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The World Bank has conducted several economic assessments of the impact of climate change on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. The studies funded by the World Bank examined 22 countries across four continents and included both developed and developing economies.
Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture, especially in developing countries. Therefore, compiling the existing measurement methodologies and the evidence from around the world under one roof for use by analysts in other countries would benefit the scientific community.
It will provide both a good analytical basis for additional work and solid results for policy debate concerning abatement, adaptation, and income transfer.
Documents
Mendelsohn, R. and A. Dinar, Climate Change and Agriculture: An Economic Analysis of Global Impacts, Adaptation, and Distributional Effects. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar (forthcoming, 2008).
Of related interest:
Ariel Dinar, Rashid Hassan, Robert Mendelsohn and James Benhin, Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa. Earthscan (forthcoming April 2008).
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