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MeetingClimate Change and Aquaculture: Opportunities and Challenges for Adaptation and Mitigation
Meeting document COFI/AQ/V/2010/6
2010Also available in:
Climate change is a potential threat to the sustainability of aquaculture development. The impact of such can occur as a result of both gradual warming and associated physical changes as well as from frequency, intensity and location of extreme events. It can take place in the context of other global socio-economic pressures on natural resources. Urgent adaptation measures are required in response to opportunities and threats to food and livelihood provision due to climatic variations. The prese nt document briefly analyses the potential impacts of climate change on the aquaculture sector at the global and regional level. Overall, impacts on aquaculture are predicted to vary widely, depending on the current climatic zones of activity. Climate change impacts on aquaculture have both direct effects, e.g. through physical and physiological processes, and indirect effects, e.g. through variations in fish meal supplies and trade issues. Regarding contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ns, aquaculture has limited relevance and the primary mitigation route for the sector lies in the reduction of energy consumption, through fuel and raw material use. Options to increase resilience and adaptability include adequate policies and practices with an ecosystem and cross sectoral perspective at regional, national, watershed scales as well as improved management practices at the farm scale. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinSoil organic carbon and nitrogen: Reviewing the challenges for climate change mitigation and adaptation in agri-food systems
ITPS Soil Letters # 2
2021Also available in:
No results found.Carbon and nitrogen participate directly in a wide variety of soil processes that are key to the food system and for the provision of ecosystem services. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the main indicator of soil health and constitutes the backbone of the molecules that, together with nitrogen, build soil organic matter (SOM), which is responsible for much of the multifunctional nature of soils, optimizing soil health and productivity. Furthermore, the use of reactive nitrogen in agriculture is essential for plant growth and food security. However, the adverse effects of nitrogen use in agriculture impose global challenges that add to other major challenges such as global population growth, urban expansion, dietary shifts, climate change and soil degradation. This second issue of the ITPS letters explores how an integrated and joint nitrogen management framework, in conjunction with recarbonization programmes, can contribute to unlocking the potential of cropped soils to mitigate and adapt to climate change. -
MeetingClimate change adaptation and mitigation in the food and agriculture sector 2008
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