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

Climate Change and Agriculture in India (eBook, ePUB)

Studies from Selected River Basins

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an overview of climate change in India using river basin data and analytical and econometric methods. It, first, makes a quantitative assessment of how climate change affects agricultural and food production systems; second, predicts how these systems may respond to climate change; and third, suggests adaptation measures and strategies to improve the income of farmers, increase production, save water and conserve environment.The work will be greatly useful to policy-makers, researchers and teachers of agricultural economics, environmental studies and economics and development studies as also to research organizations dealing with climate modelling and resource management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317559900
• Artikelnr.: 41502021

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