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Reducing the vulnerability of Georgia's agricultural systems to climate change : impact assessment and adaptation options
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Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. Georgia is one of the many countries where the majority of the rural population depends on agriculture-directly or indirect...
Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. Georgia is one of the many countries where the majority of the rural population depends on agriculture-directly or indirectly-for their livelihood. Further, changes in climate and their impacts on agricultural systems and rural economies are already evident throughout Europe and Central Asia. The risks associated with climate change therefore pose an immediate and fundamental problem in the country. Adaptation measures now in use in Georgia, largely piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to prevent impacts on agricultur
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- Creator
- Nicolas Ahouissoussi, James E. Neumann, Jitendra P. Srivastava, Cuneyt Okan, and Peter Droogers
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- English
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- Washington, DC : World Bank, 2014
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- 1 online resource (pages cm)
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- ISBNs
- 9781464801839, 1464801835, 1464801487
- OCLC
- ocn880579394
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- English
- Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Key Climate Change Challenges for Georgia's Agricultural Sector; Figures; Figure ES.1 Climate Change Risks and Recommended Adaptation Measures at the National Level; Figure ES.2 Climate Change Risks and Recommended Adaptation Measures for the Eastern Lowlands Agricultural Region; Maps; Map ES.1 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Temperature in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate Scenarios
- Map ES.2 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Precipitation in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate ScenariosAnalysis of the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Sector to Climate Change; Tables; Table ES.1 Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields in the 2040s under the Medium Impact Climate Scenario (No Adaptation and No Irrigation Water Constraints); Figure ES.3 Estimated Effect of Climate Change on Mean Monthly Runoff Average in the 2040s; Identifying a Menu of Adaptation Options
- Figure ES.4 Effect of Climate Change on Irrigated Crop Yields Adjusted for Estimated Irrigation Water Deficits in the 2040sTable ES.2. Summary of Key Climate Hazards, Impacts, and Adaptation Measures at the National and Agricultural Region Levels; Chapter 1The Study: Design, Methodology, and Limitations; Overview of Approach; Figure 1.1 Flow Chart of Phases of the Study; Map 1.1 Agricultural regions of Georgia; Boxes; Box 1.1 Developing a Range of Future Climate Change Scenarios for Georgia; Methodology; Box 1.2 Description of Modeling Tools
- Figure 1.2 Steps in Quantitative Modeling of Adaptation OptionsLimitations; Note; Chapter 2Overview of Agricultural Sector and Climate in Georgia; Overview of Georgia's Agricultural Sector; Table 2.1 Value of Agricultural Products in Georgia in 2009; Map 2.1 River Basins in Georgia; Table 2.2 Size of Irrigated Areas in Georgia's River Basins; Map 2.2 Irrigated Areas in Georgia; Exposure of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change; Figure 2.1 Areas Planted by Crop in Georgia, 2000-10; Table 2.3 Livestock Count by Agricultural Region
- Map 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Temperature in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate ScenariosMap 2.4 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Precipitation in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate Scenarios; Figure 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Patterns for the Eastern Lowlands Agricultural Region (2040s); Chapter 3Impacts of Climate Change on Georgia's Agricultural Sector; Impacts on Crops and Livestock Systems in Georgia
- Table 3.1 Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields in the 2040s under the Medium Impact Scenario (No Adaptation and No Irrigation Water Constraints)