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Climate change and food security in South Asia / Rattan Lal ... [et al.], editors. - New York : Springer, c2011. - xxii, 600 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes papers presented at the International symposium on climate change and food security in South Asia, 25-29 August 2008, Dhaka, Bangledesh.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Climate change in South Asia -- pt. 2. Climate change and water resources -- pt. 3. Climate change and the environment -- pt. 4. Climate change and soil degradation -- pt. 5. Climate change and food security -- pt. 6. Mitigation and adaptation options -- pt. 7. Climate change and agriculture in Bangladesh -- pt. 8. Policy imperatives -- pt. 9. Need for action.

Of the 1 billion food insecure people, more than 30% are in South Asia. Large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise. This book addresses food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change.



ISBN: 9789048195152 9048195152

LCCN: 2010935664

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Food supply--South Asia--Congresses.
Agriculture--Economic aspects--South Asia--Congresses.
Food supply--International cooperation--South Asia--Congresses.
Agriculture--International cooperation--South Asia--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: HD9016.S642 / L35 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 338.1954 CLI