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Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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IFPRI currently has more than 480 employees working in over 70 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

Future rice yield losses due to climate change could be extreme (ArsTechnica)

January 09, 2017


ArsTechnica reported on new research into the physiological mechanisms rice plants use to adjust to changing temperatures and carbon dioxide levels. IFPRI’s models have shown that climate change could reduce rice yield 10 percent by midcentury, dropping 4.2 to 6.4 percent for each change of one Kelvin in temperature.


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