About this Research Topic
Climate change is responsible for the increase in intensity and frequency of hydro-meteorological hazards, threatening water and food security globally. The food value chain is significantly affected by environmental factors, especially hydro-meteorological hazards such as severe storms, floods, and droughts. Based on the experiences of prolonged droughts in different regions globally, the outbreak of desert locusts and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, attention is shifting toward the impacts of climate events on climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture. There is a need to better understand how best to adapt to the projected changes. The planned climate change response strategies in the food value chain should be informed, given the inter-relation of the sector to others. This is important for ensuring food security and a healthy society, and also fostering the realization of multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that climate change induces more frequent and intense extreme weather and climate events. This is projected to persist throughout the 21st century. In the backdrop of a growing population, climate change and limited freshwater resources on earth, it is important to manage the available water resources for environmental and socio-economic development. For instance, extreme precipitation events pose devastating challenges to water and agriculture, which is likely to have a ripple effect on other sectors such as health and security. Adapting to these challenges requires a good understanding of the potential impacts of climate change from a long-term and systematic perspective, which forms the basis of this Research Topic.
The objectives of this Research Topic are:
• Investigate climate change with a focus on hydrological extremes
• Assess the current and future impacts of hydro-meteorological extremes on agriculture
• Identify best practices in water management
• Propose adaptation measures for the food/agricultural sector against climate change-related water impacts.
The findings will inform the adoption of new technologies and systems suitable for current and future weather and climate conditions and re-evaluating societal and cultural interactions with
limited water resources for agriculture. These findings aim to improve food production and create a sustainable environment for all.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Water seeks inter-disciplinary high-impact contributions to recent advances on climate change impact (current and future) on water and food security, offering original perspectives on assessment and analyses of climate change impacts, and contributing to practical solutions. The scope of the Research Topic is, but not limited to:
• Observation and modeling of climate change.
• Variability of the hydro-meteorological hazards.
• Advances in Early Warning Systems of hydro-meteorological hazards.
• Field experiments.
• Impact of weather and climate extremes (e.g., floods, droughts, heat waves, cold waves,…)
• Water cycle change.
• Water resources management under a changing climate.
• Impact of climate change on crop cultivation and assessment of the best agricultural practices for adaptation.
• Food production and supply.
• Environmental impact of climate change.
• Adaption and mitigation.
• Development and application of new technologies to monitor the effect of climate change on water and food.
• Community involvement in water and food security projects.
We welcome submissions describing cutting-edge research in these subjects, including local, regional or global studies.
In recent years, it has become increasingly evident that climate change induces more frequent and intense extreme weather and climate events. This is projected to persist throughout the 21st century. In the backdrop of a growing population, climate change and limited freshwater resources on earth, it is important to manage the available water resources for environmental and socio-economic development. For instance, extreme precipitation events pose devastating challenges to water and agriculture, which is likely to have a ripple effect on other sectors such as health and security. Adapting to these challenges requires a good understanding of the potential impacts of climate change from a long-term and systematic perspective, which forms the basis of this Research Topic.
The objectives of this Research Topic are:
• Investigate climate change with a focus on hydrological extremes
• Assess the current and future impacts of hydro-meteorological extremes on agriculture
• Identify best practices in water management
• Propose adaptation measures for the food/agricultural sector against climate change-related water impacts.
The findings will inform the adoption of new technologies and systems suitable for current and future weather and climate conditions and re-evaluating societal and cultural interactions with
limited water resources for agriculture. These findings aim to improve food production and create a sustainable environment for all.
This Research Topic of Frontiers in Water seeks inter-disciplinary high-impact contributions to recent advances on climate change impact (current and future) on water and food security, offering original perspectives on assessment and analyses of climate change impacts, and contributing to practical solutions. The scope of the Research Topic is, but not limited to:
• Observation and modeling of climate change.
• Variability of the hydro-meteorological hazards.
• Advances in Early Warning Systems of hydro-meteorological hazards.
• Field experiments.
• Impact of weather and climate extremes (e.g., floods, droughts, heat waves, cold waves,…)
• Water cycle change.
• Water resources management under a changing climate.
• Impact of climate change on crop cultivation and assessment of the best agricultural practices for adaptation.
• Food production and supply.
• Environmental impact of climate change.
• Adaption and mitigation.
• Development and application of new technologies to monitor the effect of climate change on water and food.
• Community involvement in water and food security projects.
We welcome submissions describing cutting-edge research in these subjects, including local, regional or global studies.
Keywords: Agrometeorology, Adaptation and mitigation, Water resources management, Food value chain, Sustainable Development Goals, Weather and Climate Extremes, Hydro-meteorological hazards, Climate Smart Agriculture, Post-harvest losses
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
