2. The average temperatures rise yearly. This is effecting every country in the world. All seasons show changes Brandon Tucker Rising in Temperatures
3. Africa-four out of five people make their living directly from the land. Agricultural downturns of 30 percent Some countries it’s on track for declines of 50 percent or more (Weiss, 2007) Brandon Tucker Developing countries Being Effected Severely
4. Latin America is poised to suffer reductions of 20 percent or more This could return thriving exporters such as Brazil to the subsistence-oriented nations they were a few decades ago. India- on track to be the world's most populous country We could see a 40 percent decline in agricultural productivity by the 2080s Developing countries Being Effected Severely Cont. (Weiss, 2007) Brandon Tucker
5. Methods for Estimating Climatic Impacts on Agriculture Two basic methods have been used to estimate the effect of climate on crop production Structural modeling- of crop and farmer response, combining the agronomic response of plants with economic/management decisions of farmers 2. Spatial analogue models- that exploit observed differences in agricultural production and climate among regions (Schimmelpfenning, Lewandrowski, Reilly, Tsigas, & Parry) Brandon Tucker
6. Climate change will effect around 49 million more people by 2020 132 million by 2050 Africa will face the hardest task with the droughts longer and dependable on the rainy season to crops (Climate Change, 1998) (http://www.ifad.org/climate/facts.htm) Brandon Tucker Effects on the People
7. References IFDA. (2008). Climate Change Facts and Figures. http://www.ifad.org/climate/facts.htm. Rosenzweig, R. (2004). Climate change and extreme weather events. Global Change and Human Health, 2. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/8frmxfdr3l592bej/. Schimmelpfenning, D., Lewandrowski, J., Reilly, J., Tsigas, M., & Parry, I. (1998). Agriculture Adaptation to Climate Change. Watson, R., Zinyowera, M., & Moss, R. 1999. The Regional Impacts of climate Change, An Assessment of Vulnerability. New York: Cambridge University Press.
