As growing attention is paid to climate change adaptation as an actual policy issue, the significant meaning of climate variability in adaptation decisions is beginning to be recognized. By using a real option framework for adaptation in agricultural production, we shed light on how climate...

[paper in French]The agricultural sector is often considered as the biggest water consumer and is as such more and more targeted by policies aimed at saving water, in view of the global warming. Farmers are adaptating to this societal requirement by embracing less consuming irrigation...

This paper analyses the effect of climate change on temperature, rainfall, irrigation requirements and water availability in a Mediterranean area, integrating bio-physical and economic relationships. The probability distribution function (PDF) of climate variables shows that the near future will...