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 temperature, rainfall patterns, water availability, and othe...

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Main Authors:	Baez, Javier E., Kronick, Dorothy, Mason, Andrew D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2015
Subjects:	agricultural production agricultural technology climate change crop yield household welfare human capital poor rural households risk management rural communities rural areas rural settings social safety nets water availability
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21432

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spelling	okr-10986-214322021-04-23T14:04:02Z Rural Households in a Changing Climate Baez, Javier E. Kronick, Dorothy Mason, Andrew D. agricultural production agricultural technology climate change crop yield household welfare human capital poor rural households risk management rural communities rural areas rural settings social safety nets water availability 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, we examine evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings. We 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. We describe the role of public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households to adapt to a changing climate. 2015-02-11T23:10:32Z 2015-02-11T23:10:32Z 2013-08-01 Journal Article World Bank Research Observer 1564-6971 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21432 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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topic	agricultural production agricultural technology climate change crop yield household welfare human capital poor rural households risk management rural communities rural areas rural settings social safety nets water availability
spellingShingle	agricultural production agricultural technology climate change crop yield household welfare human capital poor rural households risk management rural communities rural areas rural settings social safety nets water availability Baez, Javier E. Kronick, Dorothy Mason, Andrew D. Rural Households in a Changing Climate
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, we examine evidence from existing empirical literature to compose an initial picture of household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings. We 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. We describe the role of public policy in fortifying the ability of rural households to adapt to a changing climate.
format	Journal Article
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
publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
publishDate	2015
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21432
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Rural Households in a Changing Climate

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