Of the 1 billion food insecure people, more than 30% are in South Asia. Large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise. This book addresses food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change.

Recommended management practices in soil/water/crop/vegetation management

Foreword; M. Jarraud, J. DioufForeword; President Grimsson, IcelandPrefacePart I. CLIMATE CHANGE IN SOUTH ASIA1. Climate of South Asia and the Human Wellbeing; R. Lal 2. Climate Change in South Asia; M. Sivakumar and R. Stefanski3. Solar Irradiance of the Earth's Atmosphere; S. Nahar4. Mass Balance Approach to Study Glaciers Dynamics in the Himalayas; D. Sveinbjörnsson, H. BjörnssonPart II. CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER RESOURCES5. Understanding Surface Water Flow and Storage Changes using Satellites: Emerging Opportunities for Bangladesh; F. Hossain, D.Alsdorf6. Inter-annual water storage changes in Asia from GRACE data; C.K. Shum et al.7. Observation and Geophysical Causes of Present-Day Sea Level Rise; C.K. Shum, C.Y. KuoPart III. CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ENVIRONMENT8. Selenium - A Right Choice To Treat Arsenicosis in Bangladesh; A. Momin9. Agricultural and Environmental Changes in Bangladesh in Response to Global Warming; S. Ahsan et al.Part IV. CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOIL DEGRADATION10. Soil degradation and food security in South Asia; R. Lal11. Restoration of Degraded and Desertified Lands: Experience from Iceland; S. Runolfsson, A.M. Ágústsdóttir12. Organic carbon cycling during Himalayan erosion: processes, fluxes and consequences for the global carbon cycle; V. Galy, C. France-LanordPart V. CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOOD SECURITY13. World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy; S. Ramasamy14. Implications of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security in South Asia; Ad Spijkers15. Climate Change and Food Security in India; N. ChattopadhyayPart VI. MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS16. Global Climate Change and Food Security in South Asia: An Adaptation and Mitigation Framework; P.K. Aggarwal, M.V.K. Sivakumar17. Options on Land Management and Land Use for Coping with Climate Change in South Asia; Y. Niino18. Challenges and Opportunities in Composting Organic Waste; H. Keener19. Adaptation strategies in copingwith climate change impacts for improved crop health and sustainable food production; A.K.S. Huda, R. Mehrotra, A. Sharma20. Options for Forest Management for Coping with Climate Change in South Asia; N.H. Ravindranath, I.K. Murthy, S. Swarnim21. Options on fisheries and aquaculture for coping with climate change in South Asia; E. Vivekanandan22. Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Global Food Supply and Demand; J. Furuya, S. KobayashiPart VII. CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRIC. IN BANGLADESH23. Effect of climatic changes on the incidence of disease of winter pulses; M.A. Bakr24. Climate Change and Sustainable Irrigation Management in Bangladesh; S. Islam25. Cool Rice for a Warmer Environment: Concept, Progress and Prospect - Bangladesh perspective; M. Sirajul Islam26. Soil carbon sequestration under rubber plantations in North-East India; D. Mandal27. Incidence and severity of rice diseases and insect pests in relation to climate change; M. Haq28. Assessing impacts of climate change on cereal production and food security in Bangladesh; G. Hussain29. Climatic Variations: Farming Systems and Livelihoods in the High Barind Tract and Coastal Areas of Bangladesh; Y. Ali30. Influence of Climatic Changes on the Abundance of Major Insect Pests of Sugarcane; M. Abdullah31. Soil, Water and Climate Related Constraints for Crop Production in Bangladesh; M.S. Khan32. Phenomena Leading to Food Chain Contamination to Intensify Climate Change Effects and Adaptation in Bangladesh; A.M.M. M. Hossain, S.F. ElahiPart VIII. POLICY IMPERATIVES33. Title: Metrics for Mainstreaming Adaptation in Agriculture Sector; S.V.R.K. Prabhakar34. A Framework for Regional Cooperation on Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in South Asia; S.K. SrivastavaPart IX. NEED FOR ACTION35. Adapting to Climate Change: Research and Development Priorities; R. LalClosing Remarks; Ad SpijkersDhaka Declaration

This book addresses an important topic of food security in South Asia with specific reference to climate change. Of the 1 billion food insecure people in the world, more than 30% are in South Asia. The problem of food insecurity may be exacerbated by the projected climate change especially because of the water scarcity caused by rapid melting of the glaciers in the Himalayas and increase in variability in monsoonal rains and frequency of extreme events. Furthermore, large populations of Bangladesh and other coastal regions may be displaced by sea level rise.Thus, this volume addresses recommended land use and soil/water/crop/vegetation management practices which would enable land managers to adapt to climate disruption by enhancing soil/ecosystem/social resilience. In addition to biophysical factors, this book also addresses the issues related to human dimensions including social, ethnical and political considerations.