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Reducing the vulnerability of Albania's agricultural systems to climate change: impact assessment and adaptation options

World Bank studies, 2013, p.xvii-xvii

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 2013 ;CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank ;ISBN: 9781464800481 ;ISBN: 1464800472 ;ISBN: 9781464800474 ;ISBN: 1464800480 ;EISBN: 9781464800481 ;EISBN: 1464800480 ;DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0047-4 ;OCLC: 861475108 ;LCCallNum: S600.64.A38

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Title:
Reducing the vulnerability of Albania's agricultural systems to climate change: impact assessment and adaptation options
Author: Sutton, William R
Subjects: Agribusiness ; agricultural crop ; agricultural economy ; agricultural experts ; agricultural extension ; agricultural extension service ; Agricultural Information ; agricultural land ; Agricultural markets ; agricultural policies ; Agricultural Policy ; Agricultural Production ; agricultural productivity ; Agricultural Products ; agricultural research ; agricultural research institutes ; Agricultural Systems ; Agriculture ; Agriculture and state ; Agriculture Organization ; agronomic practices ; agronomists ; Albania ; annual precipitation ; assessment of climate risks ; Average yield ; beef ; beef cattle ; biodiversity ; Capacity Building ; carbon ; carbon dioxide ; carbon dioxide concentrations ; cereals ; Climate ; climate adaptation ; Climate Change ; climate change adaptation ; Climate Change Analysis ; Climate Change IMPACT ; Climate Change IMPACT ASSESSMENT ; Climate Change Impacts ; climate change scenarios ; climate changes ; climate conditions ; climate data ; climate forecasts ; climate hazard ; Climate Hazards ; Climate Impact ; Climate Impacts ; climate model ; Climate Modeling ; Climate Resilience ; Climate Scenarios ; climate science ; climate stresses ; climate variability ; climate variables ; Climatic changes ; CO2 ; colors ; Convention on Climate Change ; Cost Analysis ; Cost-Benefit ; Cost-benefit analysis ; Crop ; crop areas ; crop production ; crop varieties ; Crop Yield ; Crop Yields ; cropping ; Crops ; Crops and climate ; Dairy cows ; deforestation ; diseases ; drip irrigation ; drought ; Ecological Zones ; economics of adaptation to climate change ; Effect of Climate Change ; effect of temperature ; electricity ; emission scenario ; emissions scenario ; Emissions Scenarios ; Environmental aspects ; Environmental impact studies ; Evaluation ; evaporation ; evapotranspiration ; extension agency ; extension agents ; extreme events ; extreme heat ; extreme heat events ; extreme precipitation ; extreme temperature ; extreme weather ; extreme weather events ; FAO ; Farmers ; farming ; farmland ; farms ; Fertilization ; financial constraints ; floods ; food security ; forage crops ; Ford Foundation ; forestry ; Forests ; fresh fruit ; fruits ; future climate change ; future climate changes ; future climate scenarios ; GCM ; general circulation model ; GHG ; GIS ; Goats ; grain ; Green Revolution ; Greenhouse ; Greenhouse Gas ; greenhouse gas emission ; greenhouse gas emission reductions ; greenhouse gas emissions ; Greenhouse Gas Mitigation ; greenhouse gases ; Hail ; heavy rains ; high yields ; high-yield crop varieties ; ICARDA ; IFPRI ; IMPACT ASSESSMENT ; Impact of Climate ; Impact of Climate Change ; Impacts of Climate Change ; implications of climate change ; increase in temperature ; infrastructure investments ; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas ; IPCC ; Irrigation ; irrigation systems ; land use ; Livestock ; livestock products ; Maize ; meteorological data ; meteorological information ; meteorology ; Moisture Index ; natural resources ; overgrazing ; pests ; plant breeding ; plant growth ; poverty reduction ; power supply ; Precipitation ; quantitative analysis ; rainfall ; rainfall events ; resilience to climate change ; Risk management ; risks of climate change ; Rockefeller Foundation ; roots ; Rural Development ; rural economies ; rural population ; scientific research ; Scientist ; sea level rise ; season ; seed varieties ; seeds ; sheep ; soil conservation ; soil degradation ; soil erosion ; soil moisture ; soil type ; soils ; storm surge ; summer temperature ; Sustainable Development ; Technology Transfer ; Temperature ; temperature changes ; temperature increase ; temperature increases ; temperature stress ; temperatures ; trees ; UNDP ; United Nations ; United Nations Development Programme ; vegetable crop ; vegetable production ; vegetables ; Vulnerability to Climate Change ; water quality ; water resources ; Water Use Efficiency ; watershed ; watershed management ; Wheat ; wheat yields ; winter temperatures ; winter wheat ; world food supply ; yield losses
Is Part Of: World Bank studies, 2013, p.xvii-xvii
Description: Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. In many countries, such as in Albania, the risks of climate change are an immediate and fundamental problem because the majority of the rural population depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. The risks of climate change to agriculture in Alabania cannot be effectively dealt withand the opportunities cannot be effectively exploitedwithout a clear plan for aligning agricultural policies with climate change, developing the capabilities of key agricultural institutions, and making needed investments in infrastructure, support services and on-farm improvements. Developing such a plan ideally involves a combination of high-quality quantitative analysis, consultation with key stakeholders, particularly farmers and local agricultural experts, and investments in both human and physical capital. The experience of Albania, highlighted in this work, shows that it is possible to develop a plan to meet these objectivesone that is comprehensive and empirically driven as well as consultative and quick to develop. The approach of this study is predicated on strong country ownership and participation, and is defined by its emphasis on "win-win" or "no regrets" solutions to the multiple challenges posed by climate change for farmers in Albania. The solutions are measures that increase resilience to future climate change, boost current productivity despite the greater climate variability already occurring, and limit greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing The Vulnerability of Albania's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change: Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options applies this approach to Albania with the goal of helping the country mainstream climate change adaptation into its agricultural policies, programs, and investments. The study projects impacts of climate change on agriculture across Albanias three agro-ecological areas through forecast variations in temperature and rainfall patterns so crucial to farming. It offers a map for navigating the risks and realizing the opportunities, outlined through a series of consultations with local farmers. A detailed explanation of the approach is provided for those who would like to implement similar programs in other countries of Europe, Central Asia, or anywhere else in the world. This is one of four country studies that were produced under the World Banks program, "Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in European and Central Asian Agricultural Systems". The other countries included in this series are FYR Macedonia, Moldova, and Uzbekistan. The results from the four studies are consolidated in the book Looking Beyond the Horizon: How Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Responses Will Reshape Agriculture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia website.
Related Titles: World Bank Studies
Publisher: Washington, DC: World Bank
Format: 113
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 9781464800481
ISBN: 1464800472
ISBN: 9781464800474
ISBN: 1464800480
EISBN: 9781464800481
EISBN: 1464800480
DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0047-4
OCLC: 861475108
LCCallNum: S600.64.A38
Source: Open Knowledge Repository
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