Ebook: Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries
- Tags: Climate Change, Climate Change Impacts, Agriculture, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
- Series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: Springer Japan
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture and empirically discusses its impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods in Nepal.
This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background and case studies of Nepal, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture.
This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background and case studies of Nepal, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Background Information on Climate Change and Agriculture....Pages 1-10
Global Scenario of Greenhouse Gas Emission....Pages 11-23
Effects of Climate Change on Plant and Animal Physiology....Pages 25-38
Agriculture in International Climate Change Negotiations....Pages 39-57
Cost and Opportunities from Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture....Pages 59-77
Methodologies to Assess the Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture....Pages 79-91
Effects of Climate Change on Regional Agriculture Production, Food Price and Food Insecurity....Pages 93-103
Climate Change in Nepalese Context: Impacts, Mitigation Issues, and Relation with Poverty....Pages 105-126
Effect of Climate Variables on Yield of Major Food-Crops in Nepal: A Time-Series Analysis....Pages 127-137
Community Perceptions of Climate Change and Its Impacts....Pages 139-164
Back Matter....Pages 165-180
This book is about climate change and its relation to agriculture and rural livelihoods. It starts by providing a basic understanding of climate change science followed by the relation of climate change to agriculture, the impact of which is discussed based on the particular impact of climate change on plant and animal physiology. The book further discusses the inclusion of the agriculture sector in various international climate change negotiations. It also reviews the cost and opportunities for agricultural projects through international climate change regimes, specifically the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. With this background and case studies of Nepal, the book finally proceeds to an explanation of the methodologies used to assess the impact of climate change on agriculture.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Background Information on Climate Change and Agriculture....Pages 1-10
Global Scenario of Greenhouse Gas Emission....Pages 11-23
Effects of Climate Change on Plant and Animal Physiology....Pages 25-38
Agriculture in International Climate Change Negotiations....Pages 39-57
Cost and Opportunities from Mitigation and Adaptation in Agriculture....Pages 59-77
Methodologies to Assess the Impact of Climate Change in Agriculture....Pages 79-91
Effects of Climate Change on Regional Agriculture Production, Food Price and Food Insecurity....Pages 93-103
Climate Change in Nepalese Context: Impacts, Mitigation Issues, and Relation with Poverty....Pages 105-126
Effect of Climate Variables on Yield of Major Food-Crops in Nepal: A Time-Series Analysis....Pages 127-137
Community Perceptions of Climate Change and Its Impacts....Pages 139-164
Back Matter....Pages 165-180
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