Economic Development, Agriculture And Climate Change (World Scientific Lecture Notes In Economics And Policy)

Climate change (CC) is currently an unquestionable phenomenon. If not stopped, it will be catastrophic for life on earth. Scientific evidence shows that human activities are the primary driver of CC tendencies since the industrial times. In this book, we present the relationship between development and CC, with special reference to agriculture, the rural sector, and policies aimed to promote sustainable development. We also give special attention to the situation in low- and medium-income countries particularly rural households and small farmers in these countries.

The study of agriculture, CC, and sustainability requires consideration of natural resources and their uses (land, freshwater, forests, etc.), as well as the rural sector since land for agricultural production often expands at the expense of forests. In addition, the use of water for agricultural production affects the availability of this resource for other uses in the urban, industrial, and service sectors. Consequently, sustainable agricultural development under CC requires an interdisciplinary or at least a multidisciplinary approach. In this book, we do our best to deal with this challenge by focusing on issues and topics related to agriculture and its use of natural resources in the context of CC, but without ignoring the interrelations of these phenomena with further aspects of sustainability beyond agriculture.

Antonio Yunez-Naude, Professor, Center for Economic Studies (CEE-COLMEX) since 1976; PhD in Economics, LSE, University of London; Emeritus National Researcher, Mexico-SNI and member of the Governing Board, COLMEX; Director of CEE-COLMEX (2009–2012); Member of several journals' editorial boards, including Agricultural Economics (2013–2015); Co-director of Rural Economies of the Americas (REAP), University of California-Davis; He has done research on agricultural and rural sustainable development, rural migration, and trade for international institutions including FAO and UNEP, Fordand Hewlett Foundations, IDB, OECD, and World Bank. Selected recent publications: 1) Co-author (2018). "Maize (Zea mays L) management in Yaxcaba, Yucatan, during the twenty-first century's first decade is consistent with an overall loss of landrace diversity in Southeast Mexico", Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (GRES); 2) Principal author (2021) "What Is the Relationship between US-Mexico Migration and Trade in Agriculture?" in Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda and Edward Telles (Eds.) The Trump Paradox Migration, Trade, and Racial Politics in US-Mexico Integration, University of California Press; 3) Co-author (2022) "Socioeconomic Effects of COVID-19 in Mexico: A Multisectoral Approach and Policy Options." Latin American Economic Journal; 4) Co-author (2015), Inclusión financiera en México: retos y perspectivas, Serie: Grandes Problemas, COLMEX & National University of Mexico.

Jorge Mora-Rivera, Professor and Researcher at the School of Social Science and Government, ITESM; PhD in Economics from COLMEX; Member of Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNI) and has served as a consultant for the Mexican government and international organizations, including the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, ECLAC, UNDP, and FAO. His research has been published in international journals, including World Development, Telecommunication Policy, Journal of Travel Research, New Media and Society, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Technology in Society, and other prestigious publications. Some of his recent publications are 1) Mora-Rivera, Jorge & García-Mora, F (2021) "International Remittances as a Driver of Domestic Tourism Expenditure: Evidence from Mexico." Journal of Travel Research, 60(8); 2) Mora-Rivera, Jorge & van Gameren, E (2021) "The impact of remittances on food insecurity: Evidence from Mexico." World Development, 140; 3) García-Mora, F & Mora-Rivera, Jorge (2021) "Exploring the impacts of Internet access on poverty: A regional analysis of rural Mexico." New Media and Society; 4) Mora-Rivera, Jorge & García-Mora, F (2021) "Internet access and poverty reduction: Evidence from rural and urban Mexico." Telecommunication Policy, 45 (2); 5) Guerrero-Carrera, J, Jaramillo, J L, Mora-Rivera, Jorge, Bustamante, A, & Chulin, N (2020). "Impact of CC on Coffee Production." Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 23 (3).