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IFPRI Discussion Paper 00714 August 2007 Micro-Level Analysis of Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa Charles Nhemachena, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) and Rashid Hassan, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) Environment and Production Technology Division INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was established in 1975. IFPRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers that receive principal funding from governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations, most of which are members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND PARTNERS IFPRI’s research, capacity strengthening, and communications work is made possible by its financial contributors and partners. IFPRI gratefully acknowledges generous unrestricted funding from Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the World Bank. IFPRI Discussion Paper 00714 August 2007 Micro-Level Analysis of Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa Charles Nhemachena, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) and Rashid Hassan, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) Environment and Production Technology Division Published by INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2033 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-1002 USA Tel.: +1-202-862-5600 Fax