Socio-economic and climate change impacts on agriculture: an integrated assessment, 1990–2080

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 360; no. 1463; pp. 2067 - 2083
• Main Authors: Fischer, Günther, Shah, Mahendra, N. Tubiello, Francesco, van Velhuizen, Harrij
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London The Royal Society 29.11.2005
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agriculture; Agriculture - economics; Agriculture - methods; Agroecology; Biometry; Climate; Climate Change; Climate models; Crop Production; Developing countries; Food crops; Food Security; Food Supply; Forecasting; Global climate models; Global Health; Humans; Modeling; Models, Theoretical; Population Growth; Risk Of Hunger; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomics; Sub-Saharan Africa; FAO

A comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change on agro-ecosystems over this century is developed, up to 2080 and at a global level, albeit with significant regional detail. To this end an integrated ecological-economic modelling framework is employed, encompassing climate scenarios, agr...