Handbook of climate change and agroecosystems : global and regional aspects and implications / edited by Daniel Hillel, Columbia University, USA & Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA & Cynthia Rosenzweig, Columbia University, USA & Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hillel, Daniel.

Rosenzweig, Cynthia.

Series:

ICP Series on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation

ICP series on climate change impacts, adaptation, and mitigation, 2045-0311 ; vol. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops and climate.

Climatic changes.

Agricultural ecology.

Climate change mitigation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large and in particular to the scientific community, which is called upon with increasing urgency to respond effectively.The second volume in the ICP Series on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation, Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Global and Regional Aspects and Implications is

Contents:

Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction Climate Change and Agroecosystems: Global and Regional Perspectives Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig; Section I. Themes; Chapter 1. Agriculture and Environment in a Crowding and Warming World Daniel Hillel and Cynthia Rosenzweig; References; Chapter 2. Contributions to Climate Change Solutions from the Agronomy Perspective David W. Wolfe; Introduction; Decision Making Under Uncertainty; Adaptation Strategies; Shift/diversify planting dates; Change crop varieties and crops

Improved monitoring and control of pests, pathogens, and weedsWater management under scarcity; Water management under excess; Frost and freeze damage protection; Adaptations Beyond the Farm Gate; Adaptation Capacity; Mitigation Strategies; Conservation Agriculture for Mitigation, Adaptation, and Sustainable Development; Research Priorities to Advance Agronomic Solutions to Climate Change; Expected Outcomes with Investments; References; Section II. Regions; Chapter 3. North American Perspectives on Potential Climate Change and Agricultural Responses Jerry L. Hatfield; Introduction

Framework for Climate AssessmentImpacts; Climate Change Effects on Product Quality; Adaptation Strategies; Mitigation Strategies; Challenges; References; Chapter 4. Latin American Perspectives on Adaptation of Agricultural Systems to Climate Variability and Change Walter E. Baethgen and Lisa Goddard; Introduction; Adaptation and Decision-Making: Uncertainties and Conflict of Scales; Climate Change Information for Adaptation - Shortcomings of Common Practice; Accuracy and uncertainty of the global climate models; Spatial resolution; Temporal downscaling

Climate Information for Adaptation - Promising ApproachesInformation on Climate Variability and Change for Assisting Adaptation; Discussion; References; Chapter 5. European Perspectives: An Agronomic Science Plan for Food Security in a Changing Climate John R. Porter, Jean-Francois Soussana, Elias Fereres, Stephen Long, Fritz Mohren, Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio, and Joachim von Braun; Introduction; The Role of Europe; Sustainable food security under climate change; Environmentally sustainable growth and intensification of agriculture under current and future climate and resource availability

Assessing and reducing tradeoffs: food production, biodiversity and ecosystem servicesAdaptation to climate change; Greenhouse gas mitigation; The Role of Agronomy; References; Chapter 6. African Perspectives on Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation Potential Jesse Naab, Andre Bationo, Benson M. Wafula, Pierre S. Traore, Robert Zougmore, Mamadou Ouattara, Ramadjita Tabo, and Paul L. G. Vlek; Introduction; Africa's Contribution to Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) Emissions; Projected Climate Change in Africa; Projected Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Africa

Adaptation and Mitigation Potential

Notes:

"Joint Publication with the American Society of Agronomy."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-90016-5

1-84816-984-1

OCLC:

826853984