strategy
Researching effect of climate change on agriculture
Synonyms:
Investigating agricultural implications of climatic variations Context:
In a warmer world there would be higher agricultural production in the high latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres but reduced production in the tropics and sub-tropics where there is already food deficiency.If climate changes substantially during the next half century, meeting the demands from rising population may be more difficult. On a globe with scarce resources, sustaining the required rate of growth of food production will become harder. To some degree, expanding knowledge and technology for improving agricultural production, resource husbandry, and environmental quality can expand the capacity for meeting the future demands on the globe's scarce resources. However, the question must still be asked whether for a warmer planet with more people, more trade, and more carbon dioxide in the air, farming and forestry can prepare within a few decades to sustain more production while emiting less and absorbing more greenhouse gases?
Broader:
Studying global warmingStudying global change and agricultureConducting agricultural research Facilitated by:
Using information technology in agriculture Problems:
Agricultural risksValues:
ChangeChangeableness Organizations:
International Society of Biometeorology Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Project References:
Parry, Martin: Climate Change and World AgricultureEnvironmental Change Unit: Review of Potential Effects of Climatic Change on Agriculture and Development of Preliminary Guidelines on Climate Impact AssessmentEnvironmental Change Unit: The Effect of Climatic Changes on Agricultural and Horticultural Potential in the ECEnvironmental Change Unit: Implications of Climate Change for International AgricultureAbrol, Y P: Climate Variability and AgricultureCouncil for Agricultural Science and Technology: Preparing US Agriculture for Global Climate Change Subjects:
Climatology → Climatology Research, Standards → Research
Research, Standards → Investigations
Agriculture, Fisheries → Agriculture
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
