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1 Tianbao, Q. 2007. China’s peaceful development and global climate change: a legal perspective. Law, Environment and Development Journal, 3(1): 54-69.
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This paper explores whether crop genetic engineering can contribute to addressing food security, as well as enhancing human nutrition and farming under a changing climate. The review is based on peer-refereed literature, using results to determine the potential of this gene technology. It also provides a brief summary of issues surrounding this genetic enhancement approach to plant breeding, and the impacts on farming, livelihoods, and the environment achieved so far. The genetic engineering pipeline looks promising, particularly for adapting more nutritious, input-efficient crops in the development of the world’s farming systems.
4 Samek, J. H.; Kinhom, U.; Skole, D. L.; Uttaruk, P.; Laosuwan, T.; Khoa, P. V.; Thongmanivong, S.; Butthep, C.; Lan, D. X.; Giap, N. X. 2014. Integrating community-based participatory carbon measurement and monitoring with satellite remote sensing and GIS in REDD+ MRV systems. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.285-308.
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5 Low, P. S. 2005. Climate change and Africa. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 369p.
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6 Enters, T. 2014. Climate change mitigation and forests of Sri Lanka. Soba Parisara Prakashanaya, 23(2):33-35.
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7 Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.) 2013. Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. 7th ed. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 148p.
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8 Beinecke, F. 2013. Global partnerships for environmental progress. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.52-55.
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9 Nadeau, M-J. 2013. Moving the climate change agenda forward. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.58-61.
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10 Courtice, P. 2013. Business as unusual: the required response to the climate challenge. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.88-91.
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11 Fan, S.; Olofinbiyi, T. 2013. Role of emerging countries in climate-smart agriculture. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.121-124.
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12 Benton, T. G.; Smith, P. 2013. The scope for climate smart agriculture. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.132-135.
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13 Vairavamoorthy, K.; Eckart, J.; Philippidis, G.; Tsegaye, S. 2014. Water and energy in the urban setting. In Jagerskog, A.; Clausen, T. J.; Holmgren, T.; Lexen, K. (Eds.). Energy and water: the vital link for a sustainable future. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.45-49. (SIWI Report 33)
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14 Smits, M.; Middleton, C. 2014. New arenas of engagement at the water governance-climate finance nexus? an analysis of the boom and bust of hydropower CDM projects in Vietnam. Water Alternatives, 7(3):561-583.
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This article explores whether new arenas of engagement for water governance have been created and utilised following the implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in large hydropower projects in Vietnam. Initial optimism for climate finance – in particular amongst Northern aid providers and private CDM consultants – resulted in a boom in registration of CDM hydropower projects in Vietnam. These plans, however, have since then busted. The article utilises a multi-scale and multi-place network governance analysis of the water governance-climate finance nexus, based on interviews with government officials, consultants, developers, NGOs, multilateral and international banks, and project-affected people at the Song Bung 2 and Song Bung 4 hydropower projects in Central Vietnam. Particular attention is paid to how the place-based nature of organisations shapes the ability of these actors to participate in decision-making. The article concludes that the CDM has had little impact on water governance in Vietnam at the project level in terms of carbon reduction (additionality) or attaining sustainable development objectives. Furthermore, whilst climate finance has the potential to open new, more transparent and more accountable arenas of water governance, current arenas of the water governance-climate finance nexus are 'rendered technical', and therefore often underutilised and inaccessible to civil society and project-affected people.
15 McCartney, Matthew; Johnston, Robyn; Lacombe, Guillaume. 2016. Building climate resilience through smart water and irrigation management systems. In Nagothu U.S. (Ed). Climate change and agricultural development: Improving resilience through climate smart agriculture, agroecology and conservation. Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.41-65.
