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The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Road Infrastructure in GhanaPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
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Implications of Climate Change for Ghana’s EconomyPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
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Risks of Coastal Storm Surge and the Effect of Sea Level Rise in the Red River Delta, VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
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Climate Variability and Household Adaptation Strategies in Southern EthiopiaPart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
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The Economic Costs of Climate ChangePart of Journal Special Issue Economics of climate change impacts on developing countries
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The Main Obstacles to Firms’ Growth in SenegalProductivity gains are the prime engine of economic growth. This paper uses a rich amount of firms’ accounting information from the Single Information Collecting Centre in Senegal over the period 1998-2011. To investigate the two main obstacles to...
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Cost and Impact Analysis of Sea Level Rise on Coastal VietnamThe Development under Climate Change research effort provides a basis for determining quantitative impacts on infrastructure from climate change. This paper provides results of an analysis of sea level rise impacts on road infrastructure in Vietnam...
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Climate Change Impacts on Moroccan Agriculture and the Whole EconomyThe paper provides estimates of economic impacts of climate change, compares these with historical impacts of drought spells, and estimates the extent to which the current Moroccan agricultural development and investment strategy, the Plan Maroc Vert...
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Environmental Taxation and Revenue for DevelopmentThis paper considers the role of global environmental taxes both as instruments for improving the global environment and as a source of revenue for funding economic development. It reviews the general case for environmental taxes and the particular...
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The Economic Impact of Climate Change on Road Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa CountriesClimate change scenarios for many Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana indicate that temperatures will increase while rainfall will either increase or decrease. The potential impact of climate change on economic systems is well-known...
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Global Recycling Supply Chains and Waste Picking in Developing Countries
Martin Medina As world leaders gather in Copenhagen this month for the fifteenth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) the challenges...
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Climate Change and Economic DevelopmentThe roots of development economics lie in the study of large-scale phenomena such as economic transformation. Climate change, as a global phenomenon, is drawing the attention of the profession back towards studies of transformational processes...
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The Role of Issue Linkage in Managing the MekongThe Mekong River is the major water source in Southeast Asia and shared by six countries. There is a rush to acquire sources of alternative energy and other benefits to meet the growing demand for water and energy, while China and Myanmar have...
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Optimized Reservoir Operation Model of Regional Wind and Hydro Power IntegrationThe present study develops a reliability assessment method of wind resource using optimum reservoir target power operations that maximizes the firm generation of integrated wind and hydro power. A combined water resources model for a system of...
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The effects of climate risk on hydropower P3 contract valueLarge hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks of climate change. The debate is especially relevant on the African continent, which offers vast hydropower potential, but which is...
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Implications of Climate Change for Ghana’s EconomyLong-run economic development in Ghana is potentially vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change given the country’s dependence on rainfed agriculture, hydropower, and unpaved rural roads. We use a computable general equilibrium model, informed by...
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