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Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change : Ethiopia
CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank
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Title:
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change : Ethiopia
Author:
World Bank
Subjects:
ABSORPTION
;
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
;
ADVERSE IMPACTS
;
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
;
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
;
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
;
AGRICULTURE
;
ANNUAL COST
;
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
;
ATMOSPHERE
;
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL
;
AVERAGE RAINFALL
;
BASES
;
BASINS
;
CALCULATION
;
CARBON
;
CARBON DIOXIDE
;
CASE STUDIES
;
CLIMATE
;
CLIMATE CHANGE
;
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
;
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGY
;
CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE
;
CLIMATE CHANGE DISCUSSION
;
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
;
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
;
CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
;
CLIMATE CHANGES
;
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
;
CLIMATE DATA
;
CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS
;
CLIMATE HAZARDS
;
CLIMATE IMPACTS
;
CLIMATE MODEL
;
CLIMATE MODELS
;
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
;
CLIMATE PATTERNS
;
CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
;
CLIMATE RESEARCH
;
CLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT
;
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
;
CLIMATE RISK
;
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
;
CLIMATE SCENARIOS
;
CLIMATE SENSITIVE
;
CLIMATE SENSITIVE SECTORS
;
CLIMATE STRESS
;
CLIMATE VARIABLES
;
CLIMATE VULNERABILITY
;
CLIMATE-CHANGE SCENARIO
;
CLIMATES
;
CLIMATIC CHANGE
;
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
;
CLIMATIC SHOCKS
;
CLIMATIC VULNERABILITY
;
CLIMATIC ZONES
;
CO2
;
COAL
;
COASTAL ZONE
;
COASTAL ZONES
;
COLORS
;
CONSTRUCTION
;
COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
;
COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
CROP INSURANCE
;
CROP PRODUCTION
;
CROPLAND
;
CROPS
;
CRU
;
DAMS
;
DATA COLLECTION
;
DEGRADED LANDS
;
DISCOUNT RATE
;
DRAINAGE
;
DROUGHT
;
ECONOMIC GROWTH
;
ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
;
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
;
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
;
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
ECONOMIC SECTORS
;
ECONOMIC WELFARE
;
ECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
;
ECONOMY-WIDE IMPACTS
;
ECOSYSTEM
;
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
;
ELECTRICITY
;
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
;
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
;
EMISSION
;
EMISSION SCENARIOS
;
EMISSIONS
;
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
;
ENERGY DEMAND
;
ENERGY SYSTEM
;
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
;
EROSION
;
EVAPORATION
;
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
;
EXCHANGE RATE
;
EXTREME EVENTS
;
EXTREME WEATHER
;
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
;
FERTILIZERS
;
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
;
FISHERIES
;
FLOOD CONTROL
;
FLOOD DAMAGE
;
FLOOD EVENTS
;
FLOOD FREQUENCY
;
FLOOD PROTECTION
;
FLOODING
;
FLOODS
;
FOREIGN SAVING
;
FOREST
;
FORESTRY
;
FORESTS
;
FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS
;
GAS
;
GCM
;
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL
;
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
;
GENERATION CAPACITY
;
GHG
;
GLOBAL HYDROLOGY
;
GLOBAL WARMING
;
GOLD
;
GREENHOUSE
;
GREENHOUSE GASES
;
HIGHLANDS
;
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
;
HOUSING
;
HUMIDITY
;
HYDROLOGY
;
IMPACT OF CLIMATE
;
IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE
;
IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
;
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
IMPORTS
;
INCOME
;
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
;
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
;
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS
;
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
;
IPCC
;
ITCZ
;
LAND AREA
;
LAND USE
;
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
;
NATIONAL CLIMATE
;
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
;
NEGATIVE IMPACT
;
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
;
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
;
PER CAPITA INCOME
;
PET
;
POLICY ANALYSIS
;
POWER GENERATION
;
PRECIPITATION
;
PRECIPITATION INTENSITY
;
PRECIPITATION PATTERNS
;
PRESENT VALUE
;
RAIN
;
RAINFALL
;
RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION
;
RAINFALL INTENSITY
;
RAINFALL RUNOFF
;
RAINFALL VARIABILITY
;
RANGES
;
REGIONAL CLIMATE
;
RELATIVE PRICE
;
RENEWABLE ENERGY
;
RESERVOIR
;
RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
;
RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS
;
RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
;
RIVER
;
RIVERINE
;
RUNOFF
;
SEASONAL CHANGES
;
SOILS
;
SOLAR RADIATION
;
SPECIES
;
STORM RUNOFF
;
STORMS
;
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
;
TEMPERATURE
;
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
;
TEMPERATURE CHANGES
;
TEMPERATURE DATA
;
TEMPERATURE IMPACTS
;
TEMPERATURE INCREASE
;
TEMPERATURE INCREASES
;
TEMPERATURES
;
TEMPORAL VARIABILITY
;
TOPOGRAPHY
;
TRANSPORT SECTOR
;
UNCERTAINTIES
;
VEGETATION
;
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
;
VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY
;
WATERSHED
;
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
;
WEATHER CHANGES
;
WETLANDS
;
WETLANDS PROTECTION
;
WIND
;
WIND ENERGY
;
WIND VELOCITY
Description:
The report is part of a broader study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC), which has two objectives: (a) to develop a global estimate of adaptation costs for informing international climate negotiations; and (b) to help decision makers in developing countries assess the risks posed by climate change and design national strategies for adapting to it. This paper is one of a series of country-level studies, where national data were disaggregated to more local and sector levels, helping to understand adaptation from a bottom-up perspective. Ethiopia is heavily dependent on rainfed agriculture. Its geographical location and topography in combination with low adaptive capacity entail a high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Historically the country has been prone to extreme weather variability. Rainfall is highly erratic, most rain falls with high intensity, and there is a high degree of variability in both time and space. Since the early 1980s, the country has suffered seven major droughts five of which have led to famines in addition to dozens of local droughts. Major floods also occurred in different parts of the country in 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 2006. Climate projections obtained from the GCMs referred to above suggest an increase in rainfall variability with a rising frequency of both severe flooding and droughts due to global warming.
Publisher:
Washington, DC
Creation Date:
2010
Language:
English
Source:
Open Knowledge Repository
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