A Ricardian Analysis of the Distribution of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa

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dc.creatorSeo, S. Niggol
dc.creatorMendelsohn, Robert
dc.creatorDinar, Ariel
dc.creatorHassan, Rashid
dc.creatorKurukulasuriya, Pradeep
dc.date2012-05-31T18:09:33Z
dc.date2012-05-31T18:09:33Z
dc.date2008-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:37:08Z
dc.descriptionThis paper examines the distribution of climate change impacts across the 16 agro-ecological zones in Africa using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization combined with economic survey data from a Global Environment Facility/World Bank project. Net revenue per hectare of cropland is regressed on a set of climate, soil, and socio-economic variables using different econometric specifications "with" and "without" country fixed effects. Country fixed effects slightly reduce predicted future climate related damage to agriculture. With a mild climate scenario, African farmers gain income from climate change; with a more severe scenario, they lose income. Some locations are more affected than others. The analysis of agro-ecological zones implies that the effects of climate change will vary across Africa. For example, currently productive areas such as dry/moist savannah are more vulnerable to climate change while currently less productive agricultural zones such as humid forest or sub-humid zones become more productive in the future. The agro-ecological zone classification can help explain the variation of impacts across the landscape.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9365569/ricardian-analysis-distribution-climate-change-impacts-agriculture-across-agro-ecological-zones-africa
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6762
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4599
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407490
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4599
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectANIMAL HUSBANDRY
dc.subjectARID AREAS
dc.subjectARID ZONE
dc.subjectARID ZONES
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE DYNAMICS
dc.subjectCLIMATE MODELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATE ZONES
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FARMS
dc.subjectCROP INCOME
dc.subjectCROP VARIETIES
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectDESERTS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHUMID ZONE
dc.subjectHUMID ZONES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectHYDROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK INCOME
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SECTOR
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK SPECIES
dc.subjectNET INCOME
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC LAND
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSAHARA
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICAN
dc.subjectSULFATE
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subjectWATER FOR IRRIGATION
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.titleA Ricardian Analysis of the Distribution of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa

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