Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture Research and Practices
This book highlights state-of-the-art research and practices for adaptation to climate change in food production systems (agriculture in particular) as observed in Japan and neighboring Asian countries. The main topics covered include the current scientif
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tation to Climate Change in Agriculture Research and Practices
Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture
Toshichika Iizumi • Ryuichi Hirata Ryo Matsuda Editors
Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture Research and Practices
Editors Toshichika Iizumi Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Ryuichi Hirata Center for Global Environmental Research National Institute for Environmental Studies Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Ryo Matsuda Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Foreword
The accumulated evidence indicates that climate change has already affected human and natural systems. Climate change mitigation and adaptation are therefore an unavoidable challenge for mankind in the coming decades. For climate change mitigation, international climate negotiations and associated top-down goal setting of greenhouse gas emission reduction are operative. In contrast, for climate change adaptation, local physical and social environments play an important role in forming adaptation measures. Bottom-up approaches based on farmers’ innovations and their dissemination should be the key in agricultural adaptation. Researchers, agricultural extension experts, and policymakers are important players in the dissemination of adaptation practices. However, there are distinct knowledge gaps in agricultural adaptation among key players, including policym
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