Overview
Outlines success stories from countries such as UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Oman and others
Addresses challenges posed by climate change to agriculture in the Gulf States
Proposes options for enhancing Gulf States agriculture to promote and improve food security
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
This volume presents the outcome of an Agriculture Workshop organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (GRCC) and held at Cambridge University, UK during the Gulf Research Meeting 11-14 July 2012. Co-directed by the editors, the workshop, entitled “Environmental Cost and Changing Face of Agriculture in the Gulf States” was attended by participants from Australia, Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, UK and Morocco. These scientists, educators, researchers, policy makers and managers share their experience in agriculture in the Gulf States, with the aim of helping to improve agriculture production and thus bridge the gap between local production and the food import.
The papers gathered here were presented at the workshop and have all passed through rigorous peer review by renowned scientists. The diverse papers present various aspects of agriculture production in the evolving face of climate change and dwindling water resources in the region. The book covers topics such as the prospects of agriculture in a changing climate; the potential of climate-smart agriculture; the impact of food prices, income and income distribution on food security; improved efficiency in water use; challenges in using treated wastewater in agriculture; investment in foreign agriculture and agricultural research and development. The papers span the nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council, with specific case studies set in Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Environmental Cost and Face of Agriculture in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Book Subtitle: Fostering Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change
Editors: Shabbir A. Shahid, Mushtaque Ahmed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05768-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Gulf Research Centre Cambridge 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05767-5Published: 28 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38100-8Published: 20 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05768-2Published: 06 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 186
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environment, general, Agriculture, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Climate Change, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Water Quality/Water Pollution