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Foreword

Climate change refers to any distinct behavior in measures of climate such as temperature, rainfall, snow, or wind patterns lasting for decades. Over the past several years, the international and national research communities have developed a progressively clearer picture of how and why Earth's climate is changing and of the impacts of climate change on a wide range of human and environmental systems. Natural resources and their management form a critical interface between climate change and development. The impacts of climate change can affect the quality and reliability of many of the services that natural resources provide. On the other hand, natural resources play an important role in greenhouse gas mitigation and also serve as a first line of defense against climate change.

This book covers a wide range of strategies that can be applied to various sectors, from forest productivity to climate change threat on natural resources. Its aim, as with resource management itself, is to combine economics, policy, and science to help rehabilitate and preserve our natural resources. This book provides a comprehensive compilation of sustainable natural resource management, determinants of forest productivity, agriculture and climate change impact, water management and control of salinity, climate change threat on natural resources, and vulnerability due to climate change. I believe that this book serves as an opportunity for scientists who are internationally renowned in their fields, addressing issues and interests of academics and other stakeholders engaged in applied science.

I congratulate the editors, the contributors across the country, and the publisher for bringing out timely publication depicting climate impact on natural resource management and hope that this important book shall serve as a reference for different institutions working in this area.

Dr. Arvind Kumar

Vice‐Chancellor

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

Gwalior Road, Jhansi 284 003 (UP) India