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Use of climate models to predict agriculture's future in a changing climate

Posted Tue, 02/21/2012 - 15:35 by EKahurani

Three new regional reports produced by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University show how climate change will impact on crops currently grown in  West Africa, East Africa, and the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP).  The reports are based on studies that tested General Circulation Models (GCMs) by having them predict already-observed climate conditions, in order to establish the reliability of future climate projections. Such projections, the authors note, are useful in guiding decision making and prioritizing resource allocation to agricultural activities.

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