Introduction: special issue on weather and climate impacts in developing countries

• DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x21000231
• Publication Date: 2021-09-17T11:09:40Z
• Authors: Anna Creti; Philippe Delacote; Antoine Leblois
• Keywords: Extreme Weather; Weather patterns

Abstract Shocks related to weather variations have strong effects on developing countries’ economies. Climate change is expected increase the occurrence and magnitude of extreme events such as droughts, floods or hurricanes that strongly affect agriculture other activities. This special issue gathers literature reviews case studies aim better understand heterogeneous impacts their transmission channels, well evaluate impact shocks economies, including Sub-Saharan African countries, India Brazil.