Potential impacts of greenhouse gas climate change scenarios on sugar caneyields in Trinidad

There seems to be a general consensus in the academic community that a gree nhouse gas (GHG)-induced climate change would very likely occur over the ne xt several decades. Such a climate change would most certainly influence th e climate-sensitive economic sectors, especially agriculture. This study co mbines several climate change scenarios with a modified crop model to asses s the potential impacts of climate change on sugar cane yields in Trinidad. The results showed that in all scenarios significant decreases in sugar ca ne yields are projected, these being due mainly to increasing soil moisture stress caused by the warmer climate.