Climate Change Impacts: Response Options for Family Farmers in Brazil

"Through the lens of the three dimensions of sustainable development—social, economic and environmental—it is possible to assess the options for family farming to respond to the adverse impacts of climate change in Brazil. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment...

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Autores: Lima, Amanda Barroso, Vasconcelos, Isadora Cardoso, Rocha, Pedro Vasconcelos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da IPEA (RCIpea)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15211
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ipea.gov.br/handle/11058/15211
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Climate Change Impacts
Response Options
Family Farmers
Brazil
Descripción
Sumario:"Through the lens of the three dimensions of sustainable development—social, economic and environmental—it is possible to assess the options for family farming to respond to the adverse impacts of climate change in Brazil. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report indicates, climate change and/or extreme weather events such as severe droughts, heat waves and heavy rains could intensify the problems faced by family farmers." (…)