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Title: Climate change: a call for adaptation and mitigation strategies

Author
item CHAUBEY, INDRAJEET - Purdue University
item Bosch, David
item MONOZ-CARPENA, RAFAEL - University Of Florida
item Harmel, Daren
item DOUGLAS-MANKIN, KYLE - Kansas State University Agricultural Research Center-Hays
item NEJADHASHEMI, POUYAN - Michigan State University
item SRIVASTAVA, PUNEET - Auburn University
item SHIRMOHAMMADI, ADEL - University Of Maryland

Submitted to: Transactions of the ASABE
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/9/2016
Publication Date: 12/30/2016
Citation: Chaubey, I., Bosch, D.D., Monoz-Carpena, R., Harmel, R.D., Douglas-Mankin, K., Nejadhashemi, P., Srivastava, P., Shirmohammadi, A. 2016. Climate change: a call for adaptation and mitigation strategies. Transactions of the ASABE. 59(6):1709-1713. https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.59.12138.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13031/trans.59.12138

Interpretive Summary: Projected climate change is expected to substantially affect crop and livestock production, and water availability and quality. Global climate change has been related to increases in temperature, prolonged wet and dry hydroperiods, and an increase in frequency and duration of climatic extremes. In response, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers organized its 1st Climate Change Symposium in May of 2015. The Symposium was organized to cover topic areas related to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. This overview article reviews principal findings from 10 papers that were presented at the Symposium. These research articles clearly indicate that climate variability and change can negatively impact food production and water resources and that innovative strategies are needed to mitigate those negative impacts.

Technical Abstract: Projected climate change is expected to substantially affect crop and livestock production, and water availability and quality. Concomitantly, the agricultural community is faced with a challenge of increasing food production by more than 70% to meet demand from global population increase by the mid-21st century. This overview article reviews principal findings from 10 papers that were presented at the ASABE 1st Climate Change – Adaptation and Mitigation Symposium. These research articles clearly indicate that climate variability and change can negatively impact food production and water resources and that innovative strategies are needed to mitigate those negative impacts.