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Adaptation in the agriculture sectors: leveraging co-benefits for mitigation and sustainable development

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 28 p.

Author Crumpler, K., Meybeck, M.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This policy brief takes climate change adaptation in agriculture (crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) as its starting point to identify potential co-benefits. It assesses the broad and multi-directional interplay between climate action and sustainable development. It identifies the various pathways by which economic, social and environmental co-benefits can be generated from adaptation interventions in agriculture (covering crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture), across sectors and at different scales.

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​Crumpler, K. and Meybeck, A. 2020. Adaptation in the agriculture sectors: leveraging co-benefits for mitigation and sustainable development. Rome, FAO.

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