Climate volatility and poverty vulnerability in Tanzania (English)

Climate models generally indicate that climate volatility may rise in the future, severely affecting agricultural productivity through greater frequency of yield-diminishing climate extremes, such as droughts. For Tanzania, where agricultural production is sensitive to climate, changes in climate volatility could have significant implications for poverty. This study assesses the vulnerability of Tanzania’s population to poverty to changes in climate...

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Ahmed, S. Amer;

Diffenbaugh,Noah Suresh;

Hertel,Thomas W.;

Lobell, David B.;

Ramankutty, Navin;

Rios,Ana R.;

Rowhani Ardekani,Pedram;
Document Date
2009/11/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5117
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Climate volatility and poverty vulnerability in Tanzania
Keywords
impact of climate change on agriculture

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Ahmed, S. Amer; Diffenbaugh,Noah Suresh; Hertel,Thomas W.; Lobell, David B.; Ramankutty, Navin; Rios,Ana R.; Rowhani Ardekani,Pedram.

Climate volatility and poverty vulnerability in Tanzania (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5117 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/403221468312599359

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