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Impacts of Present and Future Climate Variability and Change on Agriculture and Forestry in the Arid and Semi-Arid Tropics
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In this article, issues of present and future climate variability and change on agriculture and forestry in the arid and semi-arid tropics of the world were examined and discussion under each of these issues had been presented separately for Asia, Africa and Latin America.Abstract:
The arid and semi-arid regions account for approximately 30% of the world total area and are inhabited by approximately 20% of the total world population. Issues of present and future climate variability and change on agriculture and forestry in the arid and semi-arid tropics of the world were examined and discussion under each of these issues had been presented separately for Asia, Africa and Latin America.read more
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Climate Change 1995
TL;DR: The assessment was completed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with a primary aim of reviewing the current state of knowledge concerning the impacts of climate change on physical and ecological systems, human health, and socioeconomic factors as mentioned in this paper.
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Farmers' perceptions of climate change and agricultural adaptation strategies in rural Sahel
TL;DR: It is concluded that the communities studied have a high awareness of climate issues, but climatic narratives are likely to influence responses when questions mention climate, and policy-making on agricultural and economic development will be to focus on providing flexible options rather than specific solutions to uncertain climate.
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Implications of climate change for agricultural productivity in the early twenty-first century
Jemma Gornall,Richard Betts,Eleanor J. Burke,Robin T. Clark,Joanne Camp,Kate M. Willett,Andy Wiltshire +6 more
TL;DR: This paper reviews recent literature concerning a wide range of processes through which climate change could potentially impact global-scale agricultural productivity, and presents projections of changes in relevant meteorological, hydrological and plant physiological quantities from a climate model ensemble to illustrate key areas of uncertainty.
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Regional vulnerability of climate change impacts on Asian rice production and scope for adaptation
Reiner Wassmann,S. V. K. Jagadish,K. Sumfleth,Himanshu Pathak,G. Howell,Abdelbagi M. Ismail,Rachid Serraj,Edilberto D. Redoña,Rakesh Singh,Sigrid Heuer +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the spatial and temporal vulnerabilities of different rice production systems to climate change impacts in Asia and conclude that geo-spatial vulnerability assessments may become crucial for planning targeted adaptation programs, but that policy frameworks are needed for their implementation.
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Why are agricultural impacts of climate change so uncertain? The importance of temperature relative to precipitation
David B. Lobell,Marshall Burke +1 more
TL;DR: This paper evaluated uncertainties for projections of climate change impacts on crop production for 94 crop-region combinations that account for the bulk of calories consumed by malnourished populations and concluded that progress in understanding crop responses to temperature and the magnitude of regional temperature changes are two of the most important needs for climate change impact assessments and adaptation efforts for agriculture.
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