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Increased Productivity and Food Security, Enhanced Resilience and Reduced Carbon Emissions for Sustainable Development

Opportunities and Challenges for a Converging Agenda - Country Examples

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
October, 2011
Africa, Central Asia, Southern Asia, Europe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
deforestation
farmers
farming systems
farmland
fisheries
food security
forestry
land degradation
land use
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
transaction costs
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the challenges and the practical successes that a selected number of countries are experiencing in moving towards 'climate-smart' agriculture while also meeting the food requirements of a growing population, broader economic development and green growth objectives. It complements papers prepared in 2010 on technologies and policy instruments, research, and farmers' perspectives.
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Investing in Trees and Landscape Restoration in Africa

What, Where, and How

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2011
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Land & Food Security
Urban Tenure
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
climate change
community forestry
deforestation
farmers
farming systems
farmland
food security
land degradation
land management
land use
rangelands
rural development
transaction costs
urbanization
Reforestation measures for degraded lands, strategies for the sustainable management of forest resources, and agroforestry practices that incorporate trees into farming systems are increasingly demonstrating their promise for producing commercialized tree products. Although the level of investment so far has remained modest, the challenge is to find ways to scale up promising investments in a way that will have a clear impact at the landscape level.
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The Impact of Climate Change on African Agriculture : A Ricardian Approach

June, 2012
agriculture
climate change
farmers
land economics
land tenure
property rights
rural development
This paper uses the Ricardian approach
to examine how farmers in 11 countries in Africa have
adapted to existing climatic conditions. It then estimates
the effects of predicted changes in climate while accounting
for whatever farmer adaptation might occur. This study
differs from earlier ones by using farmers' own
perceptions of the value of their land. Previous research,
by contrast, has relied on either observed sale prices or
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Timor Leste - Issues and Options in the Household Energy Sector : A Scoping Study

June, 2012
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
fisheries
forest land
forestry
land allocation
land area
land clearing
land degradation
land use
rural development
sustainable development
urban areas
The important role of biomass fuels
today. Timor Leste is a relatively small country located in
the eastern part of Timor Island with an area of about 1.5
million ha and an estimated 2007 population of 1.0 million.
At about US$550 GDP per capita, it is one of the least
developed countries in the world, with an estimated 40
percent of the population in poverty. However, the
development of offshore oil and gas resources in partnership
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Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change?

December, 2013
agriculture
climate change
farmers
food security
land economics
land use
property rights
rural development
sustainable development
Measurement of the likely magnitude of
the economic impact of climate change on African agriculture
has been a challenge. Using data from a survey of more than
9,000 farmers across 11 African countries, a cross-sectional
approach estimates how farm net revenues are affected by
climate change compared with current mean temperature.
Revenues fall with warming for dryland crops (temperature
elasticity of -1.9) and livestock (-5.4), whereas revenues
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A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on African Cropland

June, 2012
agriculture
climate change
farmers
food security
forestry
land economics
land use
rural development
This study examines the impact of
climate change on cropland in Africa. It is based on a
survey of more than 9,000 farmers in 11 countries: Burkina
Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger,
Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The study uses
a Ricardian cross-sectional approach in which net revenue is
regressed on climate, water flow, soil, and economic
variables. The results show that net revenues fall as
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Technical Assistance and Training in Integrated Provincial Planning : Quang Nam Province, Vietnam

March, 2013
Vietnam
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
forestry
land ownership
land use
local communities
natural disasters
rural areas
rural development
sustainable development
transaction costs
urban areas
urban population
Traditionally both national and regional
development planning in Vietnam has been driven by
'top-down' Central Government social and economic
targets based on limited analytical investigation. However,
with the advent of the free market economy in Vietnam since
the late 1980s, vigorous global economic competitiveness and
Vietnam's membership to the World Trade Organization
(WTO), changes in national policy in Vietnam have now
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Berlin Workshop Series 2008 : Agriculture and Development

May, 2012
Urban Tenure
agriculture
capacity development
climate change
decentralization
development agencies
farmers
food security
land degradation
land distribution
land management
land rights
property rights
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
transaction costs
urban areas
urbanization
The workshop brings diverse perspectives
from outside the World Bank, providing a forum in which to
exchange ideas and debate in the course of developing the
World Development Report (WDR). Participants at the 2006
Berlin Workshop gathered to discuss challenges and successes
pertaining to agriculture and development. Agriculture is
the major sector contributing to economic development in
many poor countries. Three out of every four poor people in
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Assessment of the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Zimbabwe : A Ricardian Approach

June, 2012
Zimbabwe
agriculture
climate change
farmers
farming systems
farmland
food security
forestry
land economics
land use
rural development
This study uses the Ricardian approach
to examine the economic impact of climate change on
agriculture in Zimbabwe. Net farm revenue is regressed
against various climate, soil, hydrological and
socio-economic variables to help determine the factors that
influence variability in net farm revenues. The study is
based on data from a survey of 700 smallholder farming
households interviewed across the country. The empirical
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The Changing Face of Rural Space : Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Balkans

May, 2013
agriculture
climate change
farmers
food security
forestry
land ownership
land rights
rural areas
rural development
rural population
sustainable development
transaction costs
This report brings together lessons from previous studies, supplemented by new analysis. It frames the challenges facing the rural and agri-food sector in the Western Balkans to illustrate the directions for policies, now and in the future. Part one looks at the characteristics of the rural and agri-food sector today, its potential and its obstacles. Part two looks at the future of the agri-food sector and rural space.