MOSAICC:An inter-disciplinary system of models

to evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture

Francois Delobel FAO HQ, Rome, 16 Dec 2014

Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change

• Collaborative tool for interdisciplinary climate change impact assessments in agriculture at national level

• Comprises models and utilities for climate data processing and hydrology, crop yields and economic modelling

• Facilitates data processing and sharing through a server-based architecture and web interfaces

• Developed with 6 scientific institutions • Pilot implementation currently undertaken in Morocco + the

Philippines and Peru

MOSAICCClimate

Economy

Forests

Crops

Hydro

Climatic projections

Economic indicators

projectionsWater resources

projections

Forest productivity projections

Crop yield projections

• Participatory approach• Remote access• Nothing to install (web browser)• Easy data exchange• Lowered computing time• No data format or unit conversion• Data tracking down the flow• Replicability/ study comparison• Modularity and substitution• Maintenance needed but no

licensing cost

MOSAICC advantages

MOSAICC

• Extension: Crop insurance– Evaluation of crop insurance premiums and their evolution

under various climate change scenarios

• Future deployments: projected in about 10 countries in Africa, Asia and South America

Thank you for you attention.

• More information:– MOSAICC@fao.org– www.fao.org/climatechange/mosaicc