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Journal of Integrative Agriculture  2014, Vol. 13 Issue (4): 660-665    DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(13)60701-7
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The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Asia
Robert Mendelsohn
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven CT 06511, USA
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摘要  Asian agriculture is responsible for two thirds of global agricultural GDP. There have been numerous studies exploring the impact of climate change on crops in specific locations in Asia but no study has yet analyzed crops across the entire continent. This study relies on a Ricardian study of China that estimated climate coefficients for Chinese crops. These coefficients are then used to interpolate potential climate damages across the continent. With carbon fertilization, the model predicts small aggregate effects with a 1.5°C warming but damages of about US$84 billion with 3°C warming. India is predicted to be especially vulnerable.

Abstract  Asian agriculture is responsible for two thirds of global agricultural GDP. There have been numerous studies exploring the impact of climate change on crops in specific locations in Asia but no study has yet analyzed crops across the entire continent. This study relies on a Ricardian study of China that estimated climate coefficients for Chinese crops. These coefficients are then used to interpolate potential climate damages across the continent. With carbon fertilization, the model predicts small aggregate effects with a 1.5°C warming but damages of about US$84 billion with 3°C warming. India is predicted to be especially vulnerable.
Keywords:  agriculture       climate change       Asia       Ricardian  
Received: 04 November 2013   Accepted:
Corresponding Authors:  Robert Mendelsohn, E-mail: Robert. Mendelsohn@yale.edu     E-mail:  Mendelsohn@yale.edu
About author:  Robert Mendelsohn, E-mail: Robert. Mendelsohn@yale.edu

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Robert Mendelsohn. 2014. The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Asia. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(4): 660-665.

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