Ernest MOLUA

Ernest L. MOLUA

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Journal Articles:

Molua, E. L., 2009 "An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Agriculture in Cameroon," Journal of Global and Planetary Change (doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.02.006)DOWNLOAD

Molua, E.L. & Cornelius M. Lambi, 2009 "A Cropwat Experiment on Maize Water Requirements in Diverse Agroecological Zones in Cameroon: Some Implications for Climate Change," Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Vol. 8 (1): 1-24

Molua, E. L., 2009 "Women’s Productivity and Access to Resources in Peasant Agriculture of Northwest Cameroon," Journal of Culture & African Women Studies (Jenda), Vol. X

Molua, E. L., 2008 "Turning up the Heat on African Agriculture: Economic Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Cameroon." African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Volume 2, Number 1, pages 45 - 64 DOWNLOAD

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Robert Mendelsohn, Rashid Hassan, James Benhin, Ernest Molua, et al. (2006), "Will African Agriculture Survive Climate Change?" The World Bank Economic Review, 20 (2006): 367 - 388DOWNLOAD

Molua, E. L., 2005, "Climate Trends in Cameroon: Implications for Agricultural Management", Climate Research (Journal), Vol 30: 255-262. DOWNLOAD

Molua, E. L., 2005, "The Economics of Tropical Agroforestry Systems: The Case of Agroforestry Farms in Cameroon", Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, Vol 7(2): 199-211. DOWNLOAD

Molua, E. L., 2003, "Technical Efficiency in Cameroonian Agriculture: The Case of Horticulture Farms in Southwestern Cameroon", Journal of Applied Social Sciences, Vol. 3 (2): 84-111 DOWNLOAD

Molua, E. L., 2002, "Climate Variability, Vulnerability and Effectiveness of Farm-Level Adaptation Options: the Challenges and Implications for Food Security in Rural Cameroon." Journal of Environment and Development Economics, 7 (3): 529-545. DOWNLOAD

Molua, E. L. and Utomakili, J.B, 1998, "An Analysis of Resource-Use Efficiency in Banana (Musa sp. AAA Group) Production in the South west Province of Cameroon." International Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 16 (2): 113-118

Molua, E. L., 1997, "Optimum Farm Enterprise Combinations Among Food Crop Farmers in South Western Cameroon." Journal of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria. Volume 30: 1997.

Molua, E. L., and Utomakili, J.B., 1996, "The Food Problem in Nigeria: A Challenge for the Agricultural Sector." Journal of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria. Volume 29: 1996.

Published Books and Book Chapters:

Molua, E.L., 2008, ‘Socio-economic Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems and Livelihoods: A Case Study of Southwestern Cameroon.’ In: K.N. Ninan (editor) Conserving and Valuing Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity, Earthscan Publishers, Chapter 17: page 371 – 392.ORDER YOUR COPY, NOW!

Molua, E. L., 2003, Global Climate Change and Cameroon's Agriculture: Evaluating the Economic Impacts. Goettigen: Cuvillier Verlag Publishers, Germany. ISBN 3-89873-824-8. ORDER YOUR COPY, NOW!

Resource Person in Training Workshops and Discussant in Scientific Meetings:

2009 – Workshop on Economics of Sustaining Natural Capital for Growth and Poverty Reduction, organized by the Sustainable Development Division, World Bank Institute, Washington DC, held at La Teranga Hôtel & Villa, Saly Portudal, Senegal from January 26 – 30, 2009.

2009 – Regional Forum on Environmental Policy and Sustaining Natural Capital, organized by the Sustainable Development Division, World Bank Institute, Washington DC, held at La Teranga Hôtel & Villa, Saly Portudal, Senegal from February 2 – 6, 2009.

2008 – Climate Risk Assessment Training Workshop, Funded by IDRC, Canada and held at Nairobi Safari Park Hotel, 24 - 28 December, 2008, Nairobi, Kenya.

2008 – Symposium on Congo Basin Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (CoFCCA – Central Africa), organised by CIFOR and Sponsored by IDRC, Canada under the "Altering the climate of poverty under climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Setting priorities and strategies for adaptation with the forests to climate change Project," held at Franco Hotel, 23-25 June 2008, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

2008 – Climate Change Impact Reporting Training Workshop for Journalists, Organised by the British High Commission in Yaoundé, Cameroon on January 10, 2008 held at the British Council, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

2008 – Gender and Environmental Impact Assessment Training Workshop, Funded by IDRC, Canada and held at Novotel Hotel, 18-22 February 2008, Dakar, Senegal.

