East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis

The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food security throughout the region. East Africa's populations is expected to grow at least through mid-century. The region will also see income growth. Both will put increased pressure on the natural resources needed to produce food, and climate change makes the challenges greater. East Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme events. Without attention to adaptation, the poor will suffer. Through the use of hundreds of scenario maps, models, figures, and detailed analysis, the editors and contributors of East African Agriculture and Climate Change present plausible future scenarios that combine economic and biophysical characteristics to explore the possible consequences for agriculture, food security, and resources management to 2050. They also offer recommendations to national governments and regional economic agencies already dealing with the vulnerabilities of climate change and deviations in environment.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	185629 Waithaka, M., 164251 International Food Policy Research Inst., Washington, DC (USA) eng, 176403 Nelson, G.C., 179766 Thomas, T.S., 174771 Kyotalimye, M.
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Washington, DC (USA) IFPRI 2013
Subjects:	agricultural sector, climate change, Land degradation, Environmental impact assessment,
Online Access:	http://ebrary.ifpri.org/utils/getfile/collection/p15738coll2/id/127923/filename/128134.pdf
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