The socio-economic impacts of climate change on water resources in South Africa
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Subtitle: The socio-economic impacts of climate change on water resources in South Africa
Author list: Juana, James
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
Publication year: 2012
Journal: Water International (0250-8060)
Volume number: 37
Issue number: 3
Start page: 265
End page: 278
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 0250-8060
eISSN: 1941-1707
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508060.2012.687505
Languages: English-United States (EN-US)
Abstract
Using a computable general equilibrium approach, this study investigates the economy-wide impact of reductions in water resources in South Africa due to climate change. The simulation results show a potentially general deterioration in household welfare. Poor households are the most vulnerable. Short-run policy simulations suggest that this vulnerability can be reduced through welfare policies that maintain food consumption levels for households in the two lowest income quintiles.
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