Abstract
Agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change. Agricultural production is highly vulnerable even to 2C (low-end) predictions for global mean temperatures in 2100, with major implications for rural poverty and for both rural and urban food security. Agriculture also presents untapped opportunities for mitigation, given the large land area under crops and rangeland, and the additional mitigation potential of aquaculture. This paper presents a summary of current knowledge on options to support farmers, particularly smallholder farmers, in achieving food security through agriculture under climate change. Actions towards adaptation fall into two broad overlapping areas: (1) accelerated adaptation to progressive climate change over decadal time scales, for example integrated packages of technology, agronomy and policy options for farmers and food systems, and (2) better management of agricultural risks associated with increasing climate variability and extreme events, for example improved climate information services and safety nets. Maximization of agriculture's mitigation potential will require investments in technological innovation and agricultural intensification linked to increased efficiency of inputs, and creation of incentives and monitoring systems that are inclusive of smallholder farmers. Food systems faced with climate change need urgent, broad-based action in spite of uncertainties.
Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark);
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)];
Aggarwal, P. K.;
[1]
International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)];
Ainslie, A.;
[2]
Angelone, C.;
[3]
Campbell, B. M.;
[1]
International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)];
Challinor, A. J.;
[1]
University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)];
Hansen, J. W.;
[1]
International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)];
others, and
- CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)
- Oxford Brookes University, Department of Anthropology and Geography, Gipsy Lane, Oxford OX3 0BP (United Kingdom)
- University of Vermont, 85 S. Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401 (United States)
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Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark), University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)], Aggarwal, P. K., International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)], Ainslie, A., Angelone, C., Campbell, B. M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)], Challinor, A. J., University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)], Hansen, J. W., International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)], and others, and.
Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change.
United Kingdom: N. p.,
2012.
Web.
doi:10.1016/J.ENVSCI.2011.09.003.
Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark), University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)], Aggarwal, P. K., International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)], Ainslie, A., Angelone, C., Campbell, B. M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)], Challinor, A. J., University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)], Hansen, J. W., International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)], & others, and.
Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change.
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVSCI.2011.09.003
Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark), University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)], Aggarwal, P. K., International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)], Ainslie, A., Angelone, C., Campbell, B. M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)], Challinor, A. J., University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)], Hansen, J. W., International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)], and others, and.
2012.
"Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change."
United Kingdom.
https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVSCI.2011.09.003.
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title = {Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change}
author = {Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark), University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)], Aggarwal, P. K., International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)], Ainslie, A., Angelone, C., Campbell, B. M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)], Challinor, A. J., University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)], Hansen, J. W., International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)], and others, and}
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title = {Options for support to agriculture and food security under climate change}
author = {Vermeulen, S.J., E-mail: sjv@life.ku.dk [CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 21, DK-1958, Frederiksberg C (Denmark), University of Copenhagen, Faculty of LIFE, Bulowsvej 17, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C (Denmark)], Aggarwal, P. K., International Water Management Institute, 127 Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla (Sri Lanka)], Ainslie, A., Angelone, C., Campbell, B. M., International Livestock Research Institute, PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100 (Kenya)], Challinor, A. J., University of Leeds, Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment 1SZ 9JT (United Kingdom)], Hansen, J. W., International Research Institute for Climate and Society, The Earth Institute, Columbia University, Lamont Campus, 61 Route 9 W, Monell Building, Palisades, NY 10964-8000 (United States)], and others, and}
abstractNote = {Agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change. Agricultural production is highly vulnerable even to 2C (low-end) predictions for global mean temperatures in 2100, with major implications for rural poverty and for both rural and urban food security. Agriculture also presents untapped opportunities for mitigation, given the large land area under crops and rangeland, and the additional mitigation potential of aquaculture. This paper presents a summary of current knowledge on options to support farmers, particularly smallholder farmers, in achieving food security through agriculture under climate change. Actions towards adaptation fall into two broad overlapping areas: (1) accelerated adaptation to progressive climate change over decadal time scales, for example integrated packages of technology, agronomy and policy options for farmers and food systems, and (2) better management of agricultural risks associated with increasing climate variability and extreme events, for example improved climate information services and safety nets. Maximization of agriculture's mitigation potential will require investments in technological innovation and agricultural intensification linked to increased efficiency of inputs, and creation of incentives and monitoring systems that are inclusive of smallholder farmers. Food systems faced with climate change need urgent, broad-based action in spite of uncertainties.}
doi = {10.1016/J.ENVSCI.2011.09.003}
journal = []
issue = {1}
volume = {15}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {2012}
month = {Jan}
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