Adaptation advantage to climate change impacts on road infrastructure in Africa through 2100

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The African continent is facing the potential of a US$183.6 billion liability to repair and maintain roads damaged from temperature and precipitation changes related to climate change through 2100. As detailed, the central part of the continent faces the greatest impact from climate change with countries facing an average cost of US$22 million annually, if they adopt a proactive adaptation policy and a US$54 million annual average, if a reactive approach is adopted. Additionally, countries face an average loss of opportunity to expand road networks from a low of 22 per cent to a high of 235 per cent in the central region.

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-92-9230-388-4
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2011/25

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock ; Transportation: General ; Transportation Economics: Government and Private Investment Analysis; Road Maintenance, Transportation Planning ; Transportation Economics: Government Pricing and Policy
• Subject: infrastructure ; climate change ; roads ; cost estimates ; Klimaveränderung ; Straße ; Straßenbau ; Afrika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Chinowsky, Paul ; Schweikert, Amy ; Strzepek, Niko ; Manahan, Kyle ; Strzepek, Kenneth
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54176
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET