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  Revisiting economic burdens of malaria in the face of climate change: a conceptual analysis for Ethiopia

Yalew, A. W. (2021): Revisiting economic burdens of malaria in the face of climate change: a conceptual analysis for Ethiopia. - International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 13, 1, 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2020-0045

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Yalew, Amsalu Woldie1, Author              
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 Abstract: Purpose: Climate change affects the geographic and seasonal range of malaria incidence, especially, in poor tropical countries. This paper aims to attempt to conceptualize the potential economic repercussions of such effects with its focus on Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is conceptual and descriptive in its design. It first reviews existing literature and evidence on the economic burdens of malaria, and the impacts of climate change on malaria disease. It then draws the economic implications of the expected malaria risk under the future climate. This is accompanied by a discussion on a set of methods that can be used to quantify the economic effects of malaria with or without climate change. Findings: A review of available evidence shows that climate change is likely to increase the geographic and seasonal range of malaria incidence in Ethiopia. The economic consequences of even a marginal increase in malaria risk will be substantial as one considers the projected impacts of climate change through other channels, the current population exposed to malaria risk and the country’s health system, economic structure and level of investment. The potential effects have the potency to require more household and public spending for health, to perpetuate poverty and inequality and to strain agricultural and regional development. Originality/value: This paper sheds light on the economic implications of climate change impacts on malaria, particularly, in Agrarian countries laying in the tropics. It illustrates how such impacts will interact with other impact channels of climate change, and thus evolve to influence the macro-economy. The paper also proposes a set of methods that can be used to quantify the potential economic effects of malaria. The paper seeks to stimulate future research on this important topic which rather has been neglected.

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 Dates: 2020-12-312021-03-01
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2020-0045
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Organisational keyword: RD2 - Climate Resilience
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Title: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 13 (1) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1 - 18 Identifier: CoNE: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/cone/journals/resource/journals217
Publisher: Emerald