期刊
CLIMATE
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cli9010006
关键词
climate change; crop yield; adaptation strategies; water requirement; WEAP-MABIA model
资金
- Nation Research foundation-The World Academy of Science (NRF-TWAS) [110823]
Climate change is projected to significantly reduce future crop yields in South Africa, with increased temperature and decreased precipitation leading to higher crop water requirements and decreased yields for maize, soya beans, dry beans, and sunflower. However, adaptation measures such as changing planting dates and irrigation strategies can help mitigate the impact of climate change on crop production.
Climate change is expected to substantially reduce future crop yields in South Africa, thus affecting food security and livelihood. Adaptation strategies need to be implemented to mitigate the effect of climate change-induced yield losses. In this paper, we used the WEAP-MABIA model, driven by six CORDEX climate change data for representative concentration pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5, to quantify the effect of climate change on several key crops, namely maize, soya beans, dry beans, and sunflower, in the Olifants catchment. The study further investigated climate change adaptation such as the effects of changing planting dates with the application of full irrigation, rainwater harvesting, deficit irrigation method, and the application of efficient irrigation devices on reducing the impact of climate change on crop production. The results show that average monthly temperature is expected to increase by 1 degrees C to 5 degrees C while a reduction in precipitation ranging between 2.5% to 58.7% is projected for both RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 relative to the baseline climate for 1976-2005, respectively. The results also reveal that increased temperature and decreased precipitation during planting seasons are expected to increase crop water requirements. A steady decline in crop yield ranging between 19-65%, 11-38%, 16-42%, and 5-30% for maize, soya beans, dry beans, and sunflower, respectively, is also projected under both RCPs climate change scenarios. The study concludes that adaptation measures such as the integration of changing planting dates with full irrigation application and the use of rainwater harvest will help improve current and future crop production under the impact of climate change.
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