The economic case for climate action in West-African cocoa production. Adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate change is a smart investment. Inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy

This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for cocoa stake...

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Main Authors: Schreyer, Felix, Bunn, Christian, Castro-Llanos, Fabio Alexander
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97167
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Summary:This info note summarizes a study about the cost of not adapting cocoa production in Ghana to climate changes. According to the study inaction will result in income losses to farmers and the economy. By providing a benchmark for this cost of inaction the authors aim to make it easier for cocoa stakeholders to argue in favour of investments in climate change adaptation.