How do African SMEs respond to climate risks? : evidence from Kenya and Senegal

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dc.contributor.authorCrick, Florence
dc.contributor.authorEskander, Shaikh M.S.U.
dc.contributor.authorFankhauser, Sam
dc.contributor.authorDiop, Mamadou
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-11T09:21:07Z
dc.date.available2020-03-11T09:21:07Z
dc.date.issued2017-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates to what extent and how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in poor countries are adapting to climate risks using data from 325 SMEs in the semi-arid regions of Kenya and Senegal. There is a clear role for public policy in facilitating good adaptation. The ability of firms to respond to climate risks depends on factors that can be shaped through policy intervention. Findings show that financial barriers are a key reason why firms resort to reactive coping mechanisms, while general business support, access to information technology and adaptation assistance encourages sustainable adaptation responses.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID)
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support from the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, and the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
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dc.identifier.issn2515-5709
dc.identifier.issn2515-5717
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58640
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRESILIENCEen
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELSen
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIPen
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTHen
dc.subjectCLIMATE RISKSen
dc.subjectADAPTIVE CAPACITYen
dc.subjectSMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISESen
dc.subjectSEMI-ARID REGIONSen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectSENEGALen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleHow do African SMEs respond to climate risks? : evidence from Kenya and Senegalen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceMGC signed post January 2008en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber107643004
idrc.project.number107643
idrc.project.titlePathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economiesen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-252090
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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