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
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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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topic 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
spellingShingle 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
Baez, Javier E.
Kronick, Dorothy
Mason, Andrew D.
Rural Households in a Changing Climate
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6326
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Baez, Javier E.
Kronick, Dorothy
Mason, Andrew D.
author_facet Baez, Javier E.
Kronick, Dorothy
Mason, Andrew D.
author_sort Baez, Javier E.
title Rural Households in a Changing Climate
title_short Rural Households in a Changing Climate
title_full Rural Households in a Changing Climate
title_fullStr Rural Households in a Changing Climate
title_full_unstemmed Rural Households in a Changing Climate
title_sort rural households in a changing climate
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17188047/rural-households-changing-climate
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12164
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spelling okr-10986-121642021-04-23T14:03:06Z Rural Households in a Changing Climate Baez, Javier E. Kronick, Dorothy Mason, Andrew D. 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 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. 2013-01-25T22:40:49Z 2013-01-25T22:40:49Z 2013-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17188047/rural-households-changing-climate http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12164 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6326 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research