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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Irrigation as an adaptive strategy to climate change: an economic perspective on Brazilian agriculture |
Autor(es): | Cunha, Dênis Antônio da Coelho, Alexandre Bragança Féres, José Gustavo |
Abstract: | This paper analyzes the potential effects of climate change on Brazilian agriculture by considering irrigation as an adaptive strategy. Investigations were performed to determine how climatic variability influences irrigation and whether this adaptive measure actually reduces producers' vulnerability to climate change. We used a simultaneous equations model with endogenous switching to account for the heterogeneity in the decision of whether to use adaptive measures. We compared the expected land values under the actual and counterfactual cases of farm households that either adapt or do not adapt to climate change. Simulation results show that irrigation can be an effective tool for counteracting the harmful effects of climate change. The income of farmers tends to increase on lands where irrigation technologies are practiced. These conclusions confirm the need to invest in adaptation strategies to prepare Brazil for coping with the adverse effects of global climate change. |
Palavras-chave: | Irrigation Adaptive climate strategy Brazilian Agriculture |
Editor: | Environment and Development Economics |
Tipo de Acesso: | Open Access |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X14000102 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/22800 |
Data do documento: | Fev-2015 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Economia Rural - Artigos |
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