Adapting African Agriculture to Climate Change: Transforming Rural Livelihoods

✍ Scribed by Walter Leal Filho, Anthony O. Esilaba, Karuturi P.C. Rao, Gummadi Sridhar (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 234
Series: Climate Change Management
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current climate risks. The different contributors show how agricultural systems in developing countries are affected by climate changes and how communities prepare and adapt to these changes.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change by Developing Promising Strategies Using Analogue Locations in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Systematic Approach to Develop Practical Solutions....Pages 1-23
Improving Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions of Africa Through Reduced Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Promotion of Climate Resilience....Pages 25-33
Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Kenya: Do Scientific Evidences Really Count?....Pages 35-42
Situation Analysis of Climate Change Aspects in Kenya....Pages 43-52
Seasonal Rainfall Variability and Drought Characterization: Case of Eastern Arid Region, Kenya....Pages 53-71
A ddressing the Potential Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Agricultural Crops and Water Resources in P ennar River Basin of A ndhra P radesh....Pages 73-84
Grain Yield Responses of Selected Crop Varieties at Two Pairs of Temperature Analogue Sites in Sub-humid and Semi-arid Areas of Zimbabwe....Pages 85-95
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: An Evaluation of Yield Potential of Maize, Sorghum, Common Bean and Pigeon Pea Varieties in a Very Cool-Wet Region of Nyandarua County, Central Kenya....Pages 97-108
An Assessment of Gender Sensitive Adaptation Options to Climate Change in Smallholder Areas of Zimbabwe, Using Climate Analogue Analysis....Pages 109-117
Impact of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures Initiated by Farmers....Pages 119-126
In Situ Soil Moisture Conservation: Utilization and Management of Rainwater for Crop Production....Pages 127-142
Enhancing Food Production in Semi-arid Coastal Lowlands Kenya Through Water Harvesting Technologies....Pages 143-148
Opportunities for Coping with Climate Change and Variability Through Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in Semi-arid Eastern Kenya....Pages 149-157
Adoption of Water Resource Conservation Under Fluctuating Rainfall Regimes in Ngaciuma/Kinyaritha Watershed, Meru County, Kenya....Pages 159-169
Effects of Integration of Irrigation Water and Mineral Nutrient Management in Seed Potato ( Solanum Tuberosum L.) Production on Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Use Efficiencies....Pages 171-183
Integrating Farmers and Scientific Methods for Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation Options in Embu County....Pages 185-197
On-Station Evaluation of Maize Genotypes for Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency in the Semi Arid Lands of Coastal Kenya....Pages 199-206
Tomato ( Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Yield Performance under Elevated Dry Season Temperatures as an Adaptation to Climate Change in Tabora, Tanzania....Pages 207-213
Drought Mitigating Technologies: An Overview of Cassava and Sweetpotato Production in Mukuyuni Division Makueni District in Semi-Arid Eastern Kenya....Pages 215-223
Cassava Farming Transforming Livelihoods Among Smallholder Farmers in Mutomo a Semi-arid District in Kenya....Pages 225-233

✦ Subjects

Climate Change; Climate Change Management and Policy; Agricultural Economics; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management

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