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2024-03-25T13:50:47Z
Implications of climate change damage for agriculture: sectoral evidence from Pakistan
Ahmed A., Devadason E.S.,
Al-Amin A.Q.
http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/11046
2018-12-05T03:36:31Z
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
Title: Implications of climate change damage for agriculture: sectoral evidence from Pakistan
Authors: Ahmed A., Devadason E.S.,; Al-Amin A.Q.
Abstract: This paper gives a projection of the possible damage of climate change on the agriculture sector of Pakistan for the period 2012–2037, based on a dynamic approach, using an environment-related applied computable general equilibrium model (CGE). Climate damage projections depict an upward trend for the period of review and are found to be higher than the global average. Further, the damage to the agricultural sector exceeds that for the overall economy. By sector, climatic damage disproportionately affects the major and minor crops, livestock and fisheries. The largest losses following climate change, relative to the other agricultural sectors, are expected for livestock. The reason for this is the orthodox system of production for livestock, with a low adaptability to negative shocks of climate change. Overall, the findings reveal the high exposure of the agriculture sector to climate damage. In this regard, policymakers in Pakistan should take seriously the effects of climate change on agriculture and consider suitable technology to mitigate those damages. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
Climate change mitigation: comparative assessment of Malaysian and ASEAN scenarios
Rasiah R.
Chenayah S.
Al-Amin A.Q.
Ahmed A.
http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/11045
2018-12-05T03:05:15Z
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
Title: Climate change mitigation: comparative assessment of Malaysian and ASEAN scenarios
Authors: Rasiah R.; Chenayah S.; Al-Amin A.Q.; Ahmed A.
Abstract: This paper analyses empirically the optimal climate change mitigation policy of Malaysia with the business as usual scenario of ASEAN to compare their environmental and economic consequences over the period 2010–2110. A downscaling empirical dynamic model is constructed using a dual multidisciplinary framework combining economic, earth science, and ecological variables to analyse the long-run consequences. The model takes account of climatic variables, including carbon cycle, carbon emission, climatic damage, carbon control, carbon concentration, and temperature. The results indicate that without optimal climate policy and action, the cumulative cost of climate damage for Malaysia and ASEAN as a whole over the period 2010–2110 would be MYR40.1 trillion and MYR151.0 trillion, respectively. Under the optimal policy, the cumulative cost of climatic damage for Malaysia would fall to MYR5.3 trillion over the 100 years. Also, the additional economic output of Malaysia will rise from MYR2.1 billion in 2010 to MYR3.6 billion in 2050 and MYR5.5 billion in 2110 under the optimal climate change mitigation scenario. The additional economic output for ASEAN would fall from MYR8.1 billion in 2010 to MYR3.2 billion in 2050 before rising again slightly to MYR4.7 billion in 2110 in the business as usual ASEAN scenario. © 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
Modeling technical change in climate analysis: evidence from agricultural crop damages
Ahmed A.
Al-Amin A.Q.
Devadason E.S.
http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/11044
2018-12-04T04:04:13Z
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
Title: Modeling technical change in climate analysis: evidence from agricultural crop damages
Authors: Ahmed A.; Al-Amin A.Q.; Devadason E.S.
Abstract: This study accounts for the Hicks neutral technical change in a calibrated model of climate analysis, to identify the optimum level of technical change for addressing climate changes. It demonstrates the reduction to crop damages, the costs to technical change, and the net gains for the adoption of technical change for a climate-sensitive Pakistan economy. The calibrated model assesses the net gains of technical change for the overall economy and at the agriculture-specific level. The study finds that the gains of technical change are overwhelmingly higher than the costs across the agriculture subsectors. The gains and costs following technical change differ substantially for different crops. More importantly, the study finds a cost-effective optimal level of technical change that potentially reduces crop damages to a minimum possible level. The study therefore contends that the climate policy for Pakistan should consider the role of technical change in addressing climate impacts on the agriculture sector. © 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
Filho W.L., Icaza L.E.
Al-Amin A.Q.
Emanche V.O
http://dspace.uniten.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/11043
2018-12-04T04:01:08Z
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
Title: An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
Authors: Filho W.L., Icaza L.E.; Al-Amin A.Q.; Emanche V.O
Abstract: The impacts of climate changes on cities, which are home to over half of the world’s population, are already being felt. In many cases, the intensive speed with which urban centres have been growing means that little attention has been paid to the role played by climatic factors in maintaining quality of life. Among the negative consequences of rapid city growth is the expansion of the problems posed by urban heat islands (UHIs), defined as areas in a city that are much warmer than other sites, especially in comparison with rural areas. This paper analyses the consistency of the UHI-related literature in three stages: first it outlines its characteristics and impacts in a wide variety of cities around the world, which poses pressures to public health in many different countries. Then it introduces strategies which may be employed in order to reduce its effects, and finally it analyses available tools to systematize the initial high level assessment of the phenomenon for multidisciplinary teams involved in the urban planning process. The analysis of literature on the characteristics, impacts, strategies and digital tools to assess on the UHI, reveals the wide variety of parameters, methods, tools and strategies analysed and suggested in the different studies, which does not always allow to compare or standardize the diagnosis or solutions. © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2018-01-01T00:00:00Z