The focus of this book is future global climate change and its
implications for agricultural systems which are the main sources of
agricultural goods and services provided to society. These systems are
either based on crop or livestock production, or on combinations of the
two, with characteristics that differ between regions and between levels
of management intensity. In turn, they also differ in their sensitivity
to projected future changes in climate, and improvements to increase
climate-resilience need to be tailored to the specific needs of each
system. The book will bring together a series of chapters that provide
scientific insights to possible implications of projected climate
changes for different important types of crop and livestock systems, and
a discussion of options for adaptive and mitigative management.