Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability

Submitted by Claudia.Hiepe on Thu, 2009-11-26 16:46
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This monograph is part of a series of reports that explain how techniques of spatial analysis can be used to investigate poverty and environment links worldwide. It combines rural population distribution data contained in the global rural population database for the year 2000 (FAO, 2005) with methods and results of the Global agro-ecological assessment for agriculture in the 21st Century (Fischer et al., 2002), in order to estimate the distribution of the world’s rural population by agricultural suitability class, land use category and type of farming system.

Cook Islands - National Communication

Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-06-19 20:25
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Cook Islands - National Communication - 30 October 1999
Key Vulnerabilities
  • Water Resources
  • Coastal Zones
  • Natural Resources
  • Agriculture/Food Security
  • Health
Potential Adaptation Measures

Agriculture and Food Security

Information Gaps

  • Understanding of areas most vulnerable to changes in weather patterns
  • Understanding causal factors leading to insect and disease outbreaks
  • Identification of most suitable plants, crops, varieties and cultivars to climate change
  • Additional methods of quarantine to reduce further pests and diseases