Alexandre Meybeck: What is climate-smart agriculture: background, opportunities and challenges

Alexandre Meybeck: What is climate-smart agriculture: background, opportunities and challenges

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  What is Climate-SmartAgriculture? Background, opportunities and challenges Global Landscape Forum 7/12/2014, Lima, COP 20 Alexandre Meybeck, FAO
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  Outline •Why CSA •What do we mean by CSA •Some examples
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  A Triple Challenge •Food Security and Nutrition: more food, in quantity, quality and diversity, everywhere for everyone •Adapt to Climate Change •Contribute to mitigate Climate Change
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  A growing demand -World’s population will increase by one-third by 2050 -In some countries, population will double, or more. -FAO estimates that global agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to satisfy increased demand, driven by population growth and diet changes
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  Main effects ofclimate change on agricultural production •Decrease of production in certain areas •Changes in the geography of productions •Increased variability of production
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  Impact on Foodand Nutrition Security •Impacts on the most vulnerable countries •Impacts on the most vulnerable people, including small holders •Impacts on food security and nutrition
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  Agriculture can contributeto mitigate •Reduce emissions per kg of output (decorrelate production growth and emissions growth) •Enhance agricultural soil carbons sinks
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  Concept of CSAfirst presented by FAO in 2010. An approach to address these 3 interlinked challenges by appropriate: - practices - policies & institutions - finances
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  CSA Food systemsMore efficient and more resilient 1.More food, in quantity, quality and diversity 2.Adapt to Climate Change 3.Contribute to mitigate Climate Change More resource efficient systems: use less land, water, inputs to produce more food sustainably More resilient systems to changes and shocks
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  Increasing the generalresilience of food systems •Consider adaptation to CC as part of the broader need to build a more resilient food system •In the perspective of having to produce more food •Consider the needs and rights of farmers •Protect vulnerable groups and communities from major price swings •Lack of sustainability in food production is a key threat to resilience (HLPE, 2012)
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  Systems at different scales Gitz & Meybeck 2012
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  Preserving the Agro-forestrysystem on Mount Kilimanjaro Kihamba landscape, Tanzania
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  Sustainable grazing forbetter livelihoods in China Yak grazing in Qinghai, China
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  Woman harvesting inKenya Climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers in Kenya and Tanzania
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  Andean agriculture: theimportance of genetic diversity Varieties of potato for sale at the local market, Peru
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  A landscape approachfor policy making, planning, and monitoring in the Kagera river basin A panoramic view of Lake Burera, Rwanda
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  Promoting the developmentof urea deep placement in Nigeria through South/South cooperation Rice farmer examines his crop in Kiroka, Tanzania
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  Thank you!