Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability
Climate change and increasing climate variability threaten the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and some of the worst effects on human health and agriculture will be in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in vulnerable regions. The relationships between climate change and the vulne...
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| author | Thornton, Philip K. Jones, Peter G. Owiyo, T. Kruska, Russell L. Herrero, Mario Orindi, V. Bhadwal, S. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Bekele, N. Omolo, Abisalom |
| author_browse | Bekele, N. Bhadwal, S. Herrero, Mario Jones, Peter G. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Kruska, Russell L. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Omolo, Abisalom Orindi, V. Owiyo, T. Thornton, Philip K. |
| author_facet | Thornton, Philip K. Jones, Peter G. Owiyo, T. Kruska, Russell L. Herrero, Mario Orindi, V. Bhadwal, S. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Bekele, N. Omolo, Abisalom |
| author_sort | Thornton, Philip K. |
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| description | Climate change and increasing climate variability threaten the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and some of the worst effects on human health and agriculture will be in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in vulnerable regions. The relationships between climate change and the vulnerability of resource-poor croppers and livestock keepers and their resilience to current and future climate variability need to be better understood. This paper describes the generation of information that combines projected climate change in agricultural systems with vulnerability data. The results of the analysis, in terms of vulnerable people particularly at risk for deleterious effects of climate change, are being used for impact assessment, targeting and priority setting, to help identify locations for specific research and adaptation activities. Given the heterogeneity in households’ access to resources, poverty levels and ability to cope, vulnerability assessments need to be done at the sub-national level to help improve the adaptive capacity and coping strategies of highly vulnerable households. Keywords: Agricultural system; Vulnerability; Targeting; Impact assessment; Poverty |
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| spelling | CGSpace6632024-03-06T10:16:43Z Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability Thornton, Philip K. Jones, Peter G. Owiyo, T. Kruska, Russell L. Herrero, Mario Orindi, V. Bhadwal, S. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Bekele, N. Omolo, Abisalom Climate change and increasing climate variability threaten the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and some of the worst effects on human health and agriculture will be in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in vulnerable regions. The relationships between climate change and the vulnerability of resource-poor croppers and livestock keepers and their resilience to current and future climate variability need to be better understood. This paper describes the generation of information that combines projected climate change in agricultural systems with vulnerability data. The results of the analysis, in terms of vulnerable people particularly at risk for deleterious effects of climate change, are being used for impact assessment, targeting and priority setting, to help identify locations for specific research and adaptation activities. Given the heterogeneity in households’ access to resources, poverty levels and ability to cope, vulnerability assessments need to be done at the sub-national level to help improve the adaptive capacity and coping strategies of highly vulnerable households. Keywords: Agricultural system; Vulnerability; Targeting; Impact assessment; Poverty 2008-03 2010-02-21T09:53:29Z 2010-02-21T09:53:29Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/663 en Limited Access Thornton, P.K.; Jones, P.G.; Owiyo, T.; Kruska, R.L.; Herrero, M.; Orindi, V.; Bhadwal, S.; Kristjanson, P.; Notenbaert, A.; Bekele, N.; Omolo, A. 2008. Climate change and poverty in Africa: mapping hotspots of vulnerability. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. vol. 2(1). p. 24-44. |
| spellingShingle | Thornton, Philip K. Jones, Peter G. Owiyo, T. Kruska, Russell L. Herrero, Mario Orindi, V. Bhadwal, S. Kristjanson, Patricia M. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Bekele, N. Omolo, Abisalom Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title | Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title_full | Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title_fullStr | Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title_short | Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| title_sort | climate change and poverty in africa mapping hotspots of vulnerability |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/663 |
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