Enhancing resilience to climate shocks through farmer innovation: evidence from northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-017-1113-9
Abstract: In this paper, we contribute to recent attempts to operationalize the measurement of climate resilience by measuring household resilience to climate shocks and by assessing the role of farmer innovations in enhancing climate resilience. Adapting… read more here.
Keywords: resilience climate; household resilience; climate; resilience ... See more keywords
Can Climate Shocks Make Vulnerable Subjects More Willing to Take Risks?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10640-024-00850-5
Abstract: While economists in the past tended to assume that individual preferences, including risk preferences, are stable over time, a recent literature has developed and indicates that risk preferences respond to shocks, with mixed evidence on… read more here.
Keywords: climate shocks; utility; make vulnerable; risk ... See more keywords
Climate Shocks Constrain Human Fertility in Indonesia.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.02.003
Abstract: Climate change is likely to induce a large range of household- and individual-level responses, including changes in human fertility behaviors and outcomes. These responses may have important implications for human and economic development and women's… read more here.
Keywords: constrain human; fertility; human fertility; shocks constrain ... See more keywords
Exposure to climate shocks, poverty and household well-being
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DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x24000160
Abstract: We evaluate the impact of climate shocks on the well-being of farmer households in a Small Island Developing State in the Pacific, the Solomon Islands. We find that both subjective (self-assessed exposure to climate shocks)… read more here.
Keywords: household well; exposure climate; climate shocks; climate ... See more keywords
Climate Shocks, Political Institutions, and Nomadic Invasions in Early Modern East Asia
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DOI: 10.1177/0022002719889665
Abstract: While a large literature argues negative climate shocks can trigger conflicts, recent findings suggest moderate climatic conditions lead to war. This article proposes a conditional theory by incorporating political institution as a moderating variable. I… read more here.
Keywords: political institutions; institutions nomadic; shocks political; climate ... See more keywords
Climate shocks and price dynamics: the role of Shinano River in transmitting ENSO effects to Japanese rice markets
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1634195
Abstract: Since 2024, Japan has experienced a rapid surge in rice prices. This study aims to explore the underlying climatic drivers of this price increase, with a particular focus on the potential impact of the El… read more here.
Keywords: climate shocks; rice; price; shinano river ... See more keywords
Climate Shocks and Responses in Karnali-Mahakali Basins, Western Nepal
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DOI: 10.3390/cli7070092
Abstract: The Himalayas are highly susceptible to the impacts of climate change, as it consequently increases the vulnerability of downstream communities, livelihoods and ecosystems. Western Nepal currently holds significant potential as multiple opportunities for water development… read more here.
Keywords: shocks responses; western nepal; karnali mahakali; climate ... See more keywords