Economics of Climate Change in the Arab World : Case Studies from Syria, Tunisia and Yemen /

This book takes both a global as well as a local perspective in assessing the impacts of climate change on the economy, agricultural sector, and households in three of the MENA countries; Syria, Tunisia and Yemen. The major channels of impact for global climate change are through changing world food...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Verner, Dorte, Breisinger, Clemens
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington D.C. : The World Bank, [2013]
Colección:Online access: World Bank World Bank Open Knowledge Repository.
Temas:
Climatic changes > Syria.
Climatic changes > Tunisia.
Climatic changes > Yemen (Republic)
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > Syria.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > Tunisia.
Climatic changes > Economic aspects > Yemen (Republic)
Crops and climate > Economic aspects > Syria.
Crops and climate > Economic aspects > Tunisia.
Crops and climate > Economic aspects > Yemen (Republic)
Climat > Changements > Syrie.
Climat > Changements > Tunisie.
Climat > Changements > Yémen.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > Syrie.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > Tunisie.
Climat > Changements > Aspect économique > Yémen.
Cultures et climat > Aspect économique > Syrie.
Cultures et climat > Aspect économique > Tunisie.
Cultures et climat > Aspect économique > Yémen.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Climatic changes
Climatic changes > Economic aspects
Crops and climate > Economic aspects
Syria
Tunisia
Yemen (Republic)
Climate change
Community development
Environment
Agriculture
Reducing vulnerability
Rural development
Building resilience
Poverty reduction
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Chapter 1. Introduction / Dorte Verner
  • Climate Change is Happening Now
  • Challenges to Addressing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Modeling Suite / Clemens Breisinger, Olivier Ecker, Gerald Nelson, Manfred Wiebelt, and Tingju Zhu
  • Biophysical Impact Assessment
  • Economic Impact Assessment
  • Local Impact
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Economic Impacts of Climate Change / Perrihan Al-Riffai, Clemens Breisinger, Olivier Ecker, Jose Funes, Gerald Nelson, Richard Robertson, Rainer Thiele, Dorte Verner, Manfred Wiebelt, and Tingju Zhu
  • Global Climate Change Impacts
  • Syria
  • Tunisia
  • The Republic of Yemen
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Economic Impacts of Droughts in the Syrian Arab Republic and Floods in the Republic of Yemen / Perrihan Al-Riffai, Clemens Breisinger, Olivier Ecker, Rainer Theile, Dorte Verner, Manfred Wiebelt, and Tingju Zhu
  • Droughts in Syria
  • Floods in the Republic of Yemen
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Conclusions and Proposed Actions for Adaptation / Dorte Verner and Clemens Breisinger
  • Advancing a Global Action Plan
  • Including Climate Change in National Strategies, Policies, and Investment Plans
  • Agricultural and Rural Development Policies
  • Social Protection Policies
  • Disaster Risk Management Strategies
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix A. Inputs Used for DSSAT Model
  • Agronomic Inputs
  • References
  • Appendix B. Methodology of Aggregation from Pixel Data to Agroecological Zones (the Syrian Arab Republic)
  • Reference
  • Appendix C. Mapping Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) and International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) Crops to the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) Sectors
  • Projected Crop Yields
  • Durum and Soft Wheat
  • Barley
  • Other Cereals
  • Vegetables and Fruits
  • Other Crops
  • Reference
  • Appendix D. Supplementary Model Tables
  • Appendix E. The Republic of Yemen Nutrition Model Tables
  • Appendix F. Precipitation and Temperature by AEZ (the Republic of Yemen).

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