Climate Change and Agriculture : A Review of Impacts and Adaptations

Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep ; Rosenthal, Shane

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ADEQUATE RESPONSE;    ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE;    AEROSOLS;    AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;    AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION;   

RP-ID  :  78739

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The vulnerability of the agriculturalsector to both climate change and variability is wellestablished in the literature. The general consensus is thatchanges in temperature and precipitation will result inchanges in land and water regimes that will subsequentlyaffect agricultural productivity. Research has also shownthat specifically in tropical regions, with many of thepoorest countries, impacts on agricultural productivity areexpected to be particularly harmful. The vulnerability ofthese countries is also especially likely to be acute inlight of technological, resource, and institutionalconstraints. Although estimates suggest that global foodproduction is likely to be robust, experts predict tropicalregions will see both a reduction in agricultural yields anda rise in poverty levels as livelihood opportunities formany engaged in the agricultural sector become increasinglysusceptible to expected climate pressures