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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464500703321

Titolo

Reducing the vulnerability of Azerbaijan's agricultural systems to climate change : impact assessment and adaptation options / / Nicolas Ahouissoussi [and five others] ; Debra Naylor, cover design

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The World Bank, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4648-0185-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Collana

World Bank Study

Disciplina

632/.1094754

Soggetti

Crops and climate - Azerbaijan

Climatic changes - Risk management - Azerbaijan

Agriculture - Environmental aspects - Azerbaijan

Agriculture and state - Azerbaijan

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Introduction; Key Climate Change Challenges for Azerbaijan's Agricultural Sector; Figures; Figure ES.1 Climate Change Risks and Recommended Adaptation Measures at the National Level; Figure ES.2 Climate Change Risks and Recommended Adaptation Measures for the Irrigated Agricultural Region; Maps; Map ES.1 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Temperature in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate Scenarios

Map ES.2 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Precipitation in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate ScAnalysis of the Vulnerability of Azerbaijan's Agricultural Sector to Climate Change; Tables; Table ES.1 Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields in the 2040s under the Medium Impact Climate Scenario (No Adaptation and No I; Figure ES.3 Estimated Effect of Climate Change on Mean Monthly Runoff Average in the 2040s; Figure ES.4 Effect of Climate Change on Irrigated Crop Yields Adjusted for Estimated Irrigation Water



Deficits in the 2040s

Identifying a Menu of Adaptation OptionsTable ES.2. Summary of Key Climate Hazards, Impacts, and Adaptation Measures at the Nationaland Agricultural Region Levels; Chapter 1The Study: Design, Methodology, and Limitations; Overview of Approach; Figure 1.1 Flow chart of Phases of the Study; Map 1.1 Agricultural Regions of Azerbaijan; Boxes; Box 1.1 Developing a Range of Future Climate Change Scenarios for Azerbaijan; Methodology; Box 1.2 Description of Modeling Tools; Figure 1.2 Steps in Quantitative Modeling of Adaptation Options; Limitations; Note

Chapter 2 Overview of Agricultural Sector and Climate in AzerbaijanOverview of Azerbaijan's Agricultural Sector; Table 2.1 Value of Agricultural Products in Azerbaijan in 2010; Map 2.1 River Basins in Azerbaijan; Map 2.2 Irrigated Areas in Azerbaijan; Table 2.2 Size of Irrigated Areas in Azerbaijan's River Basins; Figure 2.1 Areas Planted by Crop in Azerbaijan, 2000-10; Exposure of Azerbaijan's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change; Table 2.3 Livestock Population by Agricultural Region

Map 2.3 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Temperature in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate ScenaMap 2.4 Effect of Climate Change on Average Annual Precipitation in the 2040s under the Low, Medium, and High Impact Climate Sce; Figure 2.2 Effect of Climate Change on Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Patterns for the Irrigated Agricultural Region (204; Chapter 3Impacts of Climate Change on Azerbaijan's Agricultural Sector; Impacts on Crops and Livestock Systems in Azerbaijan

Table 3.1 Effect of Climate Change on Crop Yields in the 2040s under the Medium Impact Scenario (No Adaptation and No Irrigation

Sommario/riassunto

Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic sectors. Azerbaijan is one of the many countries where the majority of the rural population depends on agriculture-directly or indirectly-for their livelihood. Further, changes in climate and their impacts on agricultural systems and rural economies are already evident throughout Europe and Central Asia. The risks associated with climate change therefore pose an immediate and fundamental problem in the country. Adaptation measures now in use in Azerbaijan, largely piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to prevent impacts on agri