Influence of Climate Changes on Animal Feed Production …
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In Egypt Egypt has high vulnerability to climate change because depends to a large
extent on natural resources. Symptoms of the climate change in Egypt are evidently
the:
1. Decreasing precipitation rates,
2. Changing weather patterns,
3. Increased CO 2 emission
4. Increased methane and nitrous emission and
5. Sea level rise.
These changes are slow but steady. This makes a difficult situation worse. Since
agriculture in Egypt is dependant on natural resources like rain, Nile river, atmospheric temperature, etc., it is dramatically affected by climate change. A study
by the World Bank [36] showed that high temperatures will constrain agricultural
production and that warming may also affect water resources. According to the agricultural value added decreased by 5.65% from 2000 to 2014 as a result of climate
change [37].
To address these climate changes, Egypt has adopted a (National Strategy for
Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction) announced in 2011
[38]. In the context of the (National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change)
[38], it was stated that the agriculture sector including feed and forage production,
agriculture is particularly sensitive to climate change.
The national strategy aims at the following:
1. Increasing the flexibility of the Egyptian community in dealing with the
risks and disasters caused by climate change and its impact on different
sectors.
2. Enhancing the capacity to absorb and contain climate-related risks and
disasters.
3. Reduction of climate change – related disasters.
The strategy depends on several determinants as follows:
1. Political will at All Levels
2. Availability of Human, Financial and Natural Resources
3. Reform and Adjustment of Institutional Frameworks
4. Amendment of Legislations and Laws
5. Strengthening the National Information Exchange System
6. Monitoring, Assessment and Follow-up, and Identification of Performance
Indicators
7. Development of a National Model for Social and Economic Analysis and
Projections.
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In Egypt Egypt has high vulnerability to climate change because depends to a large
extent on natural resources. Symptoms of the climate change in Egypt are evidently
the:
1. Decreasing precipitation rates,
2. Changing weather patterns,
3. Increased CO 2 emission
4. Increased methane and nitrous emission and
5. Sea level rise.
These changes are slow but steady. This makes a difficult situation worse. Since
agriculture in Egypt is dependant on natural resources like rain, Nile river, atmospheric temperature, etc., it is dramatically affected by climate change. A study
by the World Bank [36] showed that high temperatures will constrain agricultural
production and that warming may also affect water resources. According to the agricultural value added decreased by 5.65% from 2000 to 2014 as a result of climate
change [37].
To address these climate changes, Egypt has adopted a (National Strategy for
Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction) announced in 2011
[38]. In the context of the (National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change)
[38], it was stated that the agriculture sector including feed and forage production,
agriculture is particularly sensitive to climate change.
The national strategy aims at the following:
1. Increasing the flexibility of the Egyptian community in dealing with the
risks and disasters caused by climate change and its impact on different
sectors.
2. Enhancing the capacity to absorb and contain climate-related risks and
disasters.
3. Reduction of climate change – related disasters.
The strategy depends on several determinants as follows:
1. Political will at All Levels
2. Availability of Human, Financial and Natural Resources
3. Reform and Adjustment of Institutional Frameworks
4. Amendment of Legislations and Laws
5. Strengthening the National Information Exchange System
6. Monitoring, Assessment and Follow-up, and Identification of Performance
Indicators
7. Development of a National Model for Social and Economic Analysis and
Projections.