Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia

From the reviews: "This volume comprises 35 chapters of papers arising from a meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh in August 2008 to explore the consequences of the changing climate on the food security of people in the South Asia region. ... this is a very informative and useful summary of climate change and crop production research in South Asia and especially Bangladesh." (Peter J. Gregory, Food Security, Vol. 3, 2011)

• Foreword; M. Jarraud, J. DioufForeword; President Grimsson, IcelandPrefacePart I. CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH ASIA1. Climate of South Asia and the Human Wellbeing; R. Lal 2. Climate Change in South Asia; M. Sivakumar and R. Stefanski3. Solar Irradiance of the Earth’s Atmosphere; S. Nahar4. Mass Balance Approach to Study Glaciers Dynamics in the Himalayas; D. Sveinbjörnsson, H. BjörnssonPart II. CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES5. Understanding Surface Water Flow and Storage Changes using Satellites: Emerging Opportunities for Bangladesh; F. Hossain, D.Alsdorf6. Inter-annual water storage changes in Asia from GRACE data; C.K. Shum et al.7. Observation and Geophysical Causes of Present-Day Sea Level Rise; C.K. Shum, C.Y. KuoPart III. CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT8. Selenium – A Right Choice To Treat Arsenicosis in Bangladesh; A. Momin9. Agricultural and Environmental Changes in Bangladesh in Response to Global Warming; S. Ahsan et al.Part IV. CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOIL DEGRADATION10. Soil degradation and food security in South Asia; R. Lal11. Restoration of Degraded and Desertified Lands: Experience from Iceland; S. Runolfsson, A.M. Ágústsdóttir12. Organic carbon cycling during Himalayan erosion: processes, fluxes and consequences for the global carbon cycle; V. Galy, C. France-LanordPart V. CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY13. World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy; S. Ramasamy14. Implications of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in South Asia; Ad Spijkers15. Climate Change and Food Security in India; N. ChattopadhyayPart VI. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS16. Global Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia: An Adaptation and Mitigation Framework; P.K. Aggarwal, M.V.K. Sivakumar17. Options on Land Management and Land Use for Coping with Climate Change in South Asia; Y. Niino18. Challenges and Opportunities in Composting Organic Waste; H. Keener19. Adaptation strategies in copingwith climate change impacts for improved crop health and sustainable food production; A.K.S. Huda, R. Mehrotra, A. Sharma20. Options for Forest Management for Coping with Climate Change in South Asia; N.H. Ravindranath, I.K. Murthy, S. Swarnim21. Options on fisheries and aquaculture for coping with climate change in South Asia; E. Vivekanandan22. Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Global Food Supply and Demand; J. Furuya, S. KobayashiPart VII. CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRIC. IN BANGLADESH23. Effect of climatic changes on the incidence of disease of winter pulses; M.A. Bakr24. Climate Change and Sustainable Irrigation Management in Bangladesh; S. Islam25. Cool Rice for a Warmer Environment: Concept, Progress and Prospect – Bangladesh perspective; M. Sirajul Islam26. Soil carbon sequestration under rubber plantations in North-East India; D. Mandal27. Incidence and severity of rice diseases and insect pests in relation to climate change; M. Haq28. Assessing impacts of climate change on cereal production and food security in Bangladesh; G. Hussain29. Climatic Variations: Farming Systems and Livelihoods in the High Barind Tract and Coastal Areas of Bangladesh; Y. Ali30. Influence of Climatic Changes on the Abundance of Major Insect Pests of Sugarcane; M. Abdullah31. Soil, Water and Climate Related Constraints for Crop Production in Bangladesh; M.S. Khan32. Phenomena Leading to Food Chain Contamination to Intensify Climate Change Effects and Adaptation in Bangladesh; A.M.M. M. Hossain, S.F. ElahiPart VIII. POLICY IMPERATIVES33. Title: Metrics for Mainstreaming Adaptation in Agriculture Sector; S.V.R.K. Prabhakar34. A Framework for Regional Cooperation on Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia; S.K. SrivastavaPart IX. NEED FOR ACTION35. Adapting to Climate Change: Research and Development Priorities; R. LalClosing Remarks; Ad SpijkersDhaka Declaration