Rural Households in a Changing Climate
No hay miniatura disponible
Fecha
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
Resumen
Descripción
This paper argues that climate change
poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor
rural households: challenges related to the increasing
frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges
related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall
patterns, water availability, and other environmental
factors. Within this framework, the paper examines evidence
from existing empirical literature to compose an initial
picture of household-level strategies for adapting to
climate change in rural settings. The authors find that
although households possess numerous strategies for managing
climate shocks and shifts, their adaptive capacity is
insufficient for the task of maintaining -- let alone
improving -- household welfare. They describe the role of
public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households
to adapt to a changing climate.
Palabras clave
ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACIDIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AIR, ARABLE LAND, ASSET HOLDINGS, ASSET LOSSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARBON, CARIBBEAN REGION, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD LABOR, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES, CLIMATE CHANGES, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE EVENT, CLIMATE FORECAST, CLIMATE FORECASTS, CLIMATE INFORMATION, CLIMATE SHIFTS, CLIMATE TRENDS, CLIMATE VARIABLES, CLIMATE-CHANGE, CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, CLIMATIC SHIFTS, CLIMATIC VARIABILITY, CO, CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING, COPING MECHANISMS, CROP INSURANCE, CROP YIELD, CROP YIELDS, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DIVERSIFICATION, DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS, DROUGHT, DROUGHT RISK, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, EL NINO, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES, EVAPORATION, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FARM EFFICIENCY, FARM EMPLOYMENT, FARM HOUSEHOLDS, FARM PRODUCTIVITY, FARMER, FARMERS, FARMING ACTIVITIES, FEMALE EDUCATION, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FLOODS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD SECURITY, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE, GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES, GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURES, GLOBAL WARMING, HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOR, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HURRICANE, HURRICANES, IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPACTS OF HURRICANE, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GENERATION, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME RISK, INCOME SHOCKS, INCOME SMOOTHING, INFORMAL INSURANCE, INSURANCE, INSURANCE CONTRACT, INSURANCE MECHANISMS, INSURANCE PRODUCTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, IPCC, IRRIGATION, LACK OF CREDIT, LACK OF INFORMATION, LAND HOLDINGS, LANDHOLDINGS, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, LOW RAINFALL, MALNUTRITION, MICRO-INSURANCE, MILK, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR RURAL AREAS, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POOR RURAL WOMEN, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, PORTFOLIO, POVERTY REDUCTION, PP, PRECIPITATION, PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS, RAIN, RAINFALL, RAINFALL LEVELS, RAINFALL PATTERNS, RAINFALL VARIABILITY, RECIPROCITY, REGIONAL OFFICES, RISK MANAGEMENT, RISK SHARING, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL FARM, RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INHABITANTS, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL SETTINGS, RURAL WAGES, SAFEGUARDS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SANITATION, SAVINGS, SCENARIOS, SCHOOLING, SEA-LEVEL, SEA-LEVEL RISE, SEASON, SEASONAL CLIMATE, SEVERE WEATHER, SMALL-SCALE FARMING, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SOCIAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, STORMS, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT POLICIES, SUBSISTENCE, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE, TARGETING, TEMPERATURE, TROPICAL STORMS, UNCERTAINTIES, VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER VAPOR, WORKER PRODUCTIVITY