Adaptation and mitigation strategies in agriculture: an analysis of potential synergies |
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Authors: | Cynthia Rosenzweig Francesco Nicola Tubiello |
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Institution: | (1) NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA;(2) Columbia University, New York, NY, USA |
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Abstract: | As climate changes due to rising concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, agriculture will be one of the key
human activities affected. Projections show that while overall global food production in the coming decades may keep pace
with the food requirements of a growing world population, climate change might worsen existing regional disparities because
it will reduce crop yields mostly in lands located at lower latitudes where many developing countries are situated. Strategies
to enhance local adaptation capacity are therefore needed to minimize climatic impacts and to maintain regional stability
of food production. At the same time, agriculture as a sector offers several opportunities to mitigate the portion of global
greenhouse gas emissions that are directly dependent upon land use, land-use change, and land-management techniques. This
paper reviews issues of agriculture and climate change, with special attention to adaptation and mitigation. Specifically,
as adaptation and mitigation strategies in agriculture are implemented to alleviate the potential negative effects of climate
change, key synergies need to be identified, as mitigation practices may compete with modifications to local agricultural
practices aimed at maintaining production and income. Under future climate and socio-economic pressures, land managers and
farmers will be faced with challenges in regard to selecting those mitigation and adaptation strategies that together meet
food, fiber and climate policy requirements. |
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Keywords: | Adaptation Agriculture Climate change impacts Mitigation Regional disparities Synergies Tradeoffs |
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