Farming in a changing climate: agricultural adaptation in Canada / edited by Ellen Wall, Barry Smit, Johanna Wandel

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Figures and Tables.. Preface.. Acknowledgments.. Abbreviations.. Part 1: Research Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation.. 1 Introduction.. 2 Impact-Based Approach.. 3 Context-Based Approach.. 4 Process-Based Approach.. Part 2: Impact-Based Studies.. 5 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Eastern Canada.. 6 Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Prairie Region.. 7 Agricultural Water Supply in the Okanagan Basin: Using Climate Change Scenarios to Inform Dialogue and Planning Processes.. Part 3: Context-Based Studies.. 8 Climate Change Adaptation in a Wider Context: Conceptualizing Multiple Risks in Primary Agriculture.. 9 Biophysical and Socio-Economic Stressors for Agriculture in the Canadian Prairies.. 10 Institutional Capacity for Agriculture in the South Saskatchewan River Basin.. 11 The Perception of Risk to Agriculture and Climatic Variability in Québec: Implications for Farmer Adaptation to Climatic Variability and Change.. Part 4: Process-Based Studies.. 12 Comparing Apples and Grapes: Farm-Level Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change.. 13 Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Risks in Southwestern Ontario Farming Systems.. 14 Community-Based Watershed Management as an Agricultural Adaptation to Climatic Extremes in the Canadian Prairies.. 15 Household Access to Capital and Its Influence on Climate-Related Rural Population Change: Lessons from the Dust Bowl Years.. Part 5: Conclusions.. 16 Policy Implications: Panellists' Comments.. 17 Climate Change Adaptation Research and Policy for Canadian Agriculture.. References.. Contributors.. Index

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Canadian farming has evolved under the influence of climate and weather -- a process that continues with climate change. In farming systems across the country, effective risk management is necessary to deal with drought, flooding, and extreme weather, and to adapt to altered climate and weather conditions. Unfortunately, climate change risks and opportunities are not always well understood among researchers and policy makers in the Canadian agri-food sector. This book addresses that gap. Farming in a Changing Climate provides a wide-ranging synopsis of what climate change means for Canadian agriculture, explores different approaches to the topic, and presents examples of current research. It covers all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems. Comments from agricultural producers and policy makers add a practical component to the book and emphasize the value of the applied research. This comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture. The book will be of interest to scholars in environmental studies, geography, and sociology; policy analysts and policy makers; and representatives of the agri-food industry. eng

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