Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture in South Africa: The Case of The Western Cape
Johan van Zyl,
Nick Vink,
Barend Erasmus,
Albert van Jaarsveld and
Johann Kirsten
No 126058, 2001 Conference (45th), January 23-25, 2001, Adelaide, Australia from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
Abstract:
Two different methodologies are linked to determine the effects of climate change on the Western Cape farm sector in South Africa. First, it uses a general circulation model to model climate change. Second, a sectoral mathematical programming model is used to determine these effects on key variables of the farm economy. Results indicate that less water will be available to agriculture. This will have a negative overall impact, with both producer and consumer welfare decreasing. Total employment in the farm sector will also decrease as producers switch to extensive farming. The total decline in welfare falls disproportionately on the poor.
Keywords: Environmental; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2001-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126058
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