2007 – CEEPA (University of Pretoria, South Africa) Fourth Biannual Research Workshop Under The Environmental Economics Capacity Building Programme, Funded By The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and IDRC, Canada, 22 & 23 November 2007, Holiday Inn Dar Es Salaam, Kikao Room, Tanzania

2007 – Project Inception Workshop on "Advancing Capacity to Support Climate Change Adaptation”, Funded by IDRC, Canada and held at Novotel Hotel, 13-16 November 2007, Dakar, Senegal.

2007 - The Second Annual TRAPCA Conference, on "Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements: Emerging Scenarios and Challenges for African and Least Developed Countries," 4 – 7 November, Swaziland.

2007 - Bridging the Research to Policy Gap: The Case of Climate Change. Workshop facilitated by Centre for Policy Studies, held in Pretoria, South Africa, at the Burgers Park Hotel, 15 – 20, October 2007.

2007 - Proposal Development Workshop, Facilitated by The Organization For Social Science Research in Eastern And Southern Africa (OSSREA), Held at Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-28 September 2007.

2006 – Research Workshop and Environmental Economics Capacity Building Programme, facilitated by Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) and held at Le Preskil Beach Hotel Resort, Mauritius, 3 – 7 December, 2006.

2005 – Women, Popular Culture and Land Use: Interdisciplinary Workshop Organized by the Faculty of Arts, University of Buea. Sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Held at University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon, 10 – 15 January, 2005.

2005 – Workshop on Course Writing and Logistics for Distance Education. Facilitated by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Ghana. Held at University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon, 13 – 18 March, 2005.

2004 - Global Climate Change and African Agriculture. Presentation of Scientific Findings for “Regional Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and Adaptation of Agro-Ecological Systems in Africa.” Institute for Mediterranean Agriculture (IAMZ), Zaragoza, Spain.

2004 - GEF/World Bank Regional Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and Adaptation of Agroecological Systems in Africa - Technical Training Workshop on Implementation of the Ricardian Analysis. Held at the Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, South Africa, 3-6 May 2004.

2003 - GEF/World Bank Regional Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and Adaptation of Agroecological Systems in Africa - Technical Training Workshop on Crop and River Basin Modelling. Held at Accra, Ghana, 23 – 24 June 2003.

2003 - GEF/World Bank Regional Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and Adaptation of Agroecological Systems in Africa - Training Workshop on Quality Control for Country Level and Regional Analyses and Reporting. Held at Grand Hyatt Cairo, Egypt, 10 -13 November, 2003.

2003 - FoodAfrica Initiative. Discussant on Food Security: Access and Quality, at The FoodAfrica Secretariat of Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich, England.

2002 - GEF/World Bank Regional Climate, Water and Agriculture: Impacts on and Adaptation of Agroecological Systems in Africa. Launching and Training Workshop on Unified Methodologies and Data Collection Needs. Held at Holiday Inn, Cape Town, South Africa, 4 – 7 December, 2002.

Recent Discussion and Working Papers:

Molua, E.L. and Lambi, C.M, (2007), “Economic Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Cameroon.” World Bank Policy Research Paper, No. 4364, Washington DC.

Molua, E.L. and Lambi, C.M, (2006), “The Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Change on Smallholder Agriculture in Cameroon.” CEEPA Discussion Paper, No. 17. Special Series on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa, ISBN 1-920160-01-9. Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Molua, E.L. and Lambi, C.M, (2006), “Climate, Hydrology and Water Resources in Cameroon.” CEEPA Discussion Paper, No. 33. Special Series on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa. ISBN 1-920160-17-5, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Molua, E.L. and Lambi, C.M, (2006) “Assessing the Impact of Climate on Crop Water Use and Crop Water Productivity: The Cropwat Analysis of Three Districts in Cameroon.” CEEPA Discussion Paper No. 37. Special Series on Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa ISBN 1-920160-17-7, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Molua, E.L., 2002, “Rural Development and Agricultural Progress: challenges, strategies and the Cameroonian experience.” Discussion Paper No. 36. Institute for Rural Development, Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany.

Molua, E. L., 2001, “The Economic Impacts of Global Climate Change on African Agriculture: an interpretative review of recent findings.” Discussion Paper No. 0201. Department of Agricultural Economics, Georg-August University Goettingen.

Discussion Papers:

Molua, E.L., 2002, "Rural Development and Agricultural Progress: challenges, strategies and the Cameroonian experience." Discussion Paper No. 36. Institute for Rural Development, Georg-August University Goettingen, Germany.

