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Crop–Livestock Intensification in the Face of Climate Change: Exploring Opportunities to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in Southern Africa by Using an Integrated Multi-modeling Approach

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Title Crop–Livestock Intensification in the Face of Climate Change: Exploring Opportunities to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in Southern Africa by Using an Integrated Multi-modeling Approach
 
Creator Masikati, Patricia
 
Contributor Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
Descheemaeker, Katrien
Crespo, Olivier
Walker, Sue
Lennard, Christopher J.
Claessens, Lieven
Gama, Arthur Chibwana
Famba, Sebastiao
van Rooyen, Andre
Valdivia, Roberto O.
 
Subject integrated
crop-livestock
 
Description The climate of Southern Africa is highly variable at most time-scales and follows a pronounced gradient with arid conditions in the west and humid conditions in the east. There is also a marked latitudinal rainfall distribution pattern, with the southern part having a low rainfall index and high variability and the northern part having higher annual rainfall and lower interannual variability (Kandji et al., 2006). Over the last 100 years, temperatures have increased by about 0.5!C in the region and downward trends in rainfall have also occurred (Kandji et al., 2006; Morton, 2007). There has also been an increase in drought events with over 15 drought events reported in the region between 1988 and 1992. The frequency and intensity of El Ni˜no episodes have increased. Prior to the 1980s, strong El Ni˜no events occurred every 10–20 years; between 1980 and 2000, the region experienced five episodes with the 1982–1983 and 1997–1998 episodes being the most intense of the century (Reason and Jagadheesha, 2005; Rouault and Richard, 2005). These episodes have contributed to stagnant or decreasing agricultural production and worsening food insecurity in the region (Kandji et al., 2006). Unfavorable climatic conditions and projected climate change are among the major obstacles to achieving food security in the region and also have dire consequences for macro-economic performance.
 
Date 2016-02-15T09:08:46Z
2016-02-15T09:08:46Z
 
Type Book Chapter
 
Identifier http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/p970#t=toc
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Patricia Masikati, Sabine Homann-Kee Tui, Katrien Descheemaeker, Olivier Crespo, Sue Walker, Christopher J. Lennard, Lieven Claessens, Arthur Chibwana Gama, Sebastiao Famba, Andre van Rooyen, Roberto O. Valdivia. (15/3/2015). Crop–Livestock Intensification in the Face of Climate Change: Exploring Opportunities to Reduce Risk and Increase Resilience in Southern Africa by Using an Integrated Multi-modeling Approach, in "Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems". London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Imperial College Press.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4406
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Imperial College Press
 
Source 5, ICP Series on Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation: Volume 3 Pagination 159-198