(Changes in) adaptation strategies to climate changes: Monocropping

Abstract

A very serious issue in all matters related to climate change is to increase understanding on adaptation strategies to climate changes. For agrometeorological applications as well as in general, Salinger et al. (2000) already stated that the agricultural sector has two obligations. The first is to be better prepared to react to the (increasing) variabilities and extremes, and prepare scenarios for possible lasting change (in general e.g. NEF 2004; Srinivasan 2004; CEEPA 2007; Oxfam 2007; Wisner et al. 2007; Yohe 2007 and for agricultural meteorology e.g. Stigter et al. 2000; WMO 2003; Perarnaud et al. 2005; Sivakumar et al. 2005; Stigter et al. 2005; Holden et al. 2009). See also Box III.2.15. Quite some of the contents of the more general references apply to developing societies with strong rural and food security components. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.