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Credit, Insurance, and Farmers’ Liability: Evidence from a Lab in the Field Experiment with Coffee Farmers in Costa Rica.
(2017-03)
To cope with losses from extreme hydro-meteorological events, governments typically implement disaster relief programs and offer debt relief to affected parties. Governments in developing countries have made extensive use ...
Contributing to the construction of a framework for improved gender integration into climate-smart agriculture projects monitoring and evaluation: MAP-Norway experience
(2018-04)
Abstract TheMesoamerican Agroenvironmental Program (MAP-Norway) is a multi-dimensional rural development program implemented in Central America since 2009, working with smallholder
families, producer organizations, ...
Economic Incentives, Perceptions and Compliance with Marine Turtle Egg Harvesting Regulation in Nicaragua
(CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2017)
La Flor Wildlife Refuge and nearby beaches on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua are important nesting sites for
various species of endangered marine turtles. However, illegal harvesting of turtle eggs threatens the survival ...
Inequality and the Biosphere
(2018)
Rising inequalities and accelerating global environmental change pose two of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century. To explore how these phenomena are linked, we apply a social ecological systems perspective ...
The Effect of Hydro-Meteorological Emergencies on Internal Migration
(Elsevier, Amsterdam (Paises Bajos), 2015-03)
We estimate the effect of hydro-meteorological emergencies on internal migration in Costa Rica during 1995–2000. We find that, on average, emergencies significantly increase average migration. However, we also find that ...
Spillovers from Conservation Programs
(Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, California (Estados Unidos), 2017-10)
Conservation programs have increased significantly, as has the evaluation of their impacts. However, the evaluation of their potential impacts beyond program borders has been scarce. Such spillovers can significantly reduce ...
Leadership as community capacity building A study on the impact of leadership development training on community
(2007)
Leadership development programs have documented positive impacts on individuals, but there
is much less evidence of long-term community impacts. To explore the relationship between
leadership development and community ...
Local Community Characteristics and Cooperation for Shared Green Reputation
(2016-01)
This article examines how basic socioeconomic and political factors are associated with higher levels of cooperation to garner a local community’s shared green reputation. We analyze panel data on participation efforts in ...
Leadership for moving the climate change adaptation agenda from planning to action
(Elsevier, Ámsterdam (Países Bajos), 2017)
An increasing number of initiatives for adaptation to climate change are occurring at multiple scales and decision focuses (e.g., impact assessment, policy design, technology development, planning management and implementation ...
Climate change impacts and adaptation among smallholder farmers in Central America
(2018-08)
Smallholder farmers are one of the most vulnerable groups to climate change, yet efforts to support farmer adaptation are hindered by the lack of information on how they are experiencing and responding to climate
change. ...