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ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY IN THE FACE OFCLIMATE CHANGE.

WHY WE NEED A STEP CHANGE IN OUR PARTNERSHIP MODELS

Federica Rossi

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Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and ClimateChange

Beddington et al. (2012) Science 335: 289-290 www.ccafs.cgiar.org/commission

• “Business as usual in our globally interconnected food system will not bring us food security and environmental sustainability”

• “The window of opportunity to avert a humanitarian, environmental and climate crisis is rapidly closing”

• Provides 7 over-arching recommendations that span: production-consumption continuum; agriculture-climate-environment divide, etc.

• Commission brings home the need for a very different approach to partnerships

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Programme on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security CCAFS: the partnership!

The largest global coalition of scientists working on developing-country agriculture and climate

change

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Forest are cut, biodiversity is lost: a new research approach in response to the challenge of improving management and governance of our remaining forests, reducing conflicts over disputed lands, increasing the well-being of women and marginalized groups

Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: Livelihoods, Landscapes and Governance

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The context

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Increase adaptive capacities Increase adaptive capacities of agricultural systems. of agricultural systems.

Increase of food production Increase of food production and access. Act on and access. Act on

environmental conservation environmental conservation strategies. Agricultural strategies. Agricultural

environmental footprint mus environmental footprint mus shrink dramatically shrink dramatically

Foley J et al., 2011. Solutions for a cultivated planet. Nature, 478. 337-342

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Range of competences:

FARM MANAGEMENTMITIGATION, LONG & SHORT TERM ADAPTATION, SUSTAINABILITY (RESEARCHERS, STAKEHOLDERS, POLICY MAKERS)

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… a common problem,

a walk together in the same direction ….

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Applications of meteorology to agricultural cropping systems, forestry, fisheries, and agricultural land use and livestock management

Development of agromet services of Members by transfer of knowledge and methodology and by providing advices;

Methods, procedures, techniques for the provision of meteorological services to agriculture;

Formulation of data requirements for agricultural purposes; Introduction of effective methods for disseminating agromet information, advice

and warnings to agriculture by mass media;Meteorological aspects of drought and desertification.

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OPAG 3 - Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in AgricultureTo summarize, analyze, report on the status of climate climate/variability studies, mitigation and adaptation strategies, methodologies to reduce of natural disaster impacts, and help improve the utility of long-term climate predictions in agriculture. 3.1 ICTTo summarize the status of cc/variability studies as they impact national and regional agriculture, rangelands, forestry and fisheries.To report on current capabilities in the analysis of cc/variability specifically as they relate to and affect agriculture at the national and regional levels; To review the results of cc/variability scenarios at the regional level and promote appropriate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts on the productivity. To identify deficiencies in the operational applications of long-range predictions for agriculture, and make recommendations for improving the technology for the benefit of agriculture at the national and regional levels.

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3.2 – ET Weather and Climate Extremes-Impacts-Preparedness Strategies in Agriculture, Rangelands, Forestry, and Fisheries

-To determine the critical areas by climatic zones where agricultural production is vulnerable to extremes in different regions; and to suggest continuous monitoring strategies for early

detection in vulnerable areas; -To appraise and report on current capabilities in the analysis of climate risks and to

summarize the different strategies of coping with climate risks in agriculture

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3.3 – ET Response of Agricultural Communities to Information on a Changing Climate:

Adaptation at the Regional Level- To review and assess the response of agricultural communities to information on a

changing climate in order to improve their capacity to cope with climate variability and change;

- To summarize methodologies for the assessment of adaptation measures in order to  cope with climate change/variability and risk management in agriculture;

-To assess the current status of communication of climate alert information to the agricultural communities in different Regions, and recommend ways and means of

improving dissemination-To summarize strategies to cope with climate variability and change and assess their

impacts on sustainable agriculture;- To review the strengths and weaknesses of existing provisions in the national

policies related to climate extremes impacting on agriculture

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Agro-Climate Decision Support System for food security

"enable better management of the risks of climate variability and change and adaptation to climate change, through the development and incorporation of science-based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice on the global, regional and national scale".

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Agro-Climate Decision Support System for water and food security

Extension & Training

Policy Making

Farm Decisions

Applications for Decision-Making

Operational tools (drought continues, rainy season begins…). Producing more with less water.

Farm management tools and

educational aids to provide a pathway of learning for

farmers

Long term strategies. Risk Management.

Preparedness & mitigation

measures. Land use

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Drives innovation in cc through partnerships (business, academia, public entities). Addresses themes to respond to the challenge of cc, and identifies opportunities through

education, innovation and entrepreneurship: Managing climate drivers - assessing and forecasting extreme climates to develop mitigation and

adaptive solutions

Water management - supply and demand of water to develop sustainable solutions Low carbon cities - traffic and waste management and energy efficiency to transform urban

mobility and create less waste Zero carbon production - focusing on bio-renewables, such as using waste as a resource to create

biomass and produce energy

EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP

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What outcome do we want from this session

• Greater understanding on the partnerships needed, from local to global levels, in order to tackle climate change adaptation and mitigation

• Commitment by key actors to strengthened global partnership that appropriately incorporates local, national and regional actors

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•Shaping new regional Partnerships

•Regional Approaching towards Climate-Smart Agriculture

•Addressing National Needs through AR4D Processes

•Discussion

•Research initiatives to integrate local communities into AR4D

•Panel “Establishing the Global Alliance…”