PPT-Drought, Climate Change and Potential Agricultural

Productivity Justin Sheffield 1 Julio E Herrera Estrada 2 Kelly Caylor 1 Eric F Wood 1 1 Dept Civil and Environmental Engineering Princeton University Princeton NJ. Ms. . Divya. Mohan. Associate Fellow. Earth . Sceince. and Climate Change Division. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Agriculture and Climate Change. Agriculture contributes to climate change through GHG emissions. A drought is an extended period of dry weather leading to extremely dry conditions. . The definition of drought depends on the culture defining it. . In the UK. Absolute drought. : A period of at least 15 consecutive days with less than 0.2 mm of rainfall.. Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. Note: This slide set is one of several that were presented at climate training workshops in 2014. Please visit the . SCIPP Documents. page in the . Resources. tab on the SCIPP’s website, . www.southernclimate.org. Mike . Crimmins. Dept. of Soil, Water & Environmental Science. University of Arizona. Acknowledgements. Dan Ferguson. University of Arizona. CLIMAS/Institute of the Environment. Alison . Meadow. University of Arizona. Change Impacts on . Small Water Utilities. Coastal Water Supply Association. Annual Conference – April 7, 2017. Colwyn Sunderland and Craig Sutherland, KWL. Overview – Climate Change Impacts Small Community Water Supply. and . Social Vulnerability. Dr. Peter Gleick. Pacific Institute, Oakland, California. California Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies (1895-2014) . (36-month periods). Source: Mann and Gleick, 2015, PNAS. NOAA/NCDC . Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Africa is expected to be one of the continents hardest hit by climate change, with an increase in severe droughts, floods and storms expected to threaten the health of populations and economies alike.. Climatology. is . the study of Earth’s climate and the factors that affect past, present, and future climatic changes.. Climate describes annual variations of temperature, precipitation, wind, and other weather factors.. Dr. Mike Morecroft. Head of Climate Change, Natural England . Natural England. .....to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations... . Focused on improving . Food Security. in the . Changing Climate. Climate Change . - hemi eni Jenis long claemet long wan longfala period blong time folem ol natural mo ol man made activity. Food Security. Ethiopian agricultural and . the role of agricultural insurance in disaster risk reduction and resilience . jemsethio@gmail.com , Jemal.Seida@eiar.gov.et. Africa-Asia Conclave on Loss and Damage Due to Climate Change. Flavio Lehner. , Andrew W. Wood, Julie A. . Vano. , David M. Lawrence, . Martyn. P. Clark, Justin S. . Mankin. : . Nature Climate Change, 9, 926–933 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0639-x. APPROACH.