Climate Change and Food Security in West Asia and North Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sivakumar, Mannava V.K (Editor), Lal, Rattan (Editor), Selvaraju, Ramasamy (Editor), Hamdan, Ibrahim (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Agriculture.; Climate change.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Sustainable development.; Life Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Climate Change.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Sustainable Development.

The countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) have long had the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for their populations in the fragile ecosystems of semi-arid and arid areas.  Climate change is already a reality in WANA and it places additional constraints on the already fragile ec...