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Author International Workshop on Agrometeorological Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities (2006 : New Delhi, India)

Title Managing weather and climate risks in agriculture / Mannava V.K. Sivakumar, Raymond P. Motha, editors
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxx, 503 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
Contents Note continued: 14. Water management in a semi-arid region: an analogue algorithm approach for rainfall seasonal forecasting / Giampiero Maracchi / Massimiliano Pasqui / Francesco Piani -- 15. Water Management -- Water Use in Rainfed Regions of India / Y.S. Ramakrishna / G.G.S.N. Rao / V.U.M. Rao / A.V.M.S. Rao / K.V. Rao -- 16. Examples of coping strategies with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for Integrated Pest Management / A.K.S. Huda / T. Hind-Lanoiselet / C. Derry / G. Murray / R.N. Spooner-Hart -- 17. Coping Strategies with Agrometeorological Risks and Uncertainties for Drought Examples in Brasil / O. Brunini / Y.M.T. da Anunciacao / L.T.G. Fortes / P.L. Abramides / G.C. Blain / A.P.C. Brunini / J.P. de Carvalho -- 18. Coping Strategies with Desertification in China / Wang Shili / Ma Yuping / HouQiong / Wang Yinshun -- 19. Coping strategies with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties for water erosion, runoff and soil loss / P.C. Doraiswamy / E.R. Hunt, Jr. / V.R.K. Murthy -- 20. Developing a global early warning system for wildland fire / Michael A. Brady / William J. de Groot / Johann G. Goldammer / Tom Keenan / Tim J. Lynham / Christopher O. Justice / Ivan A. Csiszar / Kevin O'Loughlin -- 21. Scientific and Economic Rationale for Weather Risk Insurance for Agriculture / Peter Hoppe -- 22. Weather Index insurance for coping with risks in agricultural production / Ulrich Hess -- 23. Weather Risk Insurance for Coping with Risks to Agricultural Production / Pranav Prashad -- 24. Contingency planning for drought -- a case study in coping with agrometeorological risks and uncertainties / Roger C. Stone / Holger Meinke -- 25. Agrometeorological services to cope with risks and uncertainties / Raymond P. Motha / V.R.K. Murthy
Note continued: 26. Using Simulation Modelling as a Policy Option in Coping with Agrometeorological Risksand Uncertainties / Simone Orlandini / A. Dalla Marta / L. Martinelli
Summary In many parts of the world, weather and climate are one of the biggest production risks and uncertainty factors impacting on agricultural systems performance and management. Both structural and non-structural measures can be used to reduce the impacts of the variability (including extremes) of climate resources on crop production. While the structural measures include strategies such as irrigation, water harvesting, windbreaks etc., the non-structural measures include use of seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, improved application of medium-range weather forecasts and crop insurance. This book based on an International Workshop held in New Delhi, India should be of interest to all organizations and agencies interested in improved risk management in agriculture
Notes Papers presented at the International Workshop on Agrometeorological Risk Management: Challenges and Opportunities, held Oct. 25-27, 2006 in New Delhi, India; held in conjunction with the 14th session of the Commission for Agricultural Meteorology of the World Meteorological Organization
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Meteorology, Agricultural -- Risk assessment -- Congresses
Physical geography.
farming (activity or system)
physical geography.
Environnement.
Sciences de la terre.
Agriculture
Geography
Meteorology
Physical geography
Regional planning
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Siva Kumar, M. V. K
Motha, Raymond P
World Meteorological Organization. Commission for Agricultural Meteorology.
LC no. 2007928832
ISBN 9783540727446
3540727442
9783540727460
3540727469
9786611231538
6611231536