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Climate Change Impacts on Water Scarcity and Food Security in Tropical Environments: The Case of Caribbean Region

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  • Abdelaziz A Gohar
  • Adrian Cashman

    (Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, the University of West Indies, Barbados)

  • Abdelaziz A Gohar

    (Departments of Agricultural Economics and Extension, College of Agriculture, South Valley University, Egypt)

Abstract

The potential impacts of climate change on water scarcity and food security are a major area of concern for researchers and policy makers around the world, especially in tropical regions. Tropical regions are highly vulnerable to climate change, which poses increased threats to water and food security. While precipitation is the major source of freshwater in tropical regions, the agricultural sector and food production are under threat due to the impact of climate change. Recent downscaled regional data using the Representative Connection Pathway (RCPs) emission scenarios on precipitation shows a trend of decreasing precipitation in some tropical regions and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to the year 2100.

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  • Abdelaziz A Gohar & Adrian Cashman & Abdelaziz A Gohar, 2017. "Climate Change Impacts on Water Scarcity and Food Security in Tropical Environments: The Case of Caribbean Region," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 3(2), pages 57-59, - July.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:3:y:2017:i:2:p:57-59
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.03.555611
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