Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 104; no. 50; pp. 19691 - 19696
• Main Authors: Howden, S. Mark, Soussana, Jean-François, Tubiello, Francesco N., Chhetri, Netra, Dunlop, Michael, Meinke, Holger
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 11.12.2007; National Acad Sciences
• Series: Climate Change and Food Security Special Feature
• Subjects: Adaptability; adaptation; Agricultural management; Agriculture; Agriculture - trends; Agroecosystems; Animals; biodiversity; Biological Sciences; change impacts; Climate; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Climate Change and Food Security Special Feature; Climate change policy; Climate models; Climate variability; co2; Conservation of Natural Resources; Crop management; crop production; Cropping systems; crops; environmental impact; Environmental risk; Environmental Sciences; Farming; Farming systems; fertilization; Fisheries management; Food Supply; Forecasting; Forestry; Greenhouse Effect; Humans; Life Sciences; management; policy; Public Policy; Resource allocation; Risk factors; Risk management; scenarios; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; united-states; variability; cropping; greenhouse; adaptation; grazing; forestry

The strong trends in climate change already evident, the likelihood of further changes occurring, and the increasing scale of potential climate impacts give urgency to addressing agricultural adaptation more coherently. There are many potential adaptation options available for marginal change of exi...