Economic impacts of climate change

Name: ZHU Tingju ZJU Faculty Homepage
Department: ZJUI
Research: Water Resource Systems Engineering, Water-Energy-Food Nexus, Integrated Modeling of Global Water-Food Systems, Climate Change Adaptation, Water Resource Economics and Policy
Document Type: Book Chapter

Chapter Title: Economic impacts of climate change
Author: Al Riffai, P., C. Breisinger, O. Ecker, J. Funes, G. Nelson, R. Robertson, R. Thiele, D. Verner, M. Wiebelt, and T. Zhu
Chapter: 3
Source Title: Economics of Climate Change in the Arab World : Case Studies from the Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia and the Republic of Yemen
Author/Author of Source: Verner Dorte, Breisinger Clemens, Wiebelt Manfred, Al-Riffai Perrihan, Ecker Olivier
Publisher: World Bank Publications
P-ISBN: 9780821398463
E-ISBN: 9780821398487
Abstract: The Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and the Republic of Yemen have taken
significant strides toward economic reform to accelerate growth, specifically in
the fields of trade, taxes, subsidies, foreign direct investment, and the develop-
ment of nonoil industries. But climate change may threaten any progress in development and pose a significant burden on economic growth and household incomes, especially for the poor, if the projected impacts are not incorporated into national planning. Climate change and extreme climate events such as droughts and floods will affect the economies of these three countries most through changes to global commodity prices and local agricultural production.