Training Workshop on Economic Analyses of Climate Change, 25- 29 June 2012, Accra, Ghana
TRAINING WORKSHOP ON
ECOMOMIC ANALYSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Ange Hill Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Date: JUNE 25-29 2012
Organized by the UNDP-Africa Adaptation Programme and financed by the Government of Japan (https://www.undp-aap.org/)
Climate change has emerged as one of the most important issue of our time. It is altering the function, structure and stability of the agricultural systems. African agriculture and agro-ecological systems are the most vulnerable sectors because the climates of many African countries are already hot. Warming is expected to continue for centuries, even if greenhouse gas emissions are stabilized, owing to time lags associated with climate processes and feedbacks. Further warming is consequently expected to reduce crop and livestock productivity adversely. This is of particularly concern also because of weak adaptability of farmers and agricultural production systems in Africa.
This training workshop is aimed at training impact analysts and adaptation evaluators on the vulnerability of African agriculture to climate change, and adaptation options, and to strengthen the local capacity to generate estimates of the quantitative impacts of climate change using the Ricardian approach. Further microeconomic modelling will be demonstrated on identifying how African farmers already adapt to climate. Country level data and case studies will provide empirical evidence on the role that climate plays in Africa today and how that might change with global warming. The overall objective is to improve and enhance national and regional assessments of the economic impact of climate change on the agriculture sector in Africa and to determine the economic value of various adaptation options.