The document discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security. Climate change is profoundly modifying agricultural conditions and production impacts translate to economic and social consequences that affect food security. The net effects on food security depend on vulnerabilities of affected systems. Responses include increasing resilience of livelihoods and agricultural systems, managing genetic resources, and investing in adaptation options, policies, and institutions. Urgent action is needed by stakeholders to establish institutions and policies to prepare for and enable short, medium, and long term responses to climate change impacts on agriculture and food security.

1. Setting the scene : Impacts of climate
change on agriculture, livelihoods
and women, and vulnerabilities in the
agricultural sector
Alexandre Meybeck & Vincent Gitz
05 April 2016
Global Capacity Development Workshop
– Integrating Agriculture in NAPs

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3. Cascading
effects
of climate
change on food
security and
nutrition

4. Risks
• Main climate changes of importance for the
agriculture sectors
• Impacts on agro-ecosystems
• Economic and social consequences
• Vulnerabilities determine the importance of the net
impact on food security and nutrition
• Impacts on food security and nutrition

5. Cascading impacts
• Climate change is profoundly modifying the conditions
under which agricultural activities are conducted
• Impacts on production translate into economic and
social consequences, affecting food security
• Climate change affects food security in all its
dimensions: access, availability, utilization and
stability
• Net effects of climate change on food security depend
on vulnerabilities of affected systems

6. Responses
• Increase resilience of livelihoods
• Build resilience of agricultural systems
• Managing genetic resources
• Investing in resilient agricultural development
• Investing in systems to assess risks, vulnerabilities
and adaptation options
• Enabling adaptation through policies and
institutions
• Strengthen regional and international cooperation

7. Acting now to ensure food security
for all, now and in the future
Actions by different stakeholders are needed in the short
term to prepare and enable responses:
in the short, medium and long term.
Including establishing or strengthening:
- Institutions
- Policies
- Inclusive coordination mechanisms
- Monitoring tools and mechanisms

8. Take home messages
• Agricultural sectors are central in any adaptation strategy:
food security, management of natural resources (water, land
use planning)
• Importance of policies and institutions
• Need for an integrated approach for agricultural sectors
(natural resources, FSN)
• Need for a strong articulation with other sectors (land, water,
risk management, policies and institutions)
• Consider mitigation potential of options
• Integrate other economic, social and environmental co-
benefits

9. Thank you!
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