Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Security in Egypt : Land and Water Resources¿Smart Farming¿Livestock, Fishery, and Aquaculture

Abdelazim M. Negm

ISBN 10: 3030416283 / ISBN 13: 9783030416287

Edité par Springer International Publishing, 2020

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book gathers contributions discussing climate change in Egypt from an agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts, it presents state-of-the-art insights and the latest research developments in light of the most recent IPCC report. Focusing on identifying the specific phenomena that affect climate change in Egypt, the book also addresses the effects of climate change in Egypt, particularly examining the quality and quantity of water resources as well as the socio-economic impacts of climate change on agricultural activities. Furthermore, it explores alternative solutions to support agriculture and food security and raises awareness of adaptation and protection as the key to adapting to the risks posed by climate change.Covering the four fundamental pillars of climate change: food security, availability, access and stability, this book is a valuable resource for stakeholders involved in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals inEgypt and all countries with similar climatic conditions. It is also a unique source of information and updates on climate change impacts for graduates, researchers, policy planners, and decision-makers.

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• Titre: Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Security in Egypt : Land and Water Resources¿Smart Farming¿Livestock, Fishery, and Aquaculture
• Éditeur: Springer International Publishing
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3030416283
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783030416287
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 241 L x 160 H x 41 P (en millimètres) 241 millimètres de largeur par 160 millimètres de hauteur par 41 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1150 grammes

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This book gathers contributions discussing climate change in Egypt from an agricultural perspective. Written by leading experts, it presents state-of-the-art insights and the latest research developments in light of the most recent IPCC report. Focusing on identifying the specific phenomena that affect climate change in Egypt, the book also addresses the effects of climate change in Egypt, particularly examining the quality and quantity of water resources as well as the socio-economic impacts of climate change on agricultural activities. Furthermore, it explores alternative solutions to support agriculture and food security and raises awareness of adaptation and protection as the key to adapting to the risks posed by climate change.

Covering the four fundamental pillars of climate change: food security, availability, access and stability, this book is a valuable resource for stakeholders involved in achieving the 2030 sustainable development goals inEgypt and all countries with similar climatic conditions. It is also a unique source of information and updates on climate change impacts for graduates, researchers, policy planners, and decision-makers.

À propos de l?auteur

Prof. El-Sayed Ewis Omran is a professor of Soil Science (RS & GIS) at the Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Egypt. In June 1996 he obtained an MSc in soil science at Suez Canal University. From June 2003 he was studying at Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Meanwhile, he graduated also as MSc in geo-information science at Wageningen University in May 2005. From June 2005 to June 2007, he is doing his PhD research at the Center for Geo-Information and Remote Sensing of Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He participated in several international projects since 2007 until now. He published more than 60 papers in national and international journals and conferences. He is a reviewer for more than 20 scientific journals and associate editor of 5 journals. He is a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences. From 2018 to 2019, he works as Vice Dean for Community and Environmental Development, Institute of African Research and Studies and Nile Basin Countries, Aswan University. From 2019 until the present, he works as a Dean for the Institute of African Research and Studies and Nile Basin Countries, Aswan University.

Prof. Abdelazim Negm is a professor of Hydraulics (and Water Resources) at the Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt, since 2004. He got his Ph.D. in 1992 from Zagazig University (ZU), and his M.Sc. from Ain shams University in the year 1990. He was the vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering of ZU from Dec. 2008 to Dec. 2011 and was the head of the Environmental Engineering Dept. at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt, from October 2013 to March 2016. He participated in several international projects since 2006 until now. He published more than 350 papers in national and international journals and conferences and contributed in more than 50 chapters. Some of his papers were awarded prizes of the best papers. He is the editor of several volumes atthe Springer Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series (HEC Series). Two volumes were published in May 2017, and 10 volumes were published in the year 2019. Additional, several volumes will be published during the year 2020 in Springer Water Series and other series as well. He is a member of the scientific committee of several international conferences and a member of the organizing committee of others and participated in more than 80 conferences as well. He delivered several keynote talks at international conferences. Prof. Negm is a reviewer of more than international scientific journals that indexed in Scopus and WoS. He is the editor-in-Chief of EIJEST, an associate editor of the EMJEI, which is published by Springer. Also, he is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals. Moreover, he is a member of the editorial board of the famous Springer Series titled "Handbook of Environmental Chemistry since 2019 and the head of the permanent scientificcommittee on Water Resources for the promotion of professors and associate professors (115), the supreme council of Egyptian Universities, Egypt. Prof. Negm is listed in the most famous and prestigious directories in the world including the American Biographical Institute (ABI), Inc, USA, "Marquis Who's Who in the World", 27th Ed., 2010, USA until now and in IBC's 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, from 2011 until the present.