Prioritizing climate change adaptation needs for food security in 2030.

B Lobell, David; B Burke, Marshall; Tebaldi, Claudia; D Mastrandrea, Michael; P Falcon, Walter; L Naylor, Rosamond

doi:10.1126/science.1152339

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Prioritizing climate change adaptation needs for food security in 2030.

Shared by NobleBlocks on Feb 1, 2008 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

David B Lobell

Marshall B Burke

Claudia Tebaldi

Abstract

Investments aimed at improving agricultural adaptation to climate change inevitably favor some crops and regions over others. An analysis of climate risks for crops in 12 food-insecure regions was conducted to identify adaptation priorities, based on statistical crop models and climate projections f...

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