International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management: Volume 11 Issue 3 , Open Access

The global carbon budget and the Paris agreement

Olga Alcaraz, Pablo Buenestado, Beatriz Escribano, Bàrbara Sureda, Albert Turon, Josep Xercavins

The main purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of global carbon budget (GCB) as a key concept that should be introduced as a reference when countries formulate their…

Effects of China’s environmental policy on carbon emission efficiency

Xiongfeng Pan, Xianyou Pan, Changyu Li, Jinbo Song, Jing Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of environmental policy China’s national program to address climate change on carbon emission efficiency.

Who is quitting? An analysis of the dis-adoption of climate smart sorghum varieties in Tanzania

Franklin Simtowe, Kai Mausch

New agricultural technologies are continuously generated and promoted for adoption by farmers with the expectation that they bring about higher benefits than older technologies…

Crop switching as an adaptation strategy to climate change: the case of Semien Shewa Zone of Ethiopia

Yibekal Abebe Tessema, Jonas Joerin, Anthony Patt

The geographical range of agricultural crops is shifting because of climate change. Reducing the potential negative impact of this shift requires efficient crop switching at farm…

Disinterested agents or mismatched plans? : Public administration capacities and climate change responses in the least developing countries

Sunil Tankha, Sunita Ranabhat, Laxmi Dutt Bhatta, Rucha Ghate, Nand Kishor Agrawal

Developed countries agreed at COP15 to pay US$100bn annually for adaptation and mitigation in developing countries. This paper aims to evaluate how prepared are donors and…

Climate change and variability perceptions in Ga-Dikgale community in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Enerst Shingai Chikosi, Shingirai Stanley Mugambiwa, Happy Mathew Tirivangasi, Sejabaledi Agnes Rankoana

Perceptions of climate change and its threats to rural communities are among major challenges faced by scientists around the world. A few studies prove that these communities are…

Analysis of influencing factors of Chinese provincial carbon emissions based on projection pursuit model and Markov transfer matrix

Lei Wen, Linlin Huang

Climate change has aroused widespread concern around the world, which is one of the most complex challenges encountered by human beings. The underlying cause of climate change is…

Climate change and crop farming in Bangladesh: an analysis of economic impacts

Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain, Lu Qian, Muhammad Arshad, Shamsuddin Shahid, Shah Fahad, Javed Akhter

Changes in climate may have both beneficial and harmful effects on crop yields. However, the effects will be more in countries whose economy depends on agriculture. This study…