Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change: Outlook for Knowledge, Tools and Action

Published by:

FARM-D

Publication date

15/11/2010

Language:

English

Type of Publication:

Working Papers & Briefs

Focus Region:

Asia and the Pacific

Focus Topic:

Climate / Weather / Environment

Nutrition / Food Systems

Type of Risk:

Weather & Climate related

Commodity:

Crops

Source

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/CCAFS/ccafs_report_3_final2a.pdf

Author

Aggarwal, P.K.; Ainslie, A.; Angelone, C.; Campbell, B.M.; Challinor, A.J.; Hansen, J.; Ingram, J.S.I.; Jarvis, A.; Kristjanson, P.; Lau, C.; Thornton, P.K.; Vermeulen, S.J.; Wollenberg, E.

This paper reviews the state of current scientific knowledge on the links between climate change, agriculture and food security, in terms of anticipating impacts, managing climate variability and risks, accelerating adaptation to progressive
climate change, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector.

Keywords: agriculture, emissions, Food Security, greenhouse gases