Rural Households in a Changing Climate

This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperat...

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Main Authors:	Baez, Javier E., Kronick, Dorothy, Mason, Andrew D.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACIDIFICATION AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SHOCKS AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AIR ARABLE LAND ASSET HOLDINGS ASSET LOSSES CAPACITY BUILDING CARBON CARIBBEAN REGION CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFERS CHILD LABOR CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE STUDIES CLIMATE CHANGES CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE EVENT CLIMATE FORECAST CLIMATE FORECASTS CLIMATE INFORMATION CLIMATE SHIFTS CLIMATE TRENDS CLIMATE VARIABLES CLIMATE-CHANGE CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS CLIMATIC SHIFTS CLIMATIC VARIABILITY CO CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING COPING MECHANISMS CROP INSURANCE CROP YIELD CROP YIELDS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS DROUGHT DROUGHT RISK ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EL NINO EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES EVAPORATION EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FARM EFFICIENCY FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM PRODUCTIVITY FARMER FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FEMALE EDUCATION FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FLOODS FOOD POLICY FOOD SECURITY FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURE GLOBAL MEAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES GLOBAL SURFACE TEMPERATURES GLOBAL WARMING HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOR HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HURRICANE HURRICANES IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMPACT OF SHOCKS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GENERATION INCOME GROWTH INCOME RISK INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SMOOTHING INFORMAL INSURANCE INSURANCE INSURANCE CONTRACT INSURANCE MECHANISMS INSURANCE PRODUCTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC IRRIGATION LACK OF CREDIT LACK OF INFORMATION LAND HOLDINGS LANDHOLDINGS LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LOW RAINFALL MALNUTRITION MICRO-INSURANCE MILK NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NUTRITIONAL STATUS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR RURAL AREAS POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POOR RURAL WOMEN POORER HOUSEHOLDS PORTFOLIO POVERTY REDUCTION PP PRECIPITATION PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL LEVELS RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINFALL VARIABILITY RECIPROCITY REGIONAL OFFICES RISK MANAGEMENT RISK SHARING RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL FARM RURAL FINANCIAL MARKETS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INHABITANTS RURAL POVERTY RURAL SETTINGS RURAL WAGES SAFEGUARDS SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SANITATION SAVINGS SCENARIOS SCHOOLING SEA-LEVEL SEA-LEVEL RISE SEASON SEASONAL CLIMATE SEVERE WEATHER SMALL-SCALE FARMING SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NETS STORMS STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT POLICIES SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE FARMERS SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE TARGETING TEMPERATURE TROPICAL STORMS UNCERTAINTIES VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE WATER AVAILABILITY WATER VAPOR WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17188047/rural-households-changing-climate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12164

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Summary:	This paper argues that climate change poses two distinct, if related, sets of challenges for poor rural households: challenges related to the increasing frequency and severity of weather shocks and challenges related to long-term shifts in temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and other environmental factors. Within this framework, the paper examines evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings. The authors find that although households possess numerous strategies for managing climate shocks and shifts, their adaptive capacity is insufficient for the task of maintaining -- let alone improving -- household welfare. They describe the role of public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households to adapt to a changing climate.

Rural Households in a Changing Climate

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