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Being a nation of many islands spanning a consider-able range of latitudes, the Philippines is noted for its climatic and ecological diversity. Significant climate differences exist, not least due to the country’s exten-sive coastal exposure and mountainous areas. For these reasons, the impacts o...


Thomas, Timothy S.Pradesha, AngaPérez, Nicostrato D.[Agricultural growth and climate resilience in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies]Agricultural growth and climate resilience in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies

The frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones in the Philippines have increased in recent years, with detrimental effects for the economy, socioeconomic welfare, and food security. An archipelago known for its climatic and ecological diversity, the Philippines is strongly affected by the adver...


Thomas, Timothy S.Pradesha, AngaPérez, Nicostrato D.[Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies]Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies

For most countries, high productivity growth in the agricultural sector has been a key driver of structural transformation promoting long-term economic growth. Historically, low agricultural productivity growth has hindered economic growth and employment creation in the Philippines, where agricul...


Rosegrant, Mark W.Pérez, Nicostrato D.Pradesha, AnggaThomas, Timothy S.[The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture]The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture

En las últimas décadas la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe se ha fortalecido, pasando de un 14.7% de población afectada por el hambre en 1990 a un 5.5% en 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), cumpliendo con la meta del hambre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. Sin embar...

In recent decades, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened, decreasing the number of the population affected by hunger from 14.7% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), meeting the hunger goal of the Millennium Development Goals. However, climate change, ...


Cramer, LauraHuyer, SophiaLavado, AngelaLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartínez Barón, DeissyNyasimi, MaryThomas, Timothy S.Thornton, Philip K.Etten, Jacob vanWijk, Mark T. van[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana

This chapter provides an overview of the region, its current economic situ¬ation, and its vulnerability to climate change. It is designed to provide useful input into the efforts of ECOWAS in developing appropriate policies related to climate for the region. This chapter is followed by one that d...


Jalloh, AbdulaiFaye, MDRoy-Macauley, HaroldSérémé, PZougmoré, Robert B.Thomas, Timothy S.Nelson, Gerald C.[An overview of West African agriculture and climate change]An overview of West African agriculture and climate change

This book examins the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa - Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo - and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable f...


Jalloh, AbdulaiNelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.Zougmoré, Robert B.Roy-Macauley, Harold[West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis]West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis

Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will inc...


Hachigonta, SepoNelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele[Southern African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. IFPRI Research Monograph]Southern African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. IFPRI Research Monograph

Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and fishery production sectors of African agriculture are reported in the literature. However, they may be arguably too general to understand the magnitude of impact and to inform adaptation strategies and policy development ...


Zougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.Ouédraogo, MathieuOmitoyin, BamideleThomas, Timothy S.Ayantunde, Augustine A.Ericksen, Polly J.Said, Mohammed YahyaJalloh, Abdulai[Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors]Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors

This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Niger that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis.


Hassan YDanguioua, A.Jalloh, AbdulaiZougmoré, Robert B.Nelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.[West African agriculture and climate change: Niger. Summary note]West African agriculture and climate change: Niger. Summary note

Located in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has a long coastline on the Red Sea. The country has varied topography, rainfall, and climate, with altitude ranging from 60 to more than 3,000 meters above sea level. Eritrea’s total population is about 5.27 million people, of whom 50–60 percent live in hig...


Ghebru BAraia, W.Ogbazghi WGebreselassie MThomas, Timothy S.[East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea]East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea

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