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A Critical Review of the Literature on Structural Adjustment and the Environment

May, 2014
Urban Tenure
environment
agriculture
land tenure
forestry
deforestation
farmers
property rights
sustainable development
urbanization
waste (abuse)
This paper analyzes the available
literature about the effects of structural adjustment
programs (SAPs) on the environment and the convincing
evidence for their success or failure. The studies covered
refer to the SAPs by the World Bank as well as to general
government programs that have similar policy implications.
SAPs are designed to reform economies to become more
liberalized and export-oriented while reducing the role of
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A Portfolio Review of World Bank Rice Projects

March, 2016
Global
forestry
research
farmers
food security
climate change
agriculture
natural resources management
fisheries
farming systems
rural development
Rice is the world’s most heavily
consumed staple crop. Its production requires enormous
volumes of water and emits large quantities of atmospheric
methane, a greenhouse gas some many times more powerful than
carbon dioxide - particularly during a medium term period of
about seven years. In a global context of growing
population, increasingly scarce water resources, and climate
change, more productive, sustainable, and efficient rice
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A Ricardian Analysis of the Distribution of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture across Agro-Ecological Zones in Africa

May, 2012
Africa
agriculture
climate change
farmers
food security
forestry
This 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
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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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A Ricardian Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Latin American Farms

June, 2012
Latin America and the Caribbean
agriculture
climate change
farmers
farming systems
farmland
forestry
rural development
This study estimates the vulnerability
of Latin American agriculture to climate change using a
Ricardian analysis of both land values and net revenues.
Examining a sample of over 2,500 farms in seven countries,
the results indicate both land value and net revenue are
sensitive to climate. Both small farms and large farms have
a hill-shaped relationship with temperature. Estimating
separate regressions for dryland and irrigated farms reveals
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A Structural Ricardian Analysis of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations in African Agriculture

May, 2012
climate change
farmers
farmland
forestry
This paper develops a Structural
Ricardian model to measure climate change impacts that
explicitly models the choice of farm type in African
agriculture. This two stage model first estimates the type
of farm chosen and then the conditional incomes of each farm
type after removing selection biases. The results indicate
that increases in temperature encourage farmers to adopt
mixed farming and avoid specialized farms such as crop-only
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Acting Today for Tomorrow

A Policy and Practice Note for Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Development in the Pacific Islands Region, with Supporting Research, Analysis, and Case Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
climate change
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
land management
land use
natural disasters
sustainable development
Pacific island countries continue to be among the most vulnerable in the world: they combine high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with low capacity to manage the resulting risks. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by poorly planned socioeconomic development, which has increased exposure and disaster losses, and by climate change, which has increased the magnitude of cyclones, droughts, and flooding. Currently, inefficient management of risks negates development gains and incurs large costs for national and local governments.
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Adapting to Climate Change : The Case of Rice in Indonesia

May, 2012
Indonesia
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
grazing
land area
land degradation
land management
land use
rural development
There is increasing interest in climate
change issues in Indonesia particularly in the lead-up to
the COP13 or Copenhagen meeting in Bali in December 2007
when there was renewed focus on Indonesia as the third
largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the world due
to deforestation, peat-land degradation, and forest fires.
In Indonesia, the agriculture sector employs the largest
share, 45 percent, of Indonesia's labor and contributes
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Agenda for Water Sector Strategy for North China : Summary Report

August, 2013
China
food security
land use
farmers
forestry
urban areas
The acute water shortage, and pollution
problems in North China have been exacerbated by the
continued population growth, and the accelerated industrial
expansion over the past half-century, conducive to
increasingly severe freshwater shortages, and catastrophic
consequences for the future. Significant commitments need to
be made to rapidly implement strategies to bring water
resource utilization back into a sustainable balance. The
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Agenda for Water Sector Strategy for North China : Volume 2. Main Report

August, 2013
China
food security
land use
farmers
forestry
urban areas
The acute water shortage, and pollution
problems in North China have been exacerbated by the
continued population growth, and the accelerated industrial
expansion over the past half-century, conducive to
increasingly severe freshwater shortages, and catastrophic
consequences for the future. Significant commitments need to
be made to rapidly implement strategies to bring water
resource utilization back into a sustainable balance. The