Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Invited papers: 1. Climate change - impacts and mitigation strategies/GGSN Rao, AVMS Rao and VUM Rao. 2. Climate change implications for river restoration in global biodiversity hotspots/Peter M. Davies. 3. Climate change projections and impacts on plantations in the humid tropics/GSLHV Prasada Rao, AVR Kesava Rao, KN Krishna Kumar and CS Gopakumar. 4. Climate change adaptation strategies for rice (Oryza Sativa L. )O in the humid tropics/S. Leena Kumary. 5. Has the impact of temperature variability on wheat production been underestimated?/Senthold Asseng, Ian Foster and Neil C. Turner. 6. Climate change, fodder production and livestock/DVK Nageswara Rao and D. Thammi Raju. 7. Integrated agromet advisory services for the coastal region of the humid tropics: future projection under climate change/RP Samui, MV Kamble and JP Sabale. 8. Climate change impact on Indian agriculture: crop insurance as adaptation strategy/KN Rao. 9. Climate change adaptation and mitigation in Indian agriculture/B. Venkateswarlu, Arun Kumar Shankar and AK Gogoi. 10. Climate change and horticulture/KV Peter and T Pradeep Kumar. 11. Impact and adaptation options for Indian marine fisheries to climate change/E. Vivekanandan and R. Jeyabaskaran. 12. Forestry options for climate change adaptation : strategies and action plan/Jose Kallarackal. 13. Possible impacts of climate change on water resources of the humid tropics (Kerala)/Kamalakshan Kokkal, P. Harinarayanan and MV Aswathy. II. Climate variability: 14. Climate change impact on the inter relation between tropical cyclones over Northern Western Pacific Ocean and Indian summer Monsoon/Lekshmi Revi, VM. Sandeep and C.K. Rajan. 15. Variability of rainfall over Peninsular India, before and after 1976/HS Ram Mohan, Lorna R Nayagam and J. Rajesh. 16. Seasonal variability and trend in rainfall and temperature at Vellayani, Kerala in the Humid tropics/P. Shalini Pillai, CE Ajithkumar, LG Liji and PS Preetha. 17. Astrometeorology: search for planetary influence on weather/Unnikrishnan T and Prasada Rao GSLHV. III. Natural resource management: 18. Effect of a low cost sub surface dyke using plastic film in conserving soil moisture along the timeline in a sloppy terrain/Abdul Kareem, Thulasi V. Moosa PP and Mini PK. 19. Rainwater harvesting to combat the vagaries of monsoon: a case study/KP Visalakshi, Reena Mathew, TK Bridgit and KY Raneesh. 20. Climate change and adaptation for better drinking water resource management perspectives: a case study in the humid tropics (Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala)/V. Shravan Kumar, V. Murallidharan, P. Reshmi and K. Dhanya. 21. Effect of soil and water management practices on temperature and moisture flux in humid tropical latosols/EJ Joseph, Shamla Rasheed, E Shameer Mohamed and V. Sundararajan. 22. Climate change projections and possible adaptive measures: a case study over Indo Gangetic plains in India/N. Subash and HIS Ram Mohan. IV. Agriculture: 23. The wanted change against climate change: assessing the role of organic farming as an adaptation strategy/AK Sherief and A. Sreejith. 24. Biomass yield, carbon partitioning and dynamics of soil carbon under elevated atmospheric CO2 in rice and wheat in a typic haplustept/V. Thulasi, Deo Pal and P. Rajesh. 25. Simulation modeling of growth parameters for rice genotypes at different nitrogen level and different dates of transplanting using CERES 3.5 v for Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India.Neeraj kumar and P. Tripathi. 26. Impact of climate change on soil degradation and rice productivity at Pattambi, Kerala in the humid tropics/R. Illangovan. Pathummal Beevi, GSLHV prasad Rao and PP Moosa. 27. Effect of CO2 enrichment and seed scarification on nitrogen composition of four avenue tree species/GV Sudarsana Rao and SRK Murthy. V.  Horticulture (plantations, medicinal plants, spices and vegetables): 28. Climate change adaptation strategies in agriculture: influence of ecological variables on productivity in tea. 29. Screening tomatoes for rainshelter cultivation/P. Indira and TE George. 30. Implications of climatic change and adaptations in medicinal plants/A. Latha and V.V. Radhakrishnan. 31. Identification of morpho physiological traits contributing towards water stress tolerance in Nendran clones/RV Manju and KB Sony. 32. Effect of weather on the productivity of black pepper and coffee under Wayanad conditions/KM Sunil and VS Devadas. 33. Yield of promising somaclones in ginger as influenced by weather parameters/MR Shylaja, KV Vijini, EV Nybe, S. Krishnan and GSLHV Prasada Rao. 34. Influence of micro meteorological factors on flowering and quality of cured beans in Vanilla/MR Shylaja, KV Vijini, R Ramya, EV Nybe, GSLHV Prasada Rao, S. Krishnan M. Asha Sankar and A. Augustine. 35. Climate variability and cocoa in the humid tropics/GSLHV Prasada Rao and N. Manikandan. 36. Climate variability and cardamom across the Western Ghats of India/GSLHV Prasada Rao and N. Manikandan. 37. Shifting pattern of rainfall: an ecological indicator affecting plant regeneration: a case study of a medicinal orchid/N. Mini Raj, S. Krishnan S and EV Nybe. 38. Response of sowing date and spacing on yield of cabbage/MV Zagade and JN Chaudhari. VI. Fisheries and Animal sciences: 39. Impact of climate change on fishery at Cuddalore coast/M. Srinivasan and T. Balasubramanian. 40. Effect of climate variations in incidences of captive elephant violence in Kerala/TS Rajeev, PJ Rajkamal, CR Marshal, KS Anil. 41. Heat stress induced disturbances of humoral immunity in chicken/V. Ramnath and KP Sreekumar. 42. Effect of summer and rainy seasons of Kerala on Haemogram of broiler chicken/K. Karthiayini, PT Philomina and KP Sreekumar. 43. Weather based animal disease forecasts.P.V. Tresamol and MR Saseendranath. 44. Livestock to mitigate global warming/P.C. Saseendran.

Weather related disasters like occurrence of floods, droughts, heat wave and cold waves is not uncommon across the country. It is true world over. Increase in sea surface temperature and sealevel has potential impact on monsoon uncertainties, water resources, shift in coastal population and marine products. Vulnerability to extreme weather events is higher than vulnerability to changing average climatic conditions. The society linked sectors like agriculture, biodiversity, fisheries, forestry, water resources, human and animal health and infrastructure are the worst sufferers in the event of weather uncertainties. As a result it is realized that food security is under threat due to global warming.

The book deals with climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in agriculture, horticulture plantation crops in the humid tropics, livestock fisheries, forestry, water resources and biodiversity. The invited and research papers, included in the book, provide clues for developing adaptation and mitigation strategies in coping up with the expected climate change in future. Although global foodgrains production is likely to increased in tune with rising population and demand in ensuing decades it may suffer unless new approaches to adapt crop plants to climate change are adopted. Therefore, Research and Education Policy in climate change adaptation and mitigation is the need of the hour to address the climate issues in various sectors as the frequency of occurrence of floods and droughts, cold and heat waves are likely to increase under projected climate change scenarios and a threat to food security.