PCIC science brief: Crop yield under climate change and adaptation

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dc.contributor.authorPacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T21:30:29Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T21:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractA recent meta-analysis published in the journal Nature Climate Change, by Challinor et al. (2014) examines 1,722 crop model simulations, run using global climate model output under several emissions scenarios, to evaluate the potential effects of climate change and adaptation on crop yield. The authors find that, without adaptation, projected corn, rice and wheat production is reduced when areas experience 2.0 °C or more of local warming, with losses greater in the second half of the century due to larger changes in climate. Crop-level adaptations are projected to be able to increase yields by an average of 7-15% when compared to similar scenarios that do not utilize adaptation. Projections indicate that adaptation may be more successful for wheat and rice than for corn. Though less data is available on yield variability, Challinor et al. find that it is likely to increase.
dc.description.reviewstatusUnreviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21519
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
dc.subjectUN SDG 13: Climate Action
dc.subject#science brief
dc.subject#PCIC publication
dc.titlePCIC science brief: Crop yield under climate change and adaptation
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