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The socio-economic impacts of climate change on water resources in South Africa |
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| Authors: | James S. Juana Kagiso T. Mangadi Kenneth M. Strzepek |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Economics , University of Botswana , Gaborone jamessjuana@yahoo.com;3. Department of Economics , University of Botswana , Gaborone;4. Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering , University of Colorado , Boulder , USA |
| 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. |
| Keywords: | Climate change water availability sectoral output value added household welfare |