Climate Change and Agriculture

2017 ◽  
pp. 326-363
Author(s):  
Eshwar Anand Ventrapragada ◽  
Neela Rayavarapu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Irrigation Potential ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Crop Forecasting ◽  
The Impact

This chapter is an attempt to study the impact of climate change on water and agricultural production in India and abroad. While analyzing best practices in climate change adaptation and water management, the chapter examines regional issues and challenges. Policy interventions, success stories and new initiatives to tackle drought, boost rained agriculture as well as increase the irrigation potential have been studied together with the need for necessary course corrections. Leveraging technology for crop forecasting, inter-State river water disputes and measures needed to resolve them in the light of international experience are other areas of focus. In fine, the chapter calls for a comprehensive water policy that will not only recognize water as a national resource but also help bridge all differences for making world a worthy place to live in. The research methodology adopted in this chapter is primarily historical-analytical. Research papers, journal articles, official reports and newspaper clippings have all been consulted for analysis and interpretation.

Climate Change and Agriculture

2017 ◽  
pp. 23-60
Author(s):  
Eshwar Anand Ventrapragada ◽  
Neela Rayavarapu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Irrigation Potential ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Crop Forecasting ◽  
The Impact

This chapter is an attempt to study the impact of climate change on water and agricultural production in India and abroad. While analyzing best practices in climate change adaptation and water management, the chapter examines regional issues and challenges. Policy interventions, success stories and new initiatives to tackle drought, boost rained agriculture as well as increase the irrigation potential have been studied together with the need for necessary course corrections. Leveraging technology for crop forecasting, inter-State river water disputes and measures needed to resolve them in the light of international experience are other areas of focus. In fine, the chapter calls for a comprehensive water policy that will not only recognize water as a national resource but also help bridge all differences for making world a worthy place to live in. The research methodology adopted in this chapter is primarily historical-analytical. Research papers, journal articles, official reports and newspaper clippings have all been consulted for analysis and interpretation.

Water-Related Tools for Climate Change Adaptation in the Flemish Region: The Art of Linking Water Quality Standards to Spatial Planning

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-301
Author(s):  
Peter De Smedt
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Water Quality Standards ◽  
Environmental Objectives ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) establishes a framework for integrated water management and functions as a major legal frame for the protection of water bodies in Europe. In the Flemish Region the Directive has been implemented by the Decree of 18 July 2003 on Integral Water Policy. As climate change affects the quality and quantity status of water bodies, the question arises whether the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Flemish implementation legislation are well-suited to handle climate change impacts. Although climate change concerns are not explicitly incorporated in the text of the WFD and the Flemish Decree, this author believes that the main components for an effective adaptation strategy are included in the above mentioned legislation. More in particular, this is achieved by the environmental objectives which have to be elaborated in environmental quality standards (EQS) on the one hand, and the integrated approach on the other hand. Water quality management on the basis of a high level of protection of the aquatic environment is indispensable for adapting to climate change, as ecosystem-based adaptation is most cost-effective. Therefore spatial planning should integrate water quality concerns, as spatial planning may be critical for spatial quality and more specific for the achievement of the environmental objectives. Consequently this contribution focuses on the impact of water quality standards on permit decision-making and spatial planning. In this context some legal instruments anchored in the Flemish legislation on integral water policy will be highlighted, especially the 'watertoets' (translated as the water checkup), which may be useful to facilitate adaptation to climate change.

Supplementary feeding options to alleviate the impacts of decreased water availability on dairy-farm economic performance in northern Victoria

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. M. Ho ◽  
B. Malcolm ◽  
P. T. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Feed System ◽  
Supplementary Feed ◽  
Farm System ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Variable Water

The anticipated effects of climate change, competing demands from the environment, industry and urban users, and changes in water policy are likely to reduce the amount and increase the variability of water allocations to dairy farmers in northern Victoria. The way two irrigated dairy farms that differed in feedbase characteristics, herd size and farm area, would operate and perform with reduced and more variable water allocations was examined over 10 years. Strategies to manage the impact of changed water availability were tested; namely, increasing milk production by feeding more supplementary feed, changing the feed system to present supplements in a partial mixed ration (PMR), and increasing milk production by using a PMR. Neither farm was profitable under medium climate change, or if the conditions that generated the low inflows of water into irrigation supply dams between 1996–97 and 2006–07 prevailed, unless changes were made to the farm system. Feeding supplements in a well formulated mixed ration have the potential to increase the efficiency of metabolisable energy use and offers the opportunity to increase feed intake and milk production. A PMR system enabled one of the farms to maintain and increase profit under medium climate change conditions; however, risk, measured as variability in profit, also increased. Under more severe reductions in water availability, neither of the farms examined was profitable over the run of years. Changes to the farm system other than feeding additional supplementary feed to increase milk production and/or using a PMR system, would be needed to counteract the effects of reduced and more variable water availability and maintain profit.

scholarly journals Einfluss von Wildhuftieren auf den Wald seit Langem zu hoch – was tun? (Essay)

2017 ◽  
Vol 168 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-199
Author(s):  
Peter Brang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Regeneration ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Wild Ungulates ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Forest Ecosystem Services ◽  
The Impact

Impact of wild ungulates on forests too high for too long – what to do? (Essay) The impact of wild ungulates on forest regeneration has increased in Swiss forests for about five decades, and is currently in many places clearly too high. In the long term, this is likely to cause losses in forest ecosystem services, in particular so since it must be feared that ungulate impacts will further increase. The problem is accentuated by climate change which creates the need for a higher share of tree species that tolerate a warmer and drier climate, but are sensitive to browsing. Solutions to secure forest services are urgently needed, especially in mountain forests where protective measures to prevent damage are largely impractical. To find such solutions, an intensified communication between the players is most important. Moreover, the following approaches seem promising: 1) coherence in the objectives, 2) improved foundations for decision-making, 3) measures to bring ungulate populations in line with the available habitat und 4) the study and documentation of success stories.

