Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa

by Dinar, Ariel

• ISBN13: 9781844075478
• ISBN10: 1844075478
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change, and the value of adaptation measures in Africa for different zones, regions, countries and farm types.

Author Biography

Ariel Dinar is a lead economist at the Development Research Group of the World Bank, Washington DC, USA Rashid Hassan is a professor and the director of the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa Robert Mendelsohn is a professor of economics in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, USA James Benhin is technical coordinator at CEEPA, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Table of Contents

List of Figures, Tables and Box	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction and Rationale	p. 1
Study Objectives, Structure, Methodology, Organization and Countries' Agroclimatic Conditions	p. 11
Methods and Models Developed and Used in the Study	p. 39
Results of the Country Analyses	p. 53
Results of the Regional Analyses	p. 81
Summary, Conclusions and Policy Implications	p. 107
References	p. 119
Literature Review on Adaptation in Agriculture	p. 127
The Household Questionnaire	p. 141
Index	p. 183
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