Hotter and drier growing seasons in Serbia are driving shifts in agricultural practices and irrigation decisions
POTENTIAL INCREASES IN WATER SCARCITY AS THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ADAPTS
- Water scarcity in agricultural regions is worsening as the Earth warms.
- Urgent need for local and regional analyses to formulate precision adaptation measures.
- Analyses integrating remote sensing, hydrological modeling, and economic modeling can
project future water scarcity and farmers’ responses via crop choice and irrigation investment. - NASA’s Earth observations are critical to track short-term (crop growth and seasonal water
use) and long-term (crop system transitions, irrigation investment) agricultural responses to
drought and target climate adaptation measures.
