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Land rights and the economic impacts of climatic anomalies on agriculture: evidence from Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 August 2021

Mintewab Bezabih ,
Salvatore Di Falco Open the ORCID record for Salvatore Di Falco [Opens in a new window] ,
Alemu Mekonnen  and
Gunnar Kohlin
Mintewab Bezabih
Affiliation:
Environment and Climate Research Center, The Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Salvatore Di Falco*
Affiliation:
Geneva School of Economics and Management, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Alemu Mekonnen
Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Gunnar Kohlin
Affiliation:
Environment for Development Initiative, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: salvatore.difalco@unige.ch
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Abstract

This paper shows that strengthening land rights via a land certification program may reduce the negative economic impact of climatic anomalies in the highlands of Ethiopia. The results support the hypothesis that certification enhances the likelihood of adapting some of the land-related investments, thus supporting adaptation enhancing mechanisms and the resilience of the farming sector. Institutional factors may play a key role in supporting farmers’ adaptive capacity to climatic challenges.

Keywords

climatic anomaliesEthiopialand certificationproperty rightsRicardian analysis

JEL classification

Q54: Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming Q5: Environmental Economics Q51: Valuation of Environmental Effects

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Environment and Development Economics , Volume 26 , Special Issue 5-6: Weather and Climate Impacts in Developing Countries , October 2021 , pp. 632 - 656
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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