Description |
1 online resource (xx, 177 pages) |
Series |
Directions in development. Agriculture and rural development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Agriculture and rural development.
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Contents |
Agriculture and adaptive capacities in Albania, Moldova, FYR Macedonia and Uzbekistan -- Framework & program design -- Risks, impacts, & adaptation menus for Albania, Moldova, FYR Macedonia, & Uzbekistan -- Key findings and cross-country insights -- A new approach to choosing & prioritizing adaptation options |
Summary |
Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. In many countries, such as the fourexamined in Looking Beyond the Horizon, the risks of climate change are an immediate and fundamentalproblem because the majority of the rural population depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture forits livelihood. The risks of climate change to agriculture cannot be eff ectively dealt with-and the opportunities cannot beeff ectively exploited-without a clear plan for aligning agricultural policies with climate change, developingthe capabilities of key agricultural institutions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Crops and climate -- Europe, Eastern
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Crops and climate -- Asia, Central
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Climatic changes -- Europe, Eastern
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Climatic changes -- Asia, Central
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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Climatic changes
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Crops and climate
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Central Asia
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Eastern Europe
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Sutton, William R., 1967-
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Srivastava, Jitendra, 1940-
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Neumann, James E., 1962-
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LC no. |
2012047954 |
ISBN |
0821397699 |
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9780821397695 |
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