Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study
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| contents | Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study S. Orozco C. Conde R. Ferrer Biología rainfed agriculture vulnerability and adaptation Climate variability and change Climate extreme events (such as those associated to strong El Niño events) highly affect Mexican agriculture,since more than sixty percent of it is rainfed. The basic crop cultivated is maize, which is still the main sourceof nutrients for a large portion of the rural population in the country. Within the project Capacity Building forStage II Adaptation to Climate Change in Central America, México and Cuba, we analyze the strategiesdeveloped by maize producers in the central region of the country to cope with climatic adverse events.Impact on rainfed maize due to climate variability and climate change conditions are studied using a cropsimulation model. Several adaptation measures can be evaluated using that model. However, the effect ofother stressors must be considered in an assessment of the adaptive capacity of small farmers to climatevariability and change. Key stakeholders involvement in the region helped us to decide which of the adaptivemeasures could be viable under the current conditions and under future climatic conditions. The constructionof greenhouses, the use of compost, and dripping irrigation, were some of the techniques selected with theparticipation of the stakeholders. The enthusiastic responses to these measures allow us to consider thatthey can prevail in the future, under climate change conditions. However, the adaptation to climate changeincludes besides the stated techniques the generation of the capacities to cope with climatic adverseevents, that is, to enhance the adaptive capacities to climate change among the key stakeholders. 2006 artículo científico 0187-6236 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56519303 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=565 Atmósfera application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Atmósfera (México) Num.3 Vol.19 |
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| spellingShingle | Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study S. Orozco Biología rainfed agriculture vulnerability and adaptation Climate variability and change Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study S. Orozco C. Conde R. Ferrer Biología rainfed agriculture vulnerability and adaptation Climate variability and change Climate extreme events (such as those associated to strong El Niño events) highly affect Mexican agriculture,since more than sixty percent of it is rainfed. The basic crop cultivated is maize, which is still the main sourceof nutrients for a large portion of the rural population in the country. Within the project Capacity Building forStage II Adaptation to Climate Change in Central America, México and Cuba, we analyze the strategiesdeveloped by maize producers in the central region of the country to cope with climatic adverse events.Impact on rainfed maize due to climate variability and climate change conditions are studied using a cropsimulation model. Several adaptation measures can be evaluated using that model. However, the effect ofother stressors must be considered in an assessment of the adaptive capacity of small farmers to climatevariability and change. Key stakeholders involvement in the region helped us to decide which of the adaptivemeasures could be viable under the current conditions and under future climatic conditions. The constructionof greenhouses, the use of compost, and dripping irrigation, were some of the techniques selected with theparticipation of the stakeholders. The enthusiastic responses to these measures allow us to consider thatthey can prevail in the future, under climate change conditions. However, the adaptation to climate changeincludes besides the stated techniques the generation of the capacities to cope with climatic adverseevents, that is, to enhance the adaptive capacities to climate change among the key stakeholders. 2006 artículo científico 0187-6236 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56519303 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=565 Atmósfera application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Atmósfera (México) Num.3 Vol.19 |
| title | Climate change and climate variability impacts on rainfed agricultural activities and possible adaptation measures. A Mexican case study |
| topic | Biología rainfed agriculture vulnerability and adaptation Climate variability and change |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=56519303 |