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This chapter intends to provide background information on climate change. It is done by providing a definition of climate change supplemented by some of the evidence suggested by the definition. We described the factors responsible for climate change, i.e., Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), their characteristics and sources, and changes in their concentration over time. In addition, brief description about how these GHGs warm earth surface through Greenhouse Gas effects is also provided. At the end of this chapter, relation of agriculture to climate is presented in the simplest terms.
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Maharjan, K.L., Joshi, N.P. (2013). Background Information on Climate Change and Agriculture. In: Climate Change, Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods in Developing Countries. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54343-5_1
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