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as well as one of the most dynamic, the defining environmental legal and political
challenge of the 21st century.
This book is written to help us make sense of the climate change discussion.
Especially on the question of whether this problem can be solved. It is now widely
accepted that our climate has changed and will continue to change due to our economy based on fossil fuel, our transformation of the surface of the planet, and the
increasing number of people and their growing wealth. Nevertheless, there is increasing confusion about the solutions. Some people think the only way is to drastically
change our way of life. Give up our cars; give up our heating, no air travel anymore.
Return to the Middle Ages, some people think that in the near future, technology will
give us plenty of CO 2 -free energy at low cost. Others believe that nuclear power is
the only solution, as renewable energy and energy efficiency will never significantly
reduce CO 2 emissions. Therefore, the key message of this book is intended to deserve
widespread attention to the idea that “The climate and development crises will be
solved together, or not at all. Moreover, the faster we begin, the less painful—and
more possible—the solutions will be.” The fact that we can control climate change
is what our current knowledge tells us. We cannot avoid further changes and further
negative impacts altogether, but we can avoid the most severe impacts of climate
change so that things remain manageable. We want people to understand that and
see that this is only possible if strong and decisive action is now being taken. The
recommendations given under the different themes of the book in chapter “Update,
Conclusions, and Recommendations to “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and
Food Security in Egypt” can guide taking such decisions.
2 Themes of the Book
Such climate change will affect Egypt’s natural resources, particularly the major
resources characterized by the relative scarcity of Egypt’s land and water resources.
This leads to a direct and far-reaching impact on the agricultural sector and thus
on the food security of Egypt. The four dimensions of food security include climate
change: food availability, access, capacity, and stability. So, the objective of the book
is to address the following main theme.
– An overview of climate change in Egypt.
– Land and water resources.
– Smart farming.
– Livestock, fishery, and aquaculture.
– Socioeconomic impacts.
The next sections present a summary of each chapter presented in the main body
of the book under its related theme.
E.-S. E. Omran and A. M. Negm
as well as one of the most dynamic, the defining environmental legal and political
challenge of the 21st century.
This book is written to help us make sense of the climate change discussion.
Especially on the question of whether this problem can be solved. It is now widely
accepted that our climate has changed and will continue to change due to our economy based on fossil fuel, our transformation of the surface of the planet, and the
increasing number of people and their growing wealth. Nevertheless, there is increasing confusion about the solutions. Some people think the only way is to drastically
change our way of life. Give up our cars; give up our heating, no air travel anymore.
Return to the Middle Ages, some people think that in the near future, technology will
give us plenty of CO 2 -free energy at low cost. Others believe that nuclear power is
the only solution, as renewable energy and energy efficiency will never significantly
reduce CO 2 emissions. Therefore, the key message of this book is intended to deserve
widespread attention to the idea that “The climate and development crises will be
solved together, or not at all. Moreover, the faster we begin, the less painful—and
more possible—the solutions will be.” The fact that we can control climate change
is what our current knowledge tells us. We cannot avoid further changes and further
negative impacts altogether, but we can avoid the most severe impacts of climate
change so that things remain manageable. We want people to understand that and
see that this is only possible if strong and decisive action is now being taken. The
recommendations given under the different themes of the book in chapter “Update,
Conclusions, and Recommendations to “Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and
Food Security in Egypt” can guide taking such decisions.
2 Themes of the Book
Such climate change will affect Egypt’s natural resources, particularly the major
resources characterized by the relative scarcity of Egypt’s land and water resources.
This leads to a direct and far-reaching impact on the agricultural sector and thus
on the food security of Egypt. The four dimensions of food security include climate
change: food availability, access, capacity, and stability. So, the objective of the book
is to address the following main theme.
– An overview of climate change in Egypt.
– Land and water resources.
– Smart farming.
– Livestock, fishery, and aquaculture.
– Socioeconomic impacts.
The next sections present a summary of each chapter presented in the main body
of the book under its related theme.