The Impact of Climate Change and Bioenergy on Nutrition

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Thompson, Brian (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cohen, Marc J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Climate change.; Nutrition.; Public health.; Agriculture.; Sustainable development.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Sustainable Development.; Public Health.

Climate changes will affect food production in a number of ways. Crop yields, aquatic populations and forest productivity will decline, invasive insect and plant species will proliferate and desertification, soil salinization and water stress will increase. Each of these impacts will decrease food a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Summary
• 2. Introduction
• 3.World Food Insecurity and Malnutrition: Scope, Trends, Causes and Consequences
• 4. Climate Change, Food Security and Nutrition
• 5. Nutrition and Bioenergy
• 6. Policies and Programmes for Improving Nutrition
• 7. Conclusions and Recommendations
• 8. References
• 9. Appendices.