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Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North Africa

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Editors:
  1. Mannava V.K. Sivakumar

    1. Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva 2, Switzerland

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  2. Rattan Lal

    1. The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  3. Ramasamy Selvaraju

    1. Climate, Energy and Tenure Div. (NRC), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy

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  4. Ibrahim Hamdan

    1. AARINENA, Amman, Jordan

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  • Provides a comprehensive description of projected climate change in West Asia and North Africa (WANA)
  • Discusses the impacts of climate change on food security in different sub-regions of WANA
  • Presents ideas for the development of policies to better adapt to climate change in WANA

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Climate Change in the West Asia and North Africa Region

      • Mannava V. K. Sivakumar, Alex C. Ruane, Jose Camacho
      Pages 3-26

    3. Implications of Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security in the Western Asia and Northern Africa Region

      • Ramasamy Selvaraju
      Pages 27-51

  3. Climate Change and Environment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Climate Change and Soil Quality in the WANA Region

      • Rattan Lal
      Pages 55-74

    3. Conserving Green and Blue Water in the WANA Region

      • Hamed Daly-Hassen, Yves Birot, Carlos Gracia, Marc Palahi
      Pages 75-87

    4. Climate Change and Land Use in the WANA Region with a Specific Reference to Morocco

      • Mostafa Ibrahim, Rattan Lal
      Pages 89-113

    5. Responses of Insect Pests to Climate Change: Effects and Interactions of Temperature, CO2, and Soil Quality

      • Vanessa L. Muilenburg, Daniel A. Herms
      Pages 115-130

    6. Climate Change and Locusts in the WANA Region

      • Keith Cressman
      Pages 131-143

  4. Climate Change and Food Security: Perspectives from WANA Sub-Regions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Climate Change Impact on WANA: Key Researchable Issues and Proposed Measures

      • Ibrahim Hamdan, Susanna Smets
      Pages 147-159

    3. Climate Variability and Change in North African Countries

      • F. Driouech, S. Ben Rached, T. El Hairech
      Pages 161-172

    4. Climate Change in Drylands of the Eastern Mediterranean: From Assessment Methods to Adaptation Strategies

      • E. De Pauw, W. Göbel
      Pages 173-191

    5. Climate Change and Food Security in the Nile Valley and Red Sea

      • Ayman F. Abou Hadid
      Pages 193-206

    6. Food Security and Climate Change in West Asia

      • Ibrahim Ortas, Rattan Lal
      Pages 207-236

  5. Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Different Agroeconomic Sectors in WANA

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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    2. Mitigation and Adaptation Options for Rainfed Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa

      • Awni Taimeh
      Pages 239-254

    3. Mitigation and Adaptation Options of Climate Change in Irrigated Agriculture in Arab Countries

      • Dia El-Din El Quosy
      Pages 255-267

    4. Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Options for the Livestock Sector in the Near East and North Africa

      • Markos Tibbo, Jeannette van de Steeg
      Pages 269-280
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The countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) have long had the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for their populations in the fragile ecosystems of semi-arid and arid areas. Climate change is already a reality in WANA and it places additional constraints on the already fragile ecosystems of dry areas and limited natural resources in WANA. A comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and implementing the climate change adaptation strategies across the wide range of agro-ecosystems in different countries in WANA could help both the planners and the local communities to deal effectively with the projected impacts and also contribute to overall sustainability of agricultural production systems. This book addresses the important issue of climate change and food security in West Asia and North Africa and presents the appropriate strategies which could help in the development of new policies to better adapt agriculture production systems and enhance food security in WANA.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Climate Prediction and Adaptation Branch, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva 2, Switzerland

    Mannava V.K. Sivakumar

  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Rattan Lal

  • Climate, Energy and Tenure Div. (NRC), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy

    Ramasamy Selvaraju

  • AARINENA, Amman, Jordan

    Ibrahim Hamdan

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