Agriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more ...
Waithaka, Michael
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Kyotalimye, Miriam
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[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.]
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East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.
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.
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Pradesha, Anga
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
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[Agricultural growth and climate resilience in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies]
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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.
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Pradesha, Anga
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
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[Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies]
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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.
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
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Pradesha, Angga
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture]
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The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture
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 B
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Araia, W.
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Ogbazghi W
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Gebreselassie M
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea]
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East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea
Agriculture is the main source of employment and income for southern Africa’s rural population. This crucial economic activity is endangered by climate change. This study, Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis, focuses on ways to foster agricultural development...
It has been widely shown for most countries that high productivity growth in the agricultural sector is a key driver of structural transformation to promote long-term economic growth. Historically, low agricultural productivity growth has hindered economic growth and employment creation in the Ph...
Pérez, N.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Pérez, N.
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Pradesha A
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture]
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The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture