Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Terraced Agroforestry Systems in West Anti-Atlas (Morocco): Incidence of Climate Change and Prospects for Sustainable Development -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Bibliographical Information for the State of the Art -- 2.2 Survey and Data Analysis -- 2.3 Cartographic Data -- 2.4 Analysis of Past and Future Climate Data -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Geological Features of the Study Area -- 3.2 Human Footprint and Demographic Data -- 3.3 Terraced Agroforestry Systems -- 3.3.1 Learning from History -- 3.3.2 Associated Management -- 3.3.3 TAS: An Adapted Food Security Management in Anti-Atlas -- 3.3.4 Advantages Beyond Food Security -- 3.4 Terraced Agroforestry System: Significant Regression Trend in the Anti-Atlas -- 3.5 Drought Incidence in Morocco and Anti-Atlas Region -- 3.5.1 Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) -- 3.5.2 The Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification -- 3.6 Prospect for Sustainable Development in Anti-Atlas (Chtouka Ait Baha) -- 3.6.1 Climatic Factors -- 3.6.2 Human Factors -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 Increasing Pulse Consumption to Improve Human Health and Food Security and to Mitigate Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Benefits Deriving from Pulses -- 2.1 Nutritional and Health Benefits -- 2.2 Environmental Benefits -- 3 Pulses Consumption in Europe -- 4 An Example on: How to Increase the Amount of Pulse Consumption in a Food Service Setting? the "Choose Beans" Campaign -- 4.1 The Relevance of Catering Sector in Food Provision -- 4.2 The Choose Beans Campaign -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Ecosystem Services and Incentive Mechanisms for Environmental Preservation in Brazil -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Economics and the Conservation of Ecosystems. , 3 Mechanisms and Instruments to Preserve Ecosystem Services in Brazil -- 4 Governance to Preserve Ecosystem Services -- 5 Integration of Public Policies, Regulations, and Incentive Mechanisms for Protecting Ecosystem Services -- 6 Ecosystem Services and the Fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goals-SDGs -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Legislation -- 4 Are We Missing the Big Picture? Unlocking the Social-Ecological Resilience of High Nature Value Farmlands to Future Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 A Global View of Traditional Farming and Farmlands -- 1.2 What Are High Nature Value Farmlands and Why Are They Important? -- 1.3 Resilience of Traditional, Low-Intensity Farmlands to Environmental Change -- 1.4 Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional Low-Intensity Rural Landscapes -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 Literature Search -- 2.2 Analysis of Data Gathered from Literature Review -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Research on Impacts of Climate Change in Traditional, Low-Intensity Farmlands: When, Where and How? -- 3.2 Which Impacts of Climate Change on Traditional High Nature Value Farmlands Have Been Under Researchers' Scrutiny? -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Profitability of Cassava Based Farms Adopting Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices in Delta State, Nigeria -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Objectives of the Study -- 1.2 Hypotheses of the Study -- 1.3 Conceptual Frameworks -- 2 Research Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Sampling Plan and Data Collection Method -- 2.3 Data Analysis Technique -- 2.3.1 Model Specification -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Profitability Differentials in Three CSAs Adopted by Cassava Farms in the Study -- 3.2 Effects of Socioeconomic Variables and Adoption of CSA Practices on Cassava Farms' Profitability -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , 6 Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices (CSA) Adoption by Crop Farmers in Semi-arid Regions of West and East Africa: Evidence from Nigeria and Ethiopia -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Objectives of the Study -- 2 Research Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Identification of the Analogues Sites -- 3.1.1 Socio-economic Attributes of Crop Farmers in the Semi-arid Regions of Ethiopia and Nigeria Facing Threats of Climate Change -- 3.1.2 Perception of Crop Farmers on Climate Change Risks Affecting Farm Crops Production -- 3.1.3 Climate Smart Agricultural Strategies/Technologies Adopted to Cope with Perceived Risks of Climate Variability and Change in Ethiopian and Nigerian Analogous Farm Sites -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1 (Arc-GIS Output Showing the CCAFS Result for Katsina Non) -- Appendix 2 (Arc-GIS Output Showing the CCAFS Result for Mekelle Non) -- Analogues Results -- References -- 7 Challenges, Futures and Possibilities of Land Use in Rural Areas of Cela Municipality: Risks, Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Links to Sustainability -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Land Management, the Integration of the Risk of Climate Change in the Angolan Normative Judicial Context, and the Action Plan for Climate Change -- 4 Study Area and Population -- 4.1 The Municipal Area of Cela (Waku-Kungu) -- 4.2 Population and Socio-economic Situation -- 5 Methods -- 6 Results and Discussion -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Future Climate Change Impacts on Malta's Agriculture, Based on Multi-model Results from WCRP's CMIP5 -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Aim of This Study -- 2 Methodology -- 2.1 Study Area and Data Collection -- 2.2 Multi-model Climate Projections Under Multiple Climate Scenarios -- 2.3 Multi-model Analysis -- 2.4 Climate Change Impact -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 3.1 Projected Climate Trends and Multi-model Variability -- 3.2 Hierarchical Clustering of Multi-model Output -- 3.3 Projected Aridity -- 3.4 Projected Evapotranspiration -- 3.5 Projected Heat Stress -- 3.6 Projected Water Requirements -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 9 The Urgent Need for Enhancing Forest Ecosystem Resilience Under the Anticipated Climate Portfolio Over Kerala Under RCP 4.5 and Its Possible Implications on Forests -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Forest Cover in Kerala -- 2.3 Climate Change Modeling Approach -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 General Projections Warming Over the Districts of Kerala -- 3.2 Exclusive Projections Warming for Forested Areas of Kerala -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 10 Mediterranean Marginal Lands in Face of Climate Change: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Climate Change in the Mediterranean Region -- 3 History and Main Trends of Mediterranean Grasslands in Southern Portugal -- 4 Grassland Biodiversity and Services in a Changing Climate -- 5 Primary Productivity, Food Quality and Implications for Livestock -- 6 Strategies to Cope with Climate Change -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Sustainable Food Systems in Culturally Coherent Social Contexts: Discussions Around Culture, Sustainability, Climate Change and the Mediterranean Diet -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 What Is a Sustainable Diet? -- 1.2 Climate Change and Sustainable Food Production -- 1.3 The Case of the Mediterranean Diet -- 1.3.1 Culturally "Coherent", More Than Culturally "Acceptable" -- 2 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Multifunctional Urban Agriculture and Agroforestry for Sustainable Land Use Planning in the Context of Climate Change in Serbia -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Methodological Approach. , 2 General Context of Agriculture and Agroforestry in Terms of Climate Change in Serbia -- 3 Institutional Framework for Sustainable Land Use in Serbia -- 3.1 Agriculture -- 3.2 Agroforestry and Green Infrastructure -- 3.3 Resume -- 4 Sustainable Land Use Application at Various Levels-Examples of Multifunctional Urban Agriculture and Agroforestry in Serbia -- 4.1 Public and Institutional Green Spaces -- 4.2 Urban Agriculture and Agroforestry as Part of the Green Infrastructure -- 4.3 Private Parcels in Peri-urban Area -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- National regulative, strategies and plans -- 13 Alien Plant Species: Environmental Risks in Agricultural and Agro-Forest Landscapes Under Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Historical Perspective on the Introduction of Alien Plant Species -- 3 Invasive Plant Species Originally Cultivated in Production Systems and Their Impacts Outside Crop Areas -- 3.1 The Most Wide-Spread Plant Invasions -- 3.2 Impacts on Ecosystem Services -- 4 Managing the Spread of Invasive Plant Species in the Broader Landscape -- 4.1 Strategies to Tackle Invasive Plant Species -- 4.2 Modelling and Detection Tools to Support Management -- 4.2.1 Remote Sensing Based on Airborne Sensors -- 4.2.2 Habitat Distribution Models -- 4.2.3 Dynamic Ecological Models -- 5 Challenges of Alien Plant Invasions in the Light of Climate Change -- 5.1 Forecasting -- 5.2 Predicting Impacts on Ecosystem Services -- 5.3 Adaptive Management -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 14 Remote Sensing of Droughts Impacts on Maize Prices Using SPOT-VGT Derived Vegetation Index -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials -- 2.1 Background on Study Area -- 2.2 Remote-Sensing Data -- 3 Methods -- 3.1 Field Data Collection -- 3.2 GIS Data Analysis -- 3.3 Remote Sensing Data Analysis. , 3.4 Maize Price Data Analysis.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to the Clean Development Mechanism -- 2. Conceptual framework -- 3. Will preferential access measures overcome barriers to CDM projects in Least Developed Countries? -- 4. Discounting emission credits and competitiveness of different CDM host countries -- 5. Does the CDM discourage emission reduction targets in advanced developing countries? An analysis of the 'low-hanging fruit' issue -- 6. Do domestic renewable energy promotion policies lead to more CDM projects? -- 7. Concluding remarks -- References -- Index.