There is growing evidence that appropriate financial services have substantial benefits for
consumers, especially women and poor adults. This paper provides an overview of financial …

In southern Africa, the connections between climate and the water–energy–food nexus are
strong. Physical and socioeconomic exposure to climate is high in many areas and in crucial …

Climate change is not only altering weather patterns but also accelerating sea-level rise,
leading to increased inundation and saline contamination of soils. Given projected sea-level …

Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …

Agriculture in Africa is expected to meet the dual objectives of providing food and helping
people to escape poverty. African agriculture is dominated by smallholdings and donors …

Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic
variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most important natural factors …

En este libro se presentan los resultados de más de un decenio de trabajo realizado en la
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) con relación a la economía …

Although the determinants of income diversification have been widely examined in the
literature, little is known about whether and how information and communication technology …

The study uses commune fixed-effects regressions to estimate the effect of natural disasters
on welfare and poverty of rural households in Vietnam, and subsequently examines …

We show that labor market transaction costs explain why the smallest farms are more
efficient than slightly larger farms in most low-income countries and that increases in …