Molua, E. L., 2001, "The Economic Impacts of Global Climate Change on African Agriculture: an interpretative review of recent findings." Discussion Paper No. 0201. Department of Agricultural Economics, Georg-August University Goettingen.

Technical Reports:

2008 - Profiling and assessing the current international trade needs of the Central African Trade Region: the Case for Human Capacity and Institutional Issues. Report Commissioned by the Trade Policy Training Centre for Africa (TRAPCA) of the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI), Arusha, Tanzania.

1998 - Molua, E.L., Petersen, P.S., and Tinggaard, M., 1998. "Rural Land Use Management on the Western Slope of the Uluguru Mountain in Tanzania," Report No.: L9952/Au0430/Hg 1813, Department of Economics and Natural Resources, The Royal and Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Conference & Seminar Presentations:

Molua, E.L., 2008, "Global Warming and Coastal Property: Assessing the Options and Cost of Protection in the Southwest Region of Cameroon." A Paper presented at the Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA), Biannual training workshop, held on November 4 – 7, 2008, at Kopanong Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa,

Molua, E.L., 2008, "Assessment of Trade Liberalisation and Facilitation in Cameroon’s Agricultural Sector: Competitiveness and Impact on the Coffee Sector." Paper Presented at the TRAPCA Trade Policy Forum on Topical Issues in Trade Policy and Development in LDCs, held on September 29 - 30, 2008, Arusha, Tanzania.

Molua, E.L., 2008, "Farm Income, Gender Differentials and Climate Risk in Cameroon: Implications for Resource Mobilization in Agrarian Households." Paper Presented at the African Economic Research Consortium's Twentieth Anniversary Conference on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa, held on 15–17 September 2008, at Hotel Intercontinental, Nairobi, Kenya.

Molua, E.L., 2008, "Impact of Climate Change and Cameroon’s Agriculture." Paper Presented at World Bank Institute Seminar on Natural Capital and Policy, held on April 10 - 12, 2008 at National Assembly, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Molua, E. L., 2008, "Trade Liberalisation and Supply Response of Rice in Cameroon." African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop, held on May 28 – June 3, 2008 at Imperial Resort Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda.

Molua, E.L., 2007, "South-South Trade and Regional Integration: Enhancing Intra-African Trade as Engine for Growth and Development." Discussion Paper at The Second Annual TRAPCA Conference, on “Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Trade Agreements: Emerging Scenarios and Challenges for African and Least Developed Countries”, held at Royal Swazi Spa Hotel, 4 – 7 November, Swaziland.

Molua, E. L., 2006, "International Migration and Resource Mobilization: Assessing the Effects of Migration on Household Living Conditions in Cameroon." African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Biannual Research Workshop, held at Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya, May 28 – June 3, 2006.

Molua E, L. and M.W. Rajab, 2002, "The Future of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Agenda for Action." Paper Presented at the first African Researchers’ Association (ARA) Conference on ‘Strategies for Improving the Quality of Life in Africa’, held at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA, March 20-23, 2002.

Molua, E. L., 2002, "Optimal Economic Farm Plans for Crop-Livestock Systems in Cameroon: some implications for future intensification." Deutscher Tropentag Conference on Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry, held at the University of Bonn, October 9-11, 2002, Bonn, Germany.

Molua, E. L., 2001, "Macroeconomic Policy Reforms, Growth and Living Standard in an Agricultural Economy: Evidence from Cameroon." Twenty-sixth annual Conference of the International Economics Study Group (IESG), held at Greggynog, The University of Wales, UK, September 14 – 16, 2001.

Molua, E. L., 2001, "Climate Variation, Spatial Food Insecurity and Integrated Rural Poverty: a review of evidence from Cameroon." In: One World: Research for a Better Quality of Life in the Tropics, Deutscher Tropentag Conference on Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture and Forestry. University of Bonn, October 9-11, 2001.

Molua, E. L., 1997, "An Economic Analysis of Intercropping Food Crops in South Western Cameroon ( A Case Study)." Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Agricultural Society of Nigeria, 9-12th February 1997, held at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Molua, E. L., and Utomakili, J.B, 1996, "Deregulation of the Nigerian Economy: Some Implications for Sustained Increased Agricultural Production." Proceedings of the National Conference on Economic Development in a Deregulated Economy, 24th- 26th November, 1996, held at the Edo State University, Nigeria.

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