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Climate Change and Food Security: Adapting Agriculture to a Warmer World (2010)

Contributor(s): Lobell, David B (Editor), Burke, Marshall (Editor)

ISBN: 9789048129515

Publisher: Springer

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Pub Date: December 17, 2009

Dewey: 630

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.50" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 1.05 lbs) 202 pages

Series: Advances in Global Change Research

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Description: This book explores the different methodologies and data used to understand climate's effect on food security. It explains the nature of the climate threat, ways that crops and farmers might respond, and the potential role for public and private investment.

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"This book provides a much needed analysis of the interactions between climate change and the food system, with emphasis on how food security is likely to be affected and interventions needed to adapt to a warmer world." (Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University, New York, USA)

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