Towards adaptation of agriculture to climate change in the Mediterranean

This study links climate change impacts to the development of adaptation strategies for agriculture on the Mediterranean region. Climate change is expected to intensify the existing risks, particularly in regions with current water scarcity, and create new opportunities for improving land and water...

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Published in:Regional environmental change 2011-03, Vol.11 (Suppl 1), p.159-166
Main Authors: Iglesias, Ana, Mougou, Raoudha, Moneo, Marta, Quiroga, Sonia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural industry
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Crop production
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Geography
Global temperature changes
Innovations
International economic relations
Land use
Nature Conservation
Oceanography
Original Article
Regional/Spatial Science
Water
Water management
Water resources management
Water scarcity
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Summary:This study links climate change impacts to the development of adaptation strategies for agriculture on the Mediterranean region. Climate change is expected to intensify the existing risks, particularly in regions with current water scarcity, and create new opportunities for improving land and water management. These risks and opportunities are characterised and interpreted across Mediterranean areas by analysing water scarcity pressures and potential impacts on crop productivity over the next decades. The need to respond to these risks and opportunities is addressed by evaluating an adaptive capacity index that represents the ability of Mediterranean agriculture to respond to climate change. We propose an adaptive capacity index with three major components that characterise the economic capacity, human and civic resources, and agricultural innovation. These results aim to assist stakeholders as they take up the adaptation challenge and develop measures to reduce the vulnerability of the sector to climate change.
ISSN:1436-3798
1436-378X
DOI:10.1007/s10113-010-0187-4