scholarly journals Impact Of Supply Chain Integration On Business Performance And Its Challenges

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah AlSagheer ◽  
Maryam Ahli
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
The Impact

The basic objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of supply chain integration on business performance and the challenges associated with supply chain integration. This paper selects different research papers and articles to present the empirical evidence regarding supply chain integration, its impact on business performance and the challenges associated with it.A sample of 21 research papers was selected in the analysis/findings section and discussion section to discuss the impact of supply chain integration on business performance and the challenges associated with the integration of supply chain among different channel partners. The time period of 1995-2011 was selected and only those journal articles/research papers were selected that were published within this period.Different research papers provided an empirical proof that supply chain integration led to better business performance but few of them discussed challenges associated with it. There was only one paper of Awad & Nassar (2010b) that prominently addressed those challenges. This identified a research gap to be filled and weakened the argument that supply chain leaded to better business performance because how it could be argued when the business challenges associated with supply chain integration were not analyzed and assessed efficiently in the previous research. The author also researched and found papers that held an opposite view regarding supply chain integration. Therefore, more empirical research was proposed and advised to be conducted in this area and it was concluded that further research was crucial to understand the importance of supply chain integration, its impact on business performance and its challenges.As for limitations, it was a secondary research that was one of the main research limitations. Secondly, more research papers and journal articles could be researched or reviewed. Therefore, the findings of this paper cannot be widely generalized.The findings of this research paper could encourage researchers and managers to conduct more research for addressing impact of supply chain integration on business performance and its challenges.

scholarly journals Current state and perspective of water management policy in terms of climate change

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 796-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanja Stojkovic Zlatanovic ◽  
Milan Stojkovic ◽  
Mihailo Mitkovic
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Management ◽  
European Union ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Morava River ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Morava River Basin

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to set out the policy guidelines and recommendations to harmonise the Serbian water legislation with European Union standards in the area of water system management as impacted by climate change. Design/methodology/approach The EU Water Framework Directive is analysed in the context of implementation of the integrated water management policy presented in the Serbian Water Law (2010), as well as the National Water Management Strategy (2016). It has been found that the water management legislation that deals with the impact of climate change on water resources is incomplete. Although there are numerous challenges related to research of climate change and water systems, water policy and legal aspects cannot be neglected. The so-called soft law instruments represented in a form of strategy documents could be a valuable response in terms of an adaptive and integrated water policy approach. Findings The research is applied to a case study of the Velika Morava River Basin, at Ljubicevski Most hydrological station. Long-term projections suggest a decrease in annual precipitation levels and annual flows up to the year 2100 for climatic scenarios A1B and A2, accompanied by a rapid increase in air temperatures. Originality/value This study proposes a water management policy and provides recommendations for the Velika Morava River Basin as impacted by climate change, according to the European Union legislation.

scholarly journals Evolution of the Global Scientific Research on the Environmental Impact of Food Production from 1970 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 11633
Author(s):  
Alessio Cimini
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Impact

Food production and consumption account for a significant share of the impact of various pressing and important environmental concerns such as climate change, eutrophication, and loss of biodiversity. In this work, a bibliometric analysis of the last 50 years of research papers, written in English and indexed on Scopus database, was carried out to highlight the evolution of the global scientific research in the environmental assessment of food production (EAFP). The research papers in EAFP started to significantly increase from 2005, being most frequently published by the Journal of Cleaner Production and International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. The United States of America was the first publishing country, followed by China, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Wheat, rice, fish, maize, and milk were the food items mainly studied, with different importance depending on the authors’ publishing country. Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Footprint, and Water Footprint were the first three standard methods used to assess climate change, energy consumption, and environmental impact. The Wageningen University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Research Centre, and China Agricultural University were the main publishing research centers. All the papers published worldwide received 18.1 citations per paper, the UK and Chinese papers being those mostly and minimally cited, respectively. Over the last five years, this research field largely aimed to managing the agricultural practices, mitigating global warming and water use, assuring food security and sustainable food consumption, while minimizing food waste formation. Such an objective evaluation of this research topic might help guide researchers on where to address their future research work.

The Impact of Anglicizing Former German-Language Psychology Journals on Authorship and Citation Frequencies

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Günter Krampen ◽  
Thomas Huckert ◽  
Gabriel Schui
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
English Language ◽  
General Trend ◽  
Native Language ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
German Language ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Number Of Authors

Exemplary for other than English-language psychology journals, the impact of recent Anglicization of five former German-language psychology journals on (1) authorship (nationality, i.e., native language, and number of authors, i.e., single or multiple authorships), (2) formal characteristics of the journal (number of articles per volume and length of articles), and (3) number of citations of the articles in other journal articles, the language of the citing publications, and the impact factors (IF) is analyzed. Scientometric data on these variables are gathered for all articles published in the four years before anglicizing and in the four years after anglicizing the same journal. Results reveal rather quick changes: Citations per year since original articles’ publication increase significantly, and the IF of the journals go up markedly. Frequencies of citing in German-language journals decrease, citing in English-language journals increase significantly after the Anglicization of former German-language psychology journals, and there is a general trend of increasing citations in other languages as well. Side effects of anglicizing former German-language psychology journals include the publication of shorter papers, their availability to a more international authorship, and a slight, but significant increase in multiple authorships.

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