Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lal, Rattan (Editor), Sivakumar, Mannava V.K (Editor), Faiz, S.M.A (Editor), Mustafizur Rahman, A.H.M (Editor), Islam, Khandakar R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Forestry management.; Plant genetics.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Sustainable development.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Forestry Management.; Sustainable Development.

This book addresses an important topic of food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change. Of the 1 billion food insecure people in the world, more than 30% are in South Asia. The problem of food insecurity may be exacerbated by the projected climate change especially because o...