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In the anticipated water scarcity and global warming scenario; it is imperative to identify suitable irrigation scheduling strategy in paddy fields for increasing water productivity and mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We conducted a two year (dry season of 2014 and 2015) field experiment for irrigation scheduling based on tensiometric measurement of soil water potential (SWP)in order to quantify temporal and seasonal variations in GHGs emissions and their trade off relationship at five levels of SWPs viz. SWP 1 (-20 kPa), SWP 2 (-30 kPa), SWP 3 (-40 kPa), SWP 4 (-50 kPa) and SWP 5 (-60 kPa), in addition to the traditional practice of growing flooded rice (CF). Fluxes of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) during the growing period were measured using manual closed chamber-gas chromatograph and the carbon dioxide (CO2) flux was measured using an infrared CO2 analyzer. A significant decrease in seasonal cumulative CH4 emission (30–60.2%) was recorded at different SWPs as compared to CF. In contrast, emission of CO2 and N2O increased by 12.9–26.6% and 16.3–22.1% respectively at SWPs 1 and 2; conversely, a significant decrease in emissions of these gases were observed at higher SWPs (SWPs 3–5). Among different SWP treatments, irrigation scheduling at SWP 2 maintained yield at par with CF with water saving of 32.9–41.1% and reduced CH4 emission (43–44.1%). However, due to increase in CO2 and N2O emission at SWP 2, there was no significant reduction in global warming potential (GWP) as compared with CF. Among different rice growth stages GHGs emission were predominant during vegetative growth stage. Regression relationship of GHGs emission with key soil parameters was employed to predict seasonal emissions of GHGs from paddy field. The results of this study suggest that scheduling irrigation at SWP 2 can be an effective strategy in order to save water, maintain rice yield and mitigate CH4 emission from direct seeded paddy fields in eastern India, however further research is needed to identify suitable management strategy for reducing CO2 and N2O emissions at SWP 2 in order to reduce the GWP.
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Irrigation with groundwater consumes considerable energy as well as water resources across the world. Using a case study from Indian Punjab, this article emphasizes how a continued and massive use of groundwater for irrigation has reduced groundwater levels and increased carbon emissions. Estimates of C emissions from groundwater pumping for irrigation in Punjab indicate that over a period of 14 years (1998–2012), groundwater use has increased by 23%; groundwater levels have fallen by 5.47 m; energy requirements have increased by 67% resulting in increase in C emissions by 110%. Emissions rates have increased from 33 to 55 g m 3 of groundwater used, and 43.2 to 78 g-C kg 1 of grain. Thus, groundwater management is not only important to ensure sustainability of the finite resource but also is vital to control environmental consequences of groundwater use for irrigation.
19 Hosen, Y. 2016. Development of agricultural technologies in the Mekong Delta to respond to climate change. Ibaraki, Japan: Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. 105p. (JIRCAS Working Report 84)
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20 Vetter, S. H.; Sapkota, T. B.; Hillier, J.; Stirling, C. M.; Macdiarmid, J. I.; Aleksandrowicz, L.; Green, R.; Joy, E. J. M.; Dangour, A. D.; Smith, P. 2017. Greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural food production to supply Indian diets: implications for climate change mitigation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 237:234-241. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.12.024]
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Agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. The growing global population is putting pressure on agricultural production systems that aim to secure food production while minimising GHG emissions. In this study, the GHG emissions associated with the production of major food commodities in India are calculated using the Cool Farm Tool. GHG emissions, based on farm management for major crops (including cereals like wheat and rice, pulses, potatoes, fruits and vegetables) and livestock-based products (milk, eggs, chicken and mutton meat), are quantified and compared. Livestock and rice production were found to be the main sources of GHG emissions in Indian agriculture with a country average of 5.65 kg CO2eq kg 1 rice, 45.54 kg CO2eq kg 1 mutton meat and 2.4 kg CO2eq kg 1 milk. Production of cereals (except rice), fruits and vegetables in India emits comparatively less GHGs with <1 kg CO2eq kg 1 product. These findings suggest that a shift towards dietary patterns with greater consumption of animal source foods could greatly increase GHG emissions from Indian agriculture. A range of mitigation options are available that could reduce emissions from current levels and may be compatible with increased future food production and consumption demands in India.
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