Developing sustainable practices to adapt to the impacts of climate change: a case study of agricultural systems in eastern England (UK) |
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| Authors: | I Lorenzoni A Jordan D Favis-Mortlock D Viner J Hall |
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| Institution: | (1) Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE), University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK,;(2) School of Geography, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland,;(3) Climatic Research Unit (CRU), University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK,;(4) Countryside Agency, East of England Region, Ortona House, 110 Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 1LQ, UK, |
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| Abstract: | The weight of scientific evidence suggests that human activities are noticeably influencing the world's climate. However,
the effects of global climate change will be unevenly spread, due to local variations in vulnerability and adaptive capacity.
Using downscaled projections of future UK climates over the next 50 years, this paper investigates the impacts of, and possible
responses to, climate change in one small area in eastern England, selected as a test-bed for sustainable agriculture. It
shows that local agricultural systems are vulnerable to changes in the climate. At present, however, these considerations
have a limited effect on agricultural operations, which are mainly driven by short-term events and 'non-climate' policies,
such as agricultural price support. The capacity of agricultural systems to adapt successfully to climate change will be determined
by the ability of producers to integrate climate change into their planning strategies with a view to ultimately ensuring
sustainable agricultural practices in the long term.
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| Keywords: | Adaptation Agriculture Climate change scenarios NALMI Sustainable practices |
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