wajdi.boughanmi@agrocampus-ouest.fr

PhD topic

Climate change, agriculture and the quality of institutions

Climate variability is the main cause of major fluctuations in agricultural production, especially in developing countries. The risks generated by climate shocks may lie in the interaction between three poles: climate, agricultural production and water resource management. The effectiveness of the latter is part of climate change adaptation policies that depend on the institutional context.
Our aim is therefore to answer the following question:
"What is the importance of institutional quality in a context of climate change for the development of the agricultural sector and the efficient and sustainable management of water resources?

Supervisors :

• Marilyne Huchet: L'Insitut agro Rennes-Anges, UMR SMART, 35000 Rennes, France
• Habib Zitouna: Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Tunis, Tunisie

Research topics

• The impact of governance on resources, particularly water resources, and the effective and sustainable management of water resources as a component of adaptation to climate change.
• To what extent does the negative impact of climate change encourage migration and what policies have been put in place: ecological migration, employment issues.
• The relationship between water productivity, climate change and regulations: what are the appropriate institutions to ensure inclusive and equitable economic development? 

Selected recent publications

Work in progress

• Impact of governance on resources, particularly water resources, What effective and sustainable management of water resources is a component of adaptation to climate change.