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Active Vocabulary 3

data [ˈdeɪtə] – данные

subsequent consequences [ˈsʌbsɪkwənt ˈkɑːnsəˌkwensəz] – соответствующие последствия

precipitation [prɪˌsɪpɪˈteɪʃn] – атмосферные осадки

invasiveness [ɪnˈveɪsɪvnes] – инвазивность

severity [sɪˈverəti] – суровость, жесткость

dominant agroecosystems [ˈdɑːmɪnənt agroˈiːkəʊsɪstəmz] – доминирующие агроэкосистемы

to strengthen [ˈstreŋθn] – усиливать, укреплять

resilience [rɪˈzɪliəns] – упругость, эластичность

crop-livestock mixed systems [krɑːp ˈlaɪvstɑːk mɪkst ˈsɪstəmz ] – смешанные системы растениеводства и животноводства

organic soil management [ɔːrˈɡænɪk sɔɪl ˈmænɪdʒmənt] – органическое управление почвой

vulnerability [ˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti] – уязвимость

to underlie [ˌʌndərˈlaɪ] – лежать в основе

1. Translate the following word combinations into Russian:

Diverse, severe, and location-specific impacts; increase in global surface temperatures; temperature and water availability; pathogen and weed population dynamics and invasiveness; the future severity of climate change impacts; most durable benefits; climatic extremes; underlie the resilience

2. Read the following text and say:

a) what the term “design of climate change-resilient farming systems” means;

b) what subjects are touched upon in the text

Text 3. Agroecology and the design of climate change resilient farming systems

Diverse, severe, and location-specific impacts on agricultural production are anticipated with climate change. The last data indicate that the rise of CO2 and associated “greenhouse” gases could lead to a 1.4 to 5.8 °C increase in global surface temperatures, with subsequent consequences on precipitation frequency and amounts. Temperature and water availability remain key factors in determining crop growth and productivity; predicted changes in these factors will lead to reduced crop yields. Climate induced changes in insect pest, pathogen and weed population dynamics and invasiveness could compound such effects. Undoubtedly, climate and weather induced instability will affect levels of and access to food supply, altering social and economic stability and regional competiveness. Adaptation is considered a key factor that will shape the future severity of climate change impacts on food production. Changes that will not radically modify the monoculture nature of dominant agroecosystems may moderate negative impacts temporarily. The biggest and most durable benefits will likely result from more radical agroecological measures that will strengthen the resilience of farmers and rural communities, such as diversification of agroecosytems in the form of polycultures, agroforestry systems, and crop-livestock mixed systems accompanied by organic soil management, water conservation and harvesting, and general enhancement of agrobiodiversity. Traditional farming systems are repositories of a wealth of principles and measures that can help modern agricultural systems become more resilient to climatic extremes. Many of these agroecological strategies that reduce vulnerabilities to climate variability include crop diversification, maintaining local genetic diversity, animal integration, soil organic management, water conservation and harvesting, etc. Understanding the agroecological features that underlie the resilience of traditional agroecosystems is an urgent matter, as they can serve as the foundation for the design of adapted agricultural systems.