Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa
As countries design climate change adaptation policies, it is important to understand how workers alter behavior in response to changes in temperature. Nonetheless, the impact of temperature on labor markets is poorly documented, especially in Africa. We address this gap by analyzing panel surveys o...
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| author | Dou, Xiaoya Gray, Clark Mueller, Valerie Sheriff, Glenn |
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| description | As countries design climate change adaptation policies, it is important to understand how workers alter behavior in response to changes in temperature. Nonetheless, the impact of temperature on labor markets is poorly documented, especially in Africa. We address this gap by analyzing panel surveys of labor choices by sector, contractual arrangement, and migration status in four East African countries. Merging survey information with high-resolution climate data, we assess how workers shift employment in response to temperature anomalies. Results suggest important distinctions between rural and urban areas. In urban areas, only agricultural self-employment and migration are responsive to temperature, with participation in both activities decreasing at high extremes. Urban out-migration is used as a tool to increase incomes in “good” years rather than an adaptation mechanism during bad years. In contrast, out-migration appears to be a means of adapting to high temperatures in rural areas, especially among households with relatively little agricultural land. The combined impact of these forces suggests that a 2 standard deviation increase in temperature results in a 7 percent increase in urban unemployment and no significant impact on rural unemployment. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1479322025-11-06T07:24:06Z Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa Dou, Xiaoya Gray, Clark Mueller, Valerie Sheriff, Glenn economic development urban areas labour time allocation natural resources management climate change adaptation migration rural areas climate change As countries design climate change adaptation policies, it is important to understand how workers alter behavior in response to changes in temperature. Nonetheless, the impact of temperature on labor markets is poorly documented, especially in Africa. We address this gap by analyzing panel surveys of labor choices by sector, contractual arrangement, and migration status in four East African countries. Merging survey information with high-resolution climate data, we assess how workers shift employment in response to temperature anomalies. Results suggest important distinctions between rural and urban areas. In urban areas, only agricultural self-employment and migration are responsive to temperature, with participation in both activities decreasing at high extremes. Urban out-migration is used as a tool to increase incomes in “good” years rather than an adaptation mechanism during bad years. In contrast, out-migration appears to be a means of adapting to high temperatures in rural areas, especially among households with relatively little agricultural land. The combined impact of these forces suggests that a 2 standard deviation increase in temperature results in a 7 percent increase in urban unemployment and no significant impact on rural unemployment. 2016-06-17 2024-06-21T09:23:31Z 2024-06-21T09:23:31Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147932 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147931 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153852 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151432 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dou, Xiaoya; Gray, Clark; Mueller, Valerie; and Sheriff, Glen. 2016. Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1537. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147932 |
| spellingShingle | economic development urban areas labour time allocation natural resources management climate change adaptation migration rural areas climate change Dou, Xiaoya Gray, Clark Mueller, Valerie Sheriff, Glenn Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title | Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title_full | Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title_fullStr | Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title_short | Labor adaptation to climate variability in Eastern Africa |
| title_sort | labor adaptation to climate variability in eastern africa |
| topic | economic development urban areas labour time allocation natural resources management climate change adaptation migration rural areas climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147932 |
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