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Managing Vulnerability and Boosting Productivity in Agriculture through Weather Risk Mapping: A Guide for Development Practitioners

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dc.contributor.authorArce, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorUribe, Edgar
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-27T21:17:35Z
dc.date.available2015-04-27T21:17:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.description.abstractProductivity in the agricultural sector is inherently dependent on weather, such as variations in rainfall and temperature. As a result, weather risk events can cause losses in yield and production that translate into economic losses for producers, as well as other sector stakeholders that depend on income from agricultural trade, transport, processing, or export. This document is a guide for development practitioners and strategically presents a variety of mapping techniques for agricultural risk management and illustrates the application of these techniques for informing public and private sector development strategies. The introduction places weather risk mapping within the broader context of agricultural risk, explaining how mapping can enable risk identification, assessment and management activities, and each chapter elaborates on one or more of the technical components. A basic definition of agro-meteorology is provided, along with a discussion of different mapping techniques. The guide presents the available remote (satellite) databases of agro-meteorological variables that can be used for the purpose of weather risk mapping, assessing the advantages and drawbacks of each database and their suitability for different purposes. The document reviews current risk mapping analyses based on historical weather observations, which are typically used for risk identification and assessment, including climatologies, hazard and risk maps, climate regionalizations and agro-ecological zones (AEZ). The document also reviews forward-looking mapping techniques, known as diagnostic and forecasting analyses, specific examples of which are drawn from the United States, the European Union, and Australia. Finally, the guide provides instruction on how and why to conduct agro-ecological zoning, a technique that can be used to assess land-use types, land resources, land suitability, and climatic and agro-climatic regionalizations, as well as to inform land use recommendations. The concluding chapter demonstrates a step-by-step application of agro-ecological zoning in a case study of Mozambique.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24205468/managing-vulnerability-boosting-productivity-agriculture-through-weather-risk-mapping-guide-development-practitioners
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/21792
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21792
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAgriculture Global Practice Technical Assistance Papers;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSORPTION
dc.subjectADVERSE WEATHER
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGROMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectANNUAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectATLANTIC HURRICANE
dc.subjectATLANTIC OCEAN
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC MODELS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBASE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectBASES
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBOUNDARY LAYER
dc.subjectCALCIUM
dc.subjectCALCIUM CARBONATE
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DYNAMICS
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC DROUGHT
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENT
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EVENTS
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ANOMALIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE DATA
dc.subjectCLIMATE PREDICTION
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATE RESEARCH UNIT
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIO
dc.subjectCLIMATE SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CENTERS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC HAZARDS
dc.subjectCLIMATIC PROFILE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectCLIMATIC VARIABLES
dc.subjectCLIMATIC WATER BALANCE
dc.subjectCLIMATIC ZONES
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGISTS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectCLOUD COVER
dc.subjectCLOUD WATER
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOASTAL FLOODS
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOOLING DEGREE DAYS
dc.subjectCRU
dc.subjectCYCLONE
dc.subjectCYCLONE TRACKS
dc.subjectDAILY TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectDECLARATIONS
dc.subjectDEGREE DAYS
dc.subjectDENITRIFICATION
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT CONDITIONS
dc.subjectDROUGHT INDICES
dc.subjectDROUGHT MITIGATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT STRESS
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectENSO
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectEXCESS RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT
dc.subjectEXTREME HEAT WAVES
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILIZATION
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGES
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectFLOODED
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFAIRS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST SERVICE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGLOBAL RUNOFF DATA
dc.subjectGLOBAL SCALE
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREEN HOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHAIL
dc.subjectHAILSTORM
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHUMIDITY
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL CYCLE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF WEATHER
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTENSE PRECIPITATION EVENTS
dc.subjectINTENSITY OF DROUGHT
dc.subjectLAND SURFACE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLONG-TERM PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectMEAN TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMINIMUM TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectMINIMUM TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectMONSOON
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectNUTRIENTS
dc.subjectOXYGEN
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPH
dc.subjectPLANT GROWTH
dc.subjectRADIATION
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL INTENSITY
dc.subjectRAINY SEASON
dc.subjectRAINY SEASONS
dc.subjectREGIONAL BASIS
dc.subjectREGIONAL POLICIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL WEATHER
dc.subjectRELATIVE HUMIDITY
dc.subjectRELIEF
dc.subjectRISK ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSATELLITES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectSCIENTISTS
dc.subjectSEASON
dc.subjectSEASONAL RAINFALL
dc.subjectSNOW
dc.subjectSNOW COVER
dc.subjectSODIUM
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectSOUTHERN OSCILLATION
dc.subjectSOUTHERN OSCILLATION INDEX
dc.subjectSTORM SURGES
dc.subjectSUBSTRATES
dc.subjectSUMMER TEMPERATURES
dc.subjectSUNSHINE
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE DATA
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE PROFILES
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE RANGE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE THRESHOLDS
dc.subjectTEMPORAL COVERAGE
dc.subjectTEMPORAL RESOLUTION
dc.subjectTEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS
dc.subjectTEMPORAL SCALES
dc.subjectTERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectVARIABILITY OF CLIMATE
dc.subjectWARNING SYSTEM
dc.subjectWATER CYCLE
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER SHORTAGE
dc.subjectWATER VAPOR
dc.subjectWEATHER
dc.subjectWEATHER CONDITIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER DATA
dc.subjectWEATHER FORECASTS
dc.subjectWEATHER MAPS
dc.subjectWEATHER OBSERVATIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER PATTERNS
dc.subjectWEATHER PREDICTION
dc.subjectWEATHER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWEATHER SERVICES
dc.subjectWEATHER SHOCKS
dc.subjectWEATHER STATIONS
dc.subjectWEATHER VARIABILITY
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND DATA
dc.subjectWIND SPEED
dc.titleManaging Vulnerability and Boosting Productivity in Agriculture through Weather Risk Mappingen
dc.title.subtitleA Guide for Development Practitionersen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.date.disclosure2015-03-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:27:03.290471Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Agricultural Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24205468/managing-vulnerability-boosting-productivity-agriculture-through-weather-risk-mapping-guide-development-practitioners
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.guid784531468321545378
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000456286_20150326142033
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24205468
okr.identifier.report92400
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/03/26/000456286_20150326142033/Rendered/PDF/924000WP0P14750pping0Web00301102015.pdfen
okr.region.countryAustralia
okr.region.countryCanada
okr.region.countryMexico
okr.region.countryMozambique
okr.region.countryUnited States
okr.sectorAnimal production,General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector,Crops
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Natural disaster management
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social risk mitigation
okr.themeRural development :: Rural markets
okr.themeRural development :: Rural services and infrastructure
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Other environment and natural resources management
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Global Environment Facility
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Impacts
okr.unitAgriculture - GP (GFADR)
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