Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts
The overall agricultural system in the Nile Delta region is considered as one of the highest intensive and complicated agriculture systems in the world. According to the recent studies, the Nile Delta region is one of the highly vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. Sea level rise, soil...
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| author | S. M. Attaher M. A. Medany A. F. Abou-Hadid |
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| description | The overall agricultural system in the Nile Delta region is considered as one of the highest intensive and complicated agriculture systems in the world. According to the recent studies, the Nile Delta region is one of the highly vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. Sea level rise, soil and water degradation, undiversified crop-pattern, yield reduction, pests and disease severity, and irrigation and drainage management were the main key factors that increased vulnerability of the agriculture sector in that region. The main objective of this study is to conduct a community-based multi-criteria adaptation assessment in the Nile Delta using a preset questionnaire. A list of possible adaptation measures for agriculture sector was evaluated. The results indicated that the Nile Delta growers have strong perceptions to act positively to reduce the impacts of climate change. They reflected the need to improve the their adaptive capacity based on clear scientific message with adequate governmental support to coop with the negative impacts of climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b65362f83694a6f9f40dcba5e4ab1f42022-12-22T03:21:53ZengCopernicus PublicationsAdvances in Science and Research1992-06281992-06362009-10-013123126Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impactsS. M. AttaherM. A. MedanyA. F. Abou-HadidThe overall agricultural system in the Nile Delta region is considered as one of the highest intensive and complicated agriculture systems in the world. According to the recent studies, the Nile Delta region is one of the highly vulnerable regions in the world to climate change. Sea level rise, soil and water degradation, undiversified crop-pattern, yield reduction, pests and disease severity, and irrigation and drainage management were the main key factors that increased vulnerability of the agriculture sector in that region. The main objective of this study is to conduct a community-based multi-criteria adaptation assessment in the Nile Delta using a preset questionnaire. A list of possible adaptation measures for agriculture sector was evaluated. The results indicated that the Nile Delta growers have strong perceptions to act positively to reduce the impacts of climate change. They reflected the need to improve the their adaptive capacity based on clear scientific message with adequate governmental support to coop with the negative impacts of climate change.http://www.adv-sci-res.net/3/123/2009/asr-3-123-2009.pdf |
| spellingShingle | S. M. Attaher M. A. Medany A. F. Abou-Hadid Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts Advances in Science and Research |
| title | Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts |
| title_full | Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts |
| title_fullStr | Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts |
| title_short | Possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the Nile Delta to climate change impacts |
| title_sort | possible adaptation measures of agriculture sector in the nile delta to climate change impacts |
| url | http://www.adv-sci-res.net/3/123/2009/asr-3-123-2009.pdf |
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