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6 Conclusions
Climate change adaptation is of paramount importance to agriculture, given the
reliance of the sector on climate. Climate change adaptation policies should be based
on science, and incorporate knowledge of indigenous peoples and traditional practices. Adaptation considerations should be mainstreamed into sectoral and crosssectoral policymaking, and promote good adaptation practices to confront the heterogeneity and uncertainty of climate change impacts. Ultimately, adaptation efforts
should contribute towards sustainable food production and food security for all [5].
7 Recommendations
• Strengthening the climate change institutionally at the country level to include
environmental institutions in addition to those of agriculture and water.
• Mainstream issues related to impact of climate change in the national policies and
strategies of the agricultural and water sector.
• Enhance the scientific research sector to address climate change concerns.
• Improve irrigation water productivity for sustainable agricultural production and
food security.
References
1. Egypt’s Vision 2030 (2016) Ministry of planning, monitoring and administrative reform, Cairo,
Egypt
2. SADS (Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy) (2009) Sustainable agricultural development strategy towards 2030. Agricultural Research & Development Council, Arab Republic
of Egypt, Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Oct 2009
3. UNDP (2011) Egypt’s national strategy for adaptation to climate change and disaster risk
reduction. UNDP and Egyptian Cabinet for Information, Decision Support Center, Cairo, Egypt
4. FAO (2011) “The state of the world’s land and water resources for food and agricultureSOLAW”—managing systems at risk. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, Rome, Italy
5. FAO (2017) The state of food security and nutrition in the world. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
6. ESCWA (2017) Climate change-related statistics in the Arab region: a proposed set of indicators. Special issue of the compendium of environment statistics in the Arab region 2017. The
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations
House, Beirut, Lebanon
7. Kimball BA (2016) Crop responses to elevated CO 2 and interactions with H 2 O, N, and
temperature. Curr Opin Plant Biol 31:36–43
8. IPCC (2007). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
and New York, NY, USA
M. A. S. Abdel Monem and B. Radojevic
6 Conclusions
Climate change adaptation is of paramount importance to agriculture, given the
reliance of the sector on climate. Climate change adaptation policies should be based
on science, and incorporate knowledge of indigenous peoples and traditional practices. Adaptation considerations should be mainstreamed into sectoral and crosssectoral policymaking, and promote good adaptation practices to confront the heterogeneity and uncertainty of climate change impacts. Ultimately, adaptation efforts
should contribute towards sustainable food production and food security for all [5].
7 Recommendations
• Strengthening the climate change institutionally at the country level to include
environmental institutions in addition to those of agriculture and water.
• Mainstream issues related to impact of climate change in the national policies and
strategies of the agricultural and water sector.
• Enhance the scientific research sector to address climate change concerns.
• Improve irrigation water productivity for sustainable agricultural production and
food security.
References
1. Egypt’s Vision 2030 (2016) Ministry of planning, monitoring and administrative reform, Cairo,
Egypt
2. SADS (Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy) (2009) Sustainable agricultural development strategy towards 2030. Agricultural Research & Development Council, Arab Republic
of Egypt, Ministry of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Oct 2009
3. UNDP (2011) Egypt’s national strategy for adaptation to climate change and disaster risk
reduction. UNDP and Egyptian Cabinet for Information, Decision Support Center, Cairo, Egypt
4. FAO (2011) “The state of the world’s land and water resources for food and agricultureSOLAW”—managing systems at risk. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, Rome, Italy
5. FAO (2017) The state of food security and nutrition in the world. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
6. ESCWA (2017) Climate change-related statistics in the Arab region: a proposed set of indicators. Special issue of the compendium of environment statistics in the Arab region 2017. The
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), United Nations
House, Beirut, Lebanon
7. Kimball BA (2016) Crop responses to elevated CO 2 and interactions with H 2 O, N, and
temperature. Curr Opin Plant Biol 31:36–43
8. IPCC (2007). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom
and New York, NY, USA