Climate Change, Water and Agriculture: Towards Resilient Systems

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Publication Date June 2014
ISBN 978-92-64-20912-1 (print)
ISSN 2224-5081 (online) / 2224-5073 (print)
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This report reviews the main linkages between climate change, water and agriculture as a means to identifying and discussing adaptation strategies for better use and conservation of water resources.

Content:

+ Executive summary

+ Chapter 1. Impacts of climate change on the water cycle and implications for agriculture
-Impact of climate change on the water cycle
-Water availability and agricultural production under climate change
-Water quality and agriculture under climate change
-Climate change and extreme water events: Droughts and floods
-Summary
-References

+ Chapter 2. Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for agricultural water management
-Adaptation policies for agricultural water management: An economic framework
-On-farm adaptation of water management
-Water management policies for adaptation at the watershed level
-Risk management approaches for adapting to increasing risks of droughts and floods
-Agricultural policy coherence and the role of market drivers
-Interactions between mitigation and adaptation of agricultural water management
-Summary
-References

+ Chapter 3. Conclusion and key policy implications

+ Glossary

+ Glossary references

+ Annex A. Linkages between climate change, water and agricultural production

+ Annex B. Trends in temperature anomalies

+ Annex C. A review of the water resource and water quality implications of selected mitigation practices

+ Annex references

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