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Looking beyond the average agricultural impacts in defining adaptation needs in Europe
Year:2013
Research Areas
  • Natural environment,
  • Natural resouces
Information
Abstract
The effects of climate change on agriculture are often characterised by changes in the average productivity of crops; however, these indicators provide limited information regarding the risks associated with fluctuations in productivity resulting from future changes in climate variability that may also affect agriculture. In this context, this study evaluates the combined effects of the risks associated with anomalies reflected by changes in the mean crop yield and the variability of productivity in European agroclimatic regions under future climate change scenarios. The objective of this study is to evaluate adaptation needs and to identify regional effects that should be addressed with greater urgency in the light of the risks and opportunities that are identified. The results show differential effects on regional agriculture and highlight the importance of considering both regional average impacts and the variability in crop productivity in setting priorities for the adaptation and maintenance of rural incomes and agricultural insurance programmes
International
Si
JCR
Si
Title
Regional Environmental Change
ISBN
1436-3798
Impact factor JCR
1,945
Impact info
Volume
12
DOI 10.1007/s10113-012-0388-0
Journal number
4
From page
1
To page
11
Month
SIN MES
Ranking
Q2
Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Hidroinformática y Gestión del Agua
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios Medioambientales (CEIGRAM). Centro Mixto UPM-AGROMUTUA-ENESA
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Civil: Hidráulica y Energética