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The economic impact of climate change on road infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa countries: Evidence from Ghana

Climate change scenarios for many Sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana indicate that temperatures will increase while rainfall will either increase or decrease. The potential impact of climate change on economic systems is well-known. However, little has been done to assess its economic impact on road infrastructure. This work assesses the economic impact of climate change on road infrastructure using the stressor-response methodology. Our analysis indicates that it will cumulatively (2020-2100) cost Ghana US$473 million to maintain and repair damages caused to existing roads as a result of climate change (no adapt scenario). However, if the country adapts the designing and construction of new road infrastructure expected to occur over the asset's lifespan (adapt scenario), the total cumulative cost will increase to US$678.47 million. The paper also provides decadal and average annual costs up to the year 2100 for the ten regions through the potential impacts of 54 distinct potential climate scenarios.

ISBN
978-92-9230-753-0
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2014/032

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Valuation of Environmental Effects
Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
Thema
climate change
impacts assessment
road infrastructure
stressor response

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Twerefou, Daniel Kwabena
Adjei-Mantey, Kwame
Strzepek, Niko Lazar
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2014

DOI
doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2014/753-0
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Twerefou, Daniel Kwabena
  • Adjei-Mantey, Kwame
  • Strzepek, Niko Lazar
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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