K. Palanisami, C. R. Ranganathan, Udaya Sekhar Nagothu, Krishna Reddy Kakumanu

Climate Change and Agriculture in India (eBook, PDF)

Studies from Selected River Basins

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Produktbeschreibung

This book attempts to identify the adverse consequences of climate change (CC) on agriculture and food production. It explores certain methods used to quantify river-basin-wide vulnerability to CC, and suggests adaptation mechanisms and their costs. These methodologies are relevant to all river basins, especially the Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317559917
• Artikelnr.: 41502525

Autorenporträt

K. Palanisami is Principal Researcher and Director, IWMI-TATA Water Policy Research Program, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Hyderabad, India.



C. R. Ranganathan is Professor of Mathematics (retired), Department of Physical Sciences and Information Technology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India.



Udaya Sekhar Nagothu is Professor, Development Studies, and Director (International Projects), Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (BIOFORSK), Aas, Norway.



Krishna Reddy Kakumanu is Special Project Scientist, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Hyderabad, India.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables. List of Figures. List of Maps. List of Abbreviations.
Foreword M. S. Swaminathan. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Socio-economic
Assessment of Climate Impacts in Agriculture 2. Methodologies for
Quantifying Climate Change Impacts 3. Climate Change and Impacts: Godavari
River Basin 4. Climate Change and Impacts: Krishna River Basin 5. Climate
Change and Impacts: Cauvery River Basin 6. Technologies, Adaptation Costs
and Cost of Uncertainty Associated with Climate Change 7. Climate Change
and Socio-economic Impact Assessment: A Way Forward. Notes. Appendix.
Bibliography. About the Authors. Index