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Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Publication date
16/10/2010
Number of Pages
10
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Event Reports
Focus Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa
Focus Topic:
Climate / Weather / Environment
Type of Risk:
Weather & Climate related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk coping
Commodity:
Crops
Author
African Union/African Development Bank/Economic Commission for Africa

The main issues discussed in this report include greater climate variability which could affect pests, diseases, food production, and food prices; declining agricultural productivity in a warmer work – Africa and global; competition for water; impact on livestock; impact on fisheries; sustaining rural livelihoods in the face of climate change; and green agriculture for mitigation, adaptation, and development.