Front Matter; Climate Prediction and Agriculture: Summary and the Way Forward; Climate Downscaling: Assessment of the Added Values Using Regional Climate Models; Development of a Combined Crop and Climate Forecasting System for Seasonal to Decadal Predictions; Delivering Climate Forecast Products to Farmers: Ex Post Assessment of Impacts of Climate Information on Corn Production Systems in Isabela, Philippines; Seasonal Predictions and Monitoring for Sahel Region; Institutionalizing Climate Forecast Applications for Agriculture
Summary
Increasing climate knowledge and improved prediction capabilities facilitate the development of relevant climate information to reduce the negative impacts due to climate variations. This book reviews the advances made in climate predictions and identifies the challenges to be addressed so as to enhance their applications in agriculture
Notes
This volume brings together papers presented at the "International Workshop on Climate Prediction and Agriculture--Advances and Challenges" held May 11-13, 2005 at WMO in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the "Synthesis Workshop of the Advanced Institute on Climatic Variability and Food Security", held May 9-10, 2005 at WMO in Geneva