Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North Africa [Hardcover]

The countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) have long had the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for their populations in the fragile ecosystems of semi-arid and arid areas. Climate change is already a reality in WANA and it places additional constraints on the already fragile ecosystems of dry areas and limited natural resources in WANA. A comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and implementing the climate change adaptation strategies across the wide range of agro-ecosystems in different countries in WANA could help both the planners and the local communities to deal effectively with the projected impacts and also contribute to overall sustainability of agricultural production systems. This book addresses the important issue of climate change and food security in West Asia and North Africa and presents the appropriate strategies which could help in the development of new policies to better adapt agriculture production systems and enhance food security in WANA.Part I Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa
1 Climate Change in West Asia and North Africa (WANA): Overview; Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, Alex C. Ruane, and Jose Camacho
2 Implications of Climate Change for Agriculture and Food Security in the Western Asia and Northern Africa Region; Ramasamy Selvaraju
Part II Climate Change and Environment
3 Climate Change and Soil Quality in the WANA Region; Rattan Lal
4 Conserving Green and Blue Water in the WANA Region; Hamed Daly-Hassen, Yves Birot, Carlos Gracia and Marc Palahi
5 Climate Change and Land Use in the WANA Region with a Specific Reference to Morocco; Mostafa Ibrahim and Rattan Lal
6 Responses of Insect Pests to Climate Change: Effects and Interactions of Temperature, CO2 on Soil Quality; Vanessa L. Muilenberg and Daniel A. Herms
7 Climate Change and Locusts in the WANA Region; Keith Cressman
Part IIIlÓ3