Climate change and agriculture worldwide [electronic resource] / Emmanuel Torquebiau, editor ; translated by David Manley and Paul Cowan.
Torquebiau, E. (Emmanuel), editor.; Manley, David, translator.; Cowan, Paul, translator.
2016
S589.7 .C4313 2016eb
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Title
Climate change and agriculture worldwide [electronic resource] / Emmanuel Torquebiau, editor ; translated by David Manley and Paul Cowan.
Uniform Title
Changement climatique et agricultures du monde. English.
ISBN
9789401774628 (electronic book)
9401774625 (electronic book)
9789401774604
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7462-8
Published
Dordrecht : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxv, 348 pages)
Item Number
10.1007/978-94-017-7462-8 doi
Call Number
S589.7 .C4313 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
577.55
Summary
In recent years, especially with the approach of the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in late 2015, the number of publications, conferences and meetings on climate change has been growing exponentially. Yet uncertainties remain concerning rural tropical areas where models are forecasting the onset of multiple disorders and trends are unclear. Meanwhile, the impact of climate change on the poorest communities is regularly documented, often prompting alarmist reactions. How can food security be achieved while adapting to and mitigating climate change? What are the main threats to agriculture in developing countries? How do farmers in these countries cope with the threats? What does agricultural research propose? What options have yet to be investigated? A broad scope of scientific research is underway to address these challenges. Diverse solutions are available, including new agricultural practices, water management, agricultural waste recycling, diagnosis of emerging diseases, payment for ecosystem services, etc. Gaining insight into the financial and political mechanisms that underlie international climate negotiations is also essential to design practical ways to deal with climate issues and meet sustainable development requirements in collaboration with farmers. This book pools the wealth of experience of dozens of researchers and development officers from a range of disciplines. We have focused on making it detailed, accurate and hopefully easy to read for researchers, students and all other informed readers.
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Torquebiau, E. (Emmanuel), editor.
Manley, David, translator.
Cowan, Paul, translator.
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Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. How climate change reshuffles the cards for agriculture
PART 1
COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
Chapter 2. Hazards, Vulnerability and Risk
Chapter 3. Rice adaptation strategies in response to heat stress at flowering
Chapter 4. Adaptation to salinity
Chapter 5. Enhanced drought adaptation in African savanna crops
Chapter 6. Tropical crop pests and diseases in a climate change setting
a few examples
Chapter 7. Healthy tropical plants to mitigate the impact of climate change
as exemplified in coffee
Chapter 8. Climate change and vector-borne zoonotic diseases
Chapter 9. Relationships between tropical annual cropping systems and climate change
PART 2
SEEKING NOVEL PRACTICES
Chapter 10. Livestock farming constraints in developing countries
from adaptation to mitigation in ruminant production systems
Chapter 11. Climate-smart farms? Case studies in Burkina Faso and Colombia
Chapter 12. Joint management of water resources in response to climate change disruptions
Chapter 13. Agricultural organic waste recycling to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Chapter 14. Will tropical rainforests survive climate change?
Chapter 15. Adaptation and mitigation in tropical tree plantations
Chapter 16. Coffee and cocoa production in agroforestry
a climate-smart agriculture model
PART 3
STIMULATING CHANGE
Chapter 17. Impact of climate change on food consumption and nutrition
Chapter 18. The One Health concept to dovetail health and climate change policies
Chapter 19. Impact of climate change on ecosystem services
Chapter 20. Life cycle assessment to understand agriculture-climate change linkages
Chapter 21. Payment for environmental services in climate change policies
Chapter 22. Tackling the climate change challenge: What roles for certification and ecolabels?
Chapter 23. Climate policy assessment on global and national scales
PART 4
LOOKING AHEAD
Chapter 24. What about climate-smart agriculture?
Chapter 25. Climate-smart agriculture and international climate change negotiation forums
Chapter 26. New research perspectives to address climate challenges facing agriculture worldwide
Boxes
List of Authors
Research Unit Acronyms.

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