Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa - Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies

'A well-researched, thorough and impressive work.'Jabavu Clifford Nkomo, senior programme specialist, IDRC'Demonstrates the real need for both the physical and social science communities to work together toward integrated assessments of climate and society.'Molly E. Brown, NASA and Brent McCusker, West Virginia University'The book has a lot o fkey recommendations for policymakers to draw on as they develop policies and programmes to support farmers adapting to change.'Trocaire Development Review'A comprehensive assessment of the potential economic impacts of future climate change'ICLEI, March 2010.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. Zusammen sung A work on climate change and agriculture in Africa. It includes an 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. It also serves as a guide to policy intervention strategies and investment in adaptation measures.Foreword * Introduction and Rationale * Study Objectives, Structure, Methodology, Organization and Countries Agroclimatic Conditions * Methods and Models Developed and Used in the Study * Results of the Country Analyses * Results of the Regional Analyses * Summary, Conclusions and Policy Implications * Index

Product details

• Authors: Et Al, James Benhin, Benhin James, Ariel Dinar, Ariel Hassan Dinar, Dinar Ariel, Rashid Hassan, Robert Mendelsohn, Mendelsohn Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2008
• EAN: 9781844075478
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-547-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Earthscan Climate
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Climate Change, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, Africa, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Development Studies, Agriculture & Related Industries