Vol. 51 Nr. 4/2017: Climate Change
Agriculture is a major contributing factor to climate change; at the same time, it is one of the areas most affected by climate change, which is jeopardising global food security. But is the significance of agriculture also reflected in international climate negotiations? And, after the recent world climate summit, what’s next? Our authors have a look at what progress has been made in the debate, and, taking different examples, they demonstrate how resilience towards climate change can be enhanced not only for agriculture, but also for communities as a whole.
Focus
- Agriculture and climate change – where do we stand?
- How to support countries to achieve their NDCs
- Climate action – time to walk the talk
- Channelling climate finance for adaptation in agriculture
- Climate-smart agriculture – what is it?
- The role of soil carbon in mitigating climate change – lost cause or triple-win?
- What can organic farming contribute?
- Tools for risk assessment
- How to consider climate risks in market systems
- Resilience-building – easier said than done
- Drought Cycle Management for building resilience and food security
- Make social protection schemes work for drought resilience: lessons from Ethiopia’s PSNP
- Building resilient livelihoods through economic empowerment – An example from Malawi
- Weather index insurance for smallholder farmers – insights from Kenya
