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Climate Impacts 1. Agriculture
Keynote presenters Dr Andrew Challinor (CGAM, University of Reading, U.K) PROMISE's contribution to this topic 2. Hydrology Management of water resources is a major issue for monsoon-affected countries. In the next century the population of many of these countries is projected to increase putting ever increasing strain on resources. This session will cover the methodology used to assess changes in hydrology, possible scenarios for changes in water resources and the development of hydrological models. Of particular interest is the impact of irrigation on climate change since this links the hydrological and agricultural impacts of climate change. Topics discussed included:
The following have been invited to give key-note talks in this session: Dr Nick Chappell (University
of Lancaster, U.K.) 3. Health Climate is widely recognised to have a strong effect on health in monsoon-affected countries. This short session included two talks on different aspects of the relationship between monsoon variability and disease. Keynote presentation Dr Andy Morse (University of Liverpool, U.K.) Links to all available abstracts and powerpoint presentations 1. Hydrological impacts of monsoon variability 2. Agricultural impacts of monsoon variability 3. Health impacts of monsoon variability PROMISE's contribution to this topic WP3000 Ground hydrology and water resources for monsoon climates WP3100 Seasonal prediction of crop yields and assessment of climate change impacts on crop productivity
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