Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)

This book addresses an important topic of food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change. Of the 1 billion food insecure people in the world, more than 30% are in South Asia. The problem of food insecurity may be exacerbated by the projected climate change especially because of the water scarcity caused by rapid melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas and increase in variability in monsoonal rains and frequency of extreme events. Furthermore, large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise. Thus, this volume addresses recommended land use and soil/water/crop/vegetation management practices which would enable land managers to adapt to climate disruption by enhancing soil/ecosystem/social resilience. In addition to biophysical factors, this book also addresses the issues related to human dimensions including social, ethnical and political considerations.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	2011
Editors:	Rattan Lal • Mannava V.K. Sivakumar • S. M. a. Faiz • A H M Mustafizur Rahman • Khandakar R Islam
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	600
Edition:	2011 Ed.
ISBN-13:	978-90-481-9515-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > Global warming Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	90-481-9515-2
Barcode:	9789048195152

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