Título Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries [electronic resource] / by Keshav Lall Maharjan, Niraj Prakash Joshi.

Descripción física X, 180 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Colección Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research, 1879-7180 Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research, 1879-7180        Mostrar referencias similares Springer eBooks. Earth and Environmental Science        Mostrar referencias similares Contiene: Background information on climate change and agriculture -- Global scenario of greenhouse gas emission -- Effects of climate change on plant and animal physiology -- Agriculture in international climate change negotiations -- Cost and opportunities from mitigation and adaptation in agriculture -- Methodologies to assess the impact of climate change in agriculture -- Effects of climate change on regional agriculture production, food price and food insecurity -- Climate change in Nepalese context: Impacts, mitigation issues, and relation with poverty -- Effect of climate variables on yield of major food-crops in Nepal: A time-series analysis -- Community perceptions of climate change and its impacts. Resumen: 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. Materia Environment. Climate change. Regional planning. Urban planning. Agriculture. Environment.        Mostrar referencias similares Climate Change.        Mostrar referencias similares Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.        Mostrar referencias similares Agriculture.        Mostrar referencias similares Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.        Mostrar referencias similares Autor secundario Joshi, Niraj Prakash. author. SpringerLink (Online service) En Springer eBooks OTRO SOPORTE Printed edition: 9784431543428 ISBN 9784431543435 978-4-431-54343-5 ISBN/ISSN 10.1007/978-4-431-54343-5 doi

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