eprintid: 3464
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datestamp: 2021-04-21 11:51:03
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Steege, H.M. ter
creators_id: S3421406
creators_email: h.m.tersteege@gmail.com
title: Coffee cultivation in a changing climate
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: About a 100 million people are dependent on the cultivation of coffee (Bunn et al., 2015). The process of coffee production is one with a very high water footprint. Most of the water consumed is green water, but as a result of a changing climate it is suspected that there will be more blue water involved in the process of coffee production (Chapagain and Hoekstra, 2007). The aim of this research was to investigate how the water footprint of coffee production is affected by climate change. This is done by answering the research question “How does climate change influence the water footprint of coffee production and what are the implications for future coffee production?”  By the use of different spatial and statistical analyses, it is concluded that the areas in which coffee cultivation can be executed will decrease significantly. Another process is that these areas are moving outside of the current coffee cultivating countries. The result is that many plantations will suffer from the changing climate, and that there should be looked into smart methods for coffee cultivation regarding water consumption and heat stress. This, to ensure the water footprint of coffee cultivation and production is brought down. Next to this, awareness should be raised about the water footprint of every cup coffee consumers consume.
date: 2021
pages: 43
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Mallon, G.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Culturele Geografie
tutors_email: G.Mallon@rug.nl
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keywords_local: Climate change
keywords_local: Coffee cultivation
keywords_local: Water
keywords_local: Water Footprint
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-04-21
citation:   Steege, H.M. ter  (2021) Coffee cultivation in a changing climate.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3464/1/Assignment%207%20-%20Final%20version%20-%20HMtS%20-%20S3421406.pdf