| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 28 pages |
| Author | : Pradeep Kumar Dubey,Gopal Shankar Singh,Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Release Date | : 2019-06-22 |
| ISBN 10 | : 3030155196 |
| Pages | : 132 pages |
This brief explores several adaptive agricultural practices from around the world to fulfill current and future agricultural demands for food security due to the challenges posed by climate change and growing global population. Readers will discover how farmers adapt to environmental changes by adopting various agronomic practices at crop, farm and landscape levels. Particular attention is given to systemic and transformational adaptation strategies employed by farmers such as mulching, organic farming and crop diversification. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book that provides insights on how crops can build up resilience against periods of drought, high salinity, disasters such as floods, and diseases. The policy implications and future prospects of these adaptation strategies are also addressed. Environmental and plant scientists, agronomists and researchers in climate sciences will find this book interesting.
| Author | : Angela Andrade Pérez,Bernal Herrera Fernández,Roberto Cazzolla Gatti |
| Publisher | : IUCN |
| Release Date | : 2010 |
| ISBN 10 | : 2831712904 |
| Pages | : 164 pages |
With climate change now a certainty, the question is how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field. This publication contains eleven case studies covering different ecosystems and regions around the world. Its aim is to summarize some current applications of the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation concept and its tools used around the world, and also draw lessons from experiences in conservation adaptation.
| Author | : Robert Van de Noort |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Release Date | : 2013-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0199699550 |
| Pages | : 272 pages |
This pioneering study provides the theoretical basis for archaeological data to be included in climate change debate. Applying an approach which uses archaeological research as a repository of ideas and concepts, it illustrates the pathways implemented in times of climate change in the past and how these can help prepare modern communities.
| Author | : Belay Simane |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2016 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9789994452712 |
| Pages | : 302 pages |
"This book represents a detailed local-scale analysis of the vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to climate change, experiences and lessons from community-based adaptation efforts, advantages of agroecosystem-based adaptation planning, and provides useful insights about how communities could be made climate resilient. The Choke Mountain watersheds and communities are used as case study subjects. Though a local-specific study, the findings, conclusions and recommendations are valid and useful beyond the watersheds and communities studied; it is a useful edition to the limited empirical literature we have on climate change adaptation in Ethiopia. It is thus a commendable reference material for decision-makers, development practitioners and researchers alike. I would certainly recommend it to my masters and doctoral students. - Woldeamlak Bewket, Professor of Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University" -- back of book
| Author | : Zinta Zommers,Keith Alverson |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Release Date | : 2018-05-09 |
| ISBN 10 | : 012811892X |
| Pages | : 376 pages |
In Resilience: The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change leading experts analyze and question ongoing adaptation interventions. Contributions span different disciplinary perspectives, from law to engineering, and cover different regions from Africa to the Pacific. Chapters assess the need for adaptation, highlighting climate change impacts such as sea level rise, increases in temperature, changing hydrological variability, and threats to food security. The book then discusses the state of global legislation and means of tracking progress. It reviews ways to build resilience in a range of contexts— from the Arctic, to small island states, to urban areas, across food and energy systems. Critical tools for adaptation planning are highlighted - from social capital and ethics, to decision support systems, to innovative finance and risk transfer mechanisms. Controversies related to geoengineering and migration are also discussed. This book is an indispensable resource for scientists, practitioners, and policy makers working in climate change adaptation, sustainable development, ecosystem management, and urban planning. Provides a summary of tools and methods used in adaptation including recent innovations Includes chapters from a diverse range of authors from academic institutions, humanitarian organizations, and the United Nations Evaluates adaptation options, highlighting gaps in knowledge where further research or new tools are needed
| Author | : Leslie Lipper,Nancy McCarthy,David Zilberman,Solomon Asfaw,Giacomo Branca |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Release Date | : 2017-10-20 |
| ISBN 10 | : 3319611941 |
| Pages | : 630 pages |
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO license. The book uses an economic lens to identify the main features of climate-smart agriculture (CSA), its likely impact, and the challenges associated with its implementation. Drawing upon theory and concepts from agricultural development, institutional, and resource economics, this book expands and formalizes the conceptual foundations of CSA. Focusing on the adaptation/resilience dimension of CSA, the text embraces a mixture of conceptual analyses, including theory, empirical and policy analysis, and case studies, to look at adaptation and resilience through three possible avenues: ex-ante reduction of vulnerability, increasing adaptive capacity, and ex-post risk coping. The book is divided into three sections. The first section provides conceptual framing, giving an overview of the CSA concept and grounding it in core economic principles. The second section is devoted to a set of case studies illustrating the economic basis of CSA in terms of reducing vulnerability, increasing adaptive capacity and ex-post risk coping. The final section addresses policy issues related to climate change. Providing information on this new and important field in an approachable way, this book helps make sense of CSA and fills intellectual and policy gaps by defining the concept and placing it within an economic decision-making framework. This book will be of interest to agricultural, environmental, and natural resource economists, development economists, and scholars of development studies, climate change, and agriculture. It will also appeal to policy-makers, development practitioners, and members of governmental and non-governmental organizations interested in agriculture, food security and climate change.
| Author | : National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Canada) |
| Publisher | : National Round Table |
| Release Date | : 2012 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781100205793 |
| Pages | : 40 pages |
| Author | : Judy L. Baker |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Release Date | : 2012-04-01 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0821389602 |
| Pages | : 316 pages |
The urban poor living in slums are at particularly high risk from the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. This study analyzes key issues affecting their vulnerability, with evidence from a number of cities in the developing world.
| Author | : Angela Andrade Pérez,Bernal Herrera Fernández,Roberto Cazzolla Gatti |
| Publisher | : IUCN |
| Release Date | : 2010 |
| ISBN 10 | : 2831712904 |
| Pages | : 164 pages |
With climate change now a certainty, the question is how much change there will be and what can be done about it. One of the answers is through adaptation. Many of the lessons that are being learned in adaptation are from success stories from the field. This publication contains eleven case studies covering different ecosystems and regions around the world. Its aim is to summarize some current applications of the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation concept and its tools used around the world, and also draw lessons from experiences in conservation adaptation.
| Author | : Martina K. Linnenluecke,Andrew Griffiths |
| Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
| Release Date | : 2015-02-27 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1782545832 |
| Pages | : 256 pages |
Climate change has had a significant impact globally, predominantly for those vulnerable to its influence. The first book of its kind, The Climate Resilient Organization assesses the issues that have mounted for decision-makers in the field, while prov
| Author | : Maryam Golnaraghi,Swenja Surminski,Carolyn Kousky |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2020 |
| ISBN 10 | : |
| Pages | : 329 pages |