Mannava VK Sivakumar, Raymond P. Motha, Haripada P. Das
Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather, climate and water availability and is adversely affected by the weather and climate-related disasters. Droughts and natural disasters such as floods can result in crop failures, food insecurity, famine, loss of property and life, mass migration and negative national economic growth. It may not be possible to prevent the occurrence of these natural disasters, but the resultant disastrous effects can be reduced considerably through proper planning and effective preparation. Vulnerability associated with the hazards of natural disasters...
Agricultural production is highly dependent on weather, climate and water availability and is adversely affected by the weather and climate-related...
Rattan Lal (The Ohio State University, C Mannava Vk Sivakumar S M a Faiz
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...
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...
