Climate change impacts food production systems, particularly in locations with large, vulnerable populations. Elevated greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as land cover/land use change (LCLUC), can influence regional climate dynamics. Biophysical factors such as topography, soil type, and seasonal ra...
Moore N
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Alagarswamy, G.
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Pijanowski, B.C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Lofgren B
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Olson J
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Andresen, J.
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Yanda, P.Z.
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Qi J
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[East African food security as influenced by future climate change and land use change at local to regional scales]
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East African food security as influenced by future climate change and land use change at local to regional scales
This study describes a combined empirical/modeling approach to assess the possible impact of climate variability on rice production in the Philippines. We collated climate data of the last two decades (1985-2002) as well as yield statistics of six provinces of the Philippines, selected along a No...
Angulo, Carlos
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Becker, M.
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Wassmann, Reiner
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[Yield gap analysis and assessment of climate-induced yield trends of irrigated rice in selected provinces of the Philippines]
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Yield gap analysis and assessment of climate-induced yield trends of irrigated rice in selected provinces of the Philippines
Climate change threatens staple food production and human livelihoods, particularly in vulnerable environments in Africa. Poorly adapted cropping systems increase the risk of poverty and hunger. Existing genotypes adapted to local conditions may not be suited for cropping systems responding to fu...
Asch, F.
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Giese M
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[Crop improvement, ideotyping and modelling for African cropping systems under climate change]
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Crop improvement, ideotyping and modelling for African cropping systems under climate change
The debate on whether climate change will impact on peoples’ livelihoods and, hence, the need to act is essentially over and has instead shifted to the development of strategies needed by different regions and countries to adapt to climate change effects. However, there is still scanty informatio...
Bagamba, F.
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Bashaasha, B.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Antle, John M.
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[Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for smallholder agricultural systems in Uganda]
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Assessing climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for smallholder agricultural systems in Uganda
Integrated Assessment studies have shown that meeting ambitious greenhouse gas mitigation targets will require substantial amounts of bioenergy as part of the future energy mix. In the course of the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP), five global agro-economic mode...
Lotze-Campen, Hermann
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Kyle, Page
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Lampe M. von
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Havlík, Petr
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Meijl, Hans van
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Hasegawa, Tomoko
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Popp, Alexander
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Schmitz, Christoph
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Tabeau, Andrzej
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Valin, Hugo
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Willenbockel, Dirk
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Wise, Marshall
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Fujimori, Shinichiro
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[Impacts of increased bioenergy demand on global food markets: an AgMIP economic model intercomparison]
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Impacts of increased bioenergy demand on global food markets: an AgMIP economic model intercomparison
Assessments of climate change impacts on agricultural markets and land-use patterns rely on quantification of climate change impacts on the spatial patterns of land productivity. We supply a set of climate impact scenarios on agricultural land productivity derived from two climate models and two ...
Müller, Christoph
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Robertson, Richard D.
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[Projecting future crop productivity for global economic modeling]
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Projecting future crop productivity for global economic modeling
Cowpea is an important grain legume crop in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where, on a worldwide basis, the bulk is produced and consumed. The dry savanna area of SSA is where cowpea is mostly grown under rain-fed conditions. The crop is therefore prone to drought which may occur early, mid and/or late...
Fatokun, C.A.
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Boukar, O.
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Muranaka S
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[Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought]
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Evaluation of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) germplasm lines for tolerance to drought
Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of rights regulating who can benefit from land (tenure form) and the overall assurance that those rights will be upheld (...
Robinson, BE
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Holland, MB
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Naughton-Treves, L.
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[Does secure land tenure save forests? A meta-analysis of the relationship between land tenure and tropical deforestation]
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Does secure land tenure save forests? A meta-analysis of the relationship between land tenure and tropical deforestation
Despite recent success in reducing forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon, additional forest conservation efforts, for example, through ‘Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation’ (REDD+), could significantly contribute to global climate-change mitigation. Economic incentives, suc...
Börner, J.
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Wunder, Sven
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Nascimento, N
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[Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects]
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Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects
Both the European Union (EU) and China are culturally, economically, climatologically and environmentally diverse polities. The EU is a multi-state grouping of economically developed democratic countries, while China is a unitary sovereign state and a developing economy with a strong government b...
Gemmer M
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Vaucel LM
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[Governing Climate Change Adaptation in the EU and China: An Analysis of Formal Institutions]
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Governing Climate Change Adaptation in the EU and China: An Analysis of Formal Institutions