A leverage points analysis of a qualitative system dynamics model for climate change adaptation in agriculture

Sabine Egerer, Rodrigo Valencia Cotera, Louis Celliers and María Máñez Costa

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 189, issue C

Abstract: Participatory modeling approaches provide opportunities for collective action responding to challenges of community resource limitations. In the context of climate change, challenges arise from the potential limitations of water availability and resulting conflicts within the agricultural sector. Northeast Lower Saxony is the region with the highest irrigation intensity in Germany due to the sandy soils with low water holding capacity, the cultivation of crops with high water demand, and a negative climatic water balance during the summer months. Water resources will become more limited as a consequence of climate change. Simultaneously, the irrigation demand will most likely increase due to intensified crop cultivation.

Keywords: System dynamics; Agriculture; Climate change adaptation; Leverage points analysis; Water management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103052

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