what is climate-smart agriculture? background, opportunities and challenges
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This presentation by Alexandre Meybeck of the FAO was given at a session titled "Using climate-smart technologies to scale up climate-smart agriculture practices" at the Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, on December 7, 2014. The panel presentation and discussion focused on how these climate-smart technologies can be scaled-up to benefit smallholder farmers. This was followed by a public debate.TRANSCRIPT
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What is Climate-Smart Agriculture?
Background, opportunities and challenges
Global Landscape Forum 7/12/2014, Lima, COP 20
Alexandre Meybeck, FAO
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Outline
• Why CSA
• What do we mean by CSA
• Some examples
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A Triple Challenge
• Food Security and Nutrition: more food, in quantity, quality and diversity, everywhere for everyone
• Adapt to Climate Change
• Contribute to mitigate Climate Change
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A growing demand
- World’s population will increase by one-third by 2050
- In some countries, population will double, or more.
- FAO estimates that global agricultural production will have to increase by 60% to satisfy increased demand, driven by population growth and diet changes
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Main effects of climate change on agricultural production
• Decrease of production in certain areas
• Changes in the geography of productions
• Increased variability of production
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Impact on Food and Nutrition Security
• Impacts on the most vulnerable countries
• Impacts on the most vulnerable people, including small holders
• Impacts on food security and nutrition
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Agriculture can contribute to mitigate
• Reduce emissions per kg of output (decorrelate production growth and emissions growth)
• Enhance agricultural soil carbons sinks
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Concept of CSA first presented by FAO in 2010.
An approach to address these 3 interlinked challenges by appropriate:
- practices
- policies & institutions
- finances
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CSA Food systems More efficient and more resilient
1. More food, in quantity, quality and diversity
2. Adapt to Climate Change
3. Contribute to mitigate Climate Change
More resource efficient systems: use less land, water,
inputs to produce more food sustainably
More resilient systems to changes and shocks
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Increasing the general resilience of food systems
• Consider adaptation to CC as part of the broader need to build a more resilient food system
• In the perspective of having to produce more food
• Consider the needs and rights of farmers
• Protect vulnerable groups and communities from major price swings
• Lack of sustainability in food production is a key threat to
resilience
(HLPE, 2012)
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Systems
at different
scales
Gitz & Meybeck 2012
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Preserving the Agro-forestry system on Mount Kilimanjaro
Kihamba landscape, Tanzania
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Sustainable grazing for better livelihoods in China
Yak grazing in Qinghai, China
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Woman harvesting in Kenya
Climate-smart agriculture for smallholder farmers in Kenya
and Tanzania
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Andean agriculture: the importance of genetic diversity
Varieties of potato for sale at the local market, Peru
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A landscape approach for policy making, planning, and monitoring
in the Kagera river basin
A panoramic view of Lake Burera, Rwanda
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Promoting the development of urea deep placement in Nigeria
through South/South cooperation
Rice farmer examines his crop in Kiroka, Tanzania
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Thank you!