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Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the agrifood system

Brief summary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report









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    Climate change impacts and adaptation options in the agrifood system
    A summary of the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sixth Assessment Report
    2022
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    This paper summarizes the findings of the Working Group II contributions to the International Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report which runs into over 3 000 pages, focusing on the assessment’s conclusions and their effect on agrifood systems. The Assessment Reports of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are important as they provide policy makers with state of knowledge assessments on climate change, its implications, and potential future risks. These assessments also put forward adaptation and mitigation options.
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    Policy brief
    Climate change mitigation options in agrifood systems
    Summary of the Working Group III