| Global Warming and Agriculture: Impact Estimates by Country Contributor(s): Cline, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0881324035 ISBN-13: 9780881324037 Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: In this detailed study, Cline asserts that developing countries have more at risk than industrial countries as global warming worsens. Using general circulation and agricultural impact models, Cline boldly examines the years 2070-2099 to forecast the effects of global warming and its economic impact. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General |
| Dewey: 338.14 |
| LCCN: 2007018892 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.61" W x 8.92" (0.67 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How will global warming affect developing countries, which rely heavily on agriculture as a source of economic growth? William Cline asserts that developing countries have more at risk, such as their production capacity, than industrial countries as global warming worsens. Using general circulation models, Cline boldly examines 2071-99 to forecast the effects of global warming and its economic impact into the next decade. This detailed study outlines existing studies on climate change; Cline finds the Stern Report for the UK government's estimates most reliable; estimates projected changes in temperature, precipitation, and agricultural capacity; and concludes with policy recommendations. Cline finds that agricultural production in developing countries may fall an average of 16 percent, and if global warming progresses at its current rate, India's agricultural capacity could fall as much as 40 percent. Thus, policymakers should address this phenomenon now before the world's developing countries are adversely and irreversibly affected. |