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Management strategies in agriculture and forestry for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation to climate variability and climate change : report of the CAgM-XII Working Group
This report presents examples of the impacts of adaptation strategies required for reducing vulnerability of agriculture and forestry to climate variability and climate change. It also presents information on the impacts of the conversion of forests into crop and rangelands and also examples of the impact of management strategies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from agroecosystems.
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 96. Impact of Agrometeorological Information on Rangeland and Pasture Ecology and Management
This report was prepared under the provisions of Resolution 11 of CAgM-XII relating to the appointment of Joint Rapporteurs on the Impact of Agrometeorological Information on Rangeland and Pasture Ecology and Management. It is a continuation of a series of reports of the CAgM that describe aspects of agrometeorological services for pasture production and livestock.
Directrices de orientación la enseñanza y formación profesional del personal en meteorología e hidrología operativa - Volume II: Hidrología
Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM); Drãghici I.F.; Hall M.J.; et al. - OMM, 2003 (4a ed.; OMM-No. 258)
Directives pour la formation professionnelle des personnels de la météorologie et de l’hydrologie opérationnelle - Volume II: Hydrologie
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Drãghici I.F.; Hall M.J.; et al. - OMM, 2003 (4ème éd.; OMM-No. 258)
Agrometeorology related to extreme events
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Adamenko T.I.; Anaman K.A.; et al. - WMO, 2003 (WMO-No. 943)This technical note demonstrates the effects of extreme meteorological events on agricultural production and summarizes existing knowledge on the application of agrometeorological information needed to better cope with extreme events.
Guidelines for the education and training of personnel in meteorology and operational hydrology - Volume II: Hydrology
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Drãghici I.F.; Hall M.J.; et al. - WMO, 2003 (fourth ed.; WMO-No. 258)This publication deals with the classification of hydrological personnel and curricula for their initial qualification and early specialization in hydrology within the broader context of integrated water resources management. It is aimed to assist educators and managers in designing and implementing eduction and training programmes.
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Agricultural Meteorology Programme (AgMP), 90. Agrometeorological Aspects of Organic Agriculture, Urban Agriculture, Indoor Agriculture and Precision Agriculture
There has been a steady change in the nature of food production over the last few years. In all regions of the world there has been a shift towards organic production methods by limited numbers of producers with a view to a more earth-friendly form of production. There has also been a world-wide development of urban agriculture, particularly in regions with rapidly increasing urban populations, and difficulty in deriving maximum benefit from rural resources to feed the urban population. Likewise, the increase in indoor production has been marked over the last decade. Indoor production allows g ...
الأرصاد الجويةالمبادئ التوجيهية لتعليم وتدريب العاملين في مجال الأرصاد الجوية والهيدرولوجيا -2:الهيدرولوجيا
المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد ; Drãghici I.F.; Hall M.J.; et al. - المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد, 2003 (الطبعة الرابعة; BMO-No. 258)
Climate variability, agriculture and forestry: Towards sustainability
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Desjardins R.L.; Janzen H.; et al. - WMO, 2002 (WMO-No. 928)This publication discusses the main causes of global climate variation and the direct effects of changes in atmospheric composition. Examples of increasing the adaptability of agriculture to climate variability are given, and management strategies to reduce the production of greenhouse gases from agriculture are discussed.
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CAgM Report, 87. Report of the CAgM Working Group on Weather and Climate Related to Agricultural Production
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Chan A.K.; Dawod M.A.A.; et al. - WMO, 2001 (WMO/TD-No. 1079)
CAgM Report, 85. Agrometeorological information needs in agricultural production: report of the Working Group on the Validation of Information Requirements for Agricultural Crops
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Agbangla A.D.; Diemer P.; et al. - WMO, 2001 (WMO/TD-No. 1030)
Weather, Climate and Food Security
This booklet, WMO's contribution to the World Food Summit - 5 years later (Rome, 2002) illustrates the importance of weather and climate issues in ensuring world food security and the role of WMO in contributing to world food security.
Tiempo, clima y seguridad alimentaria
Se calcula que para 2020 la población mundial se elevará a 7,5 mil millones de personas, un aumento que, según estos cálculos se producirá en gran parte en el mundo en desarrollo. Ello significará, por ejemplo, que para satisfacer la creciente demanda de cereales los agricultores tendrán que producir un 40% más de granos en 2020. A pesar de que entre 1986 y 1998 se registró un incremento de la producción y del rendimiento de cereales a escala mundial, la producción media de cereales por habitante se mantuvo estacionaria durante ese período, y de hecho disminuyó en África y Oriente Medio. Esta ...
Le temps, le climat et la sécurité alimentaire
La population mondiale devrait atteindre 7,5 milliards d’habitants en 2020. La poussée démographique surviendra surtout dans les pays en développement. Il faudra produire alors 40 pour cent en plus de céréales pour répondre à la demande mondiale. Si ce secteur a bénéficié de gains de production et de rendement entre 1986 et 1998, le volume moyen de céréales produit par habitant a stagné à l’échelle mondiale. Il a même baissé en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient. Le recul noté dans plusieurs régions nuit gravement à la sécurité alimentaire et à la lutte contre la pauvreté. A cela s’ajoute une autre me ...
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AGM, 01. Coping with Drought in Sub-Saharan Africa : Better Use of Climate Information
This report captures the Kadoma Ranch workshop deliberations on the outcome of the survey and recommendations for a programme to address farmers' needs for information on climate and drought. The major partners who supported this work include USAID, the US Drought Mitigation Center, the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the UNCCD Global Mechanism and the Government of Zimbabwe through National Meteorological Directorate.
Performance analysis of on-demand pressurized irrigation systems
Lamaddalena Nicola; Sagardoy J.A.; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - FAO, 2000 (FAO irrigation and drainage paper-No. 59)The main objective of this publication is to analyse the performance of pressurized irrigation systems operating on-demand (also under other conditions) and to provide revised criteria for the design of such irrigation networks. For this purpose, new approaches and a computer tool (COPAM) have been developed. Calculation examples have been included to demonstrate the procedures and facilitate the understanding and practical use of formulae. This publication should be of particular interest to irrigation district managers, consultants, irrigation engineers and companies, university professors, ...
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Soil salinity assessment : methods and interpretations of electrical conductivity measurements
This paper presents updated technology for assessing soil salinity based on measurement of electrical conductivity. The technology has been extensively and successfully field tested, and it is sound, reliable, accurate and suited to a wide variety of useful applications. The required equipment is commercially available. The advocated instrumental methodology is practical, cost effective and well developed for all general applications. It is cheaper, faster and more informative than traditional methods of salinity measurement based on soil sampling and laboratory analysis.
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