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Water, Food Security and Human Dignity - Couverture souple

Soni, Veena

 
9786139819096: Water, Food Security and Human Dignity
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 6139819091 ISBN 13 : 9786139819096
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

This book highlights the key role of water for food security, globally and for different groups. Climate change projections suggest many regions will become drier and hotter, and droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe. Population growth will most likely largely be in poor parts of the world where agriculture is the main source of livelihood, but where yields are low, partly due to uncertainty in water supply. Elevated risk and other challenges apply both for the part of agriculture that has access to irrigation, and even more for farmers who depend on increasingly uncertain rainfall. This book analyses ’Society’s New Normal’ as an inconvenient truth of global water resources and the rapid increase in groundwater extraction. The book emphasizes that requirements for innovation and reforms leading to water savings are large. Policy decisions must also take into account new knowledge about the distortions in food security, and special consideration given to vulnerable groups. Although the challenges are significant, there are great opportunities to make better use of limited water resources.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book highlights the key role of water for food security, globally and for different groups. Climate change projections suggest many regions will become drier and hotter, and droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe. Population growth will most likely largely be in poor parts of the world where agriculture is the main source of livelihood, but where yields are low, partly due to uncertainty in water supply. Elevated risk and other challenges apply both for the part of agriculture that has access to irrigation, and even more for farmers who depend on increasingly uncertain rainfall. This book analyses ’Society’s New Normal’ as an inconvenient truth of global water resources and the rapid increase in groundwater extraction. The book emphasizes that requirements for innovation and reforms leading to water savings are large. Policy decisions must also take into account new knowledge about the distortions in food security, and special consideration given to vulnerable groups. Although the challenges are significant, there are great opportunities to make better use of limited water resources.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
6139819091
ISBN 13 
9786139819096
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
Coordonnées du fabricant
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