Climate change

Two newly released publications by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations can serve as useful planning tools for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Low Emission Development Strategies within the agricultural sector. The two publications – a review paper and a guidance document – offer readers building blocks for national mitigation action […]

Anette Engelund Friis, responsible for climate change issues at the World Farmers’ Organization and a member of the Farming First Steering Committee, discusses key issues that need to be addressed at the upcoming UNFCCC climate conference COP19 in Poland. Climate change is transforming the world, with extreme and unpredictable weather patterns altering the natural landscape. […]

Original post by Louis Verchot. The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its fifth climate assessment report last week, confirming speculation that human activities are the main cause of climate change since the mid-20th century. But what does this mean for the world’s forests? Read the full post here.

Our Data and Tools for Planning team has recently coordinated and released a site atlas for the research sites in East Africa, West Africa and South Asia. The recently released atlases add to the growing suite of documents that provide background information on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) […]

Kenya held a successful National Adaptation Planning meeting for the Agriculture Sector in mid-September 2013. The meeting brought together stakeholders in agriculture to  consider how Kenya should proactively deal with food production challenges and opportunities presented by climate change. Read the full post here. Original post by Vivian Atakos, Vanessa Meadu, Maren Radeny and James […]

One-third of global emissions come from landscapes. Cutting down trees for alternative land uses, managing the soils and crops of farms, and keeping livestock all contribute to carbon emissions. However, there is huge potential for reducing these emissions, for example through setting aside certain areas for planting trees while selecting plots for farm activities. At […]