Adapting to Climate Variability : Learning from Past Experience and the Role of Institutions

Adaptation to human-induced climate change is currently receiving a lot of attention in international development circles. But throughout human existence, natural resource-dependent people have exploited and coped with the effects of climate variab...

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Main Authors:	Ruijs, Arjan, de Bel, Mark, Kononen, Minna, Linderhof, Vincent, Polman, Nico
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE TERMS AFFORDABLE CREDIT AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES AGRO-ECOLOGICAL REGIONS ANIMAL DISEASES ARID AREAS ARID CLIMATE ASSET OWNERSHIP BANKS CASH EARNINGS CASH INCOME CASH-CROP CLIMATE CLIMATE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE EXTREMES CLIMATE HAZARD CLIMATE REGIME CLIMATE RESILIENCE CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARD CLIMATIC EXTREMES CLIMATIC FACTORS CLIMATIC ZONES COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITY LEVEL COOPERATIVES COPING STRATEGY COTTON PRODUCTION CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS CREDIT MARKETS CROP PRODUCTION CROP SELECTION CROP YIELDS DEBT DESERT REGIONS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFIED INCOME DROUGHT RISK EARNINGS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATIONAL LEVELS EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE HAZARDS EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY EXTENSION AGENCY EXTREME DROUGHT EXTREME RAINFALL EXTREME TEMPERATURE FACILITATION FAMILY MEMBERS FARM ACTIVITIES FARM IRRIGATION FARMER FARMERS FARMING SYSTEMS FEMALE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL CAPACITIES FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL COST FINANCIAL MEANS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FORMAL BANKING GENDER GOVERNMENT POLICY GROUPS OF PEOPLE HANDICRAFTS HIGH TEMPERATURES HIGHER EDUCATION LEVELS HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL HOUSEHOLDS INCOME ON FOOD INCOME SHOCKS INDEBTEDNESS INFORMED CHOICES INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IRRIGATION LACK OF INFORMATION LAND HOLDINGS LANDHOLDINGS LEVELS OF VULNERABILITY LIVELIHOOD SECURITY LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LOWER RAINFALL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTION MOUNTAIN AREAS MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITIONAL STATUS OCCUPATION PASTORALIST REGION PEOPLES POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLD POORER HOUSEHOLDS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT RAIN RAINFALL RAINFALL LEVELS RAINFALL PATTERNS RAINFALL REGIME RAINFALL VARIABILITY RAINY SEASON REGIONAL AUTHORITIES REGIONAL LEVEL REMITTANCES REMOTE VILLAGES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENVIRONMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POPULATIONS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP SEASON SEED SELECTION SEMI-ARID REGIONS SMALL LANDHOLDINGS SMALLHOLDER SOCIAL COHESION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL STRUCTURES SOIL EROSION SOURCE OF INCOME STORAGE FACILITIES SURFACE RUNOFF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEMPERATE CLIMATE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGES TRANSPORTATION SERVICES URBAN AREAS VEGETABLES VETERINARY SERVICES VILLAGE VILLAGE COMMUNITIES VILLAGE LEVEL VILLAGES VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
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