adaptation : selecting farm types across agro-ecological zones in Africa (Objectifs à long terme : choisir les types de fermes dans les zones agro-écologiques d'Afrique) (anglais)
Using economic data from more than 8,500 household surveys across 10 African countries, this paper examines whether the choice of farm type depends on the climate and agro-ecological zone of each farm...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4602 Date du document: 1 avril 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Seo,Sungno Niggol,Mendelsohn,Robert,Dinar,Ariel,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Hassan, Rashid
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Differential adaptation strategies by agro-ecological zones in African livestock management (anglais)
This paper examines how farmers have adapted their livestock operation to the current climate in each agro-ecological zone in Africa. The authors examine how climate has affected the farmer's choice to...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4601 Date du document: 1 avril 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Seo,Sungno Niggol,Mendelsohn,Robert,Dinar,Ariel,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.
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A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on agriculture across agro-ecological zones in Africa,A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on agriculture across agro-ecological zones in Africa,A ricardian analysis of the distribution of climate change impacts on agriculture across agro-ecological zones in Africa (Analyse ricardienne de la répartition des impacts du changement climatique sur l'agriculture dans les zones agro-écologiques d'Afrique) (anglais)
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...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4599 Date du document: 1 avril 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Seo,Sungno Niggol,Mendelsohn,Robert,Dinar,Ariel,Hassan, Rashid,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.
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The impact of climate change on African agriculture : a ricardian approach,The impact of climate change on African agriculture : a ricardian approach,The impact of climate change on African agriculture : a ricardian approach (Impact du changement climatique sur l'agriculture africaine : approche ricardienne) (anglais)
This 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...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4306 Date du document: 1 août 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Maddison,David James,Manley, Marita
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A ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland,A ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland,A ricardian analysis of the impact of climate change on African cropland (Analyse ricardienne de l'impact du changement climatique sur les terres agricoles d'Afrique) (anglais)
This study examines the impact of climate change on cropland in Africa. It is based on a survey of more than 9,000 farmers in 11 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4305 Date du document: 1 août 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert
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Crop selection : adapting to climage change in Africa,Crop selection : adapting to climage change in Africa,Crop selection : adapting to climage change (Sélection de récolte : s'adapter aux changements climatiques) (anglais)
This paper examines whether the choice of crops is affected by climate in Africa. Using a multinomial logit model, the paper regresses crop choice on climate, soils, and other factors. The model is estimated...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4307 Date du document: 1 août 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert
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Endogenous irrigation : the impact of climate change on farmers in Africa,Endogenous irrigation : the impact of climate change on farmers in Africa,Endogenous irrigation : the impact of climate change on farmers in Africa (Irrigation endogène : impact du changement climatique sur les fermiers d'Afrique) (anglais)
Previous Ricardian analyses of agriculture have either omitted irrigation or treated irrigation as though it is exogenous. In practice, it is a choice by farmers that is sensitive to climate. This paper...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4278 Date du document: 1 juillet 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert
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Scarperation : an empirical inquiry into the role of scarcity in fostering cooperation between international river riparians (anglais)
The environment and security literature has argued that freshwater scarcity often leads to inter-state conflict, and possibly acute violence. The contention, however, ignores the long history of hydro-political...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4294 Date du document: 1 juillet 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Dinar, Shlomi,Dinar,Ariel,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.
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Will African agriculture survive climate change? (anglais)
Measurement of the likely magnitude of the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than 9,000 farmers across 11 African countries...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 77529 Date du document: 1 septembre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Benhin, James,Deressa,Temesgen Tadasse,Dinar,Ariel,Diop, Mbaye,Eid, Helmy Mohamed,El-Marsafawy, Samia,Fosu, K Yerfi,Gbetibouo,Glwadys Aymone,Hassan, Rashid H,Jain, Suman,Kabubo-Mariara,Jane Wanjiku,Maddison,David James,Mahamadou, Ali,Mano, Renneth,Mendelsohn,Robert,Molua,Ernest Lytia,Ouda,Samiha Abo Elfetouh,Ouedraogo,Mathieu M.,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Sene, Isidor,Seo,Sungno Niggol
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The World Bank economic review 20 (3) (anglais)
The primacy of institutions reconsidered: direct income effects of malaria prevalence by Kai Carstensen, and Erich Gundlacb; when is external debt sustainable? By Aart Kraay, and Vikram Nehru; will African...
Type de document: Publication Numéro du rapport: 43617 Date du document: 1 janvier 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Alderman,Harold H.,Benbin, James,Carstensen, Kai,Deressa,Temesgen Tadasse,Dinar,Ariel,Diop, Mbaye,El-Marsafawy, Samia,Fajnzylber,Pablo,Fosu, K. Yerfi,Gbetibouo,Glwadys Aymone,Gundlacb, Erich,Hassan, Rashid,Jain, Suman,Kabubo-Mariara,Jane Wanjiku,Kraay,Aart C.,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Larson,Donald F.,Ocadiz Leon,Mauricio,Mabamadou, Ali,Maddison,David James,Maloney,William F.,Mano, Rennetb,Mendelsohn,Robert,Molua,Ernest Lytia,Nehru,Vikram,Ouda,Samiha Abo Elfetouh,Ouedraogo, Matbieu,Montes Rojas,Gabriel Victorio,Seo,Sungno Niggol,Sine, Isidor,Stifel,David C.,amed Eid, Helmy
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Cross-sectional analyses of climate change impacts (Analyses transversales des impacts du changement climatique),Cross-sectional analyses of climate change impacts,Cross-sectional analyses of climate change impacts,Cross-sectional analyses of climate change impacts (anglais)
Les auteurs se penchent sur l’utilisation d’une analyse en coupe pour mesurer les impacts du changement climatique sur l’agriculture. Les études sur ces impacts qui ont réalisé des expériences sur des...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS3350 Date du document: 1 juin 2004 Auteur: Basist,Alan,Dinar,Ariel,Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan,Kogan, Felix,Kurukulasuriya,Pradeep H.,Mendelsohn,Robert,Williams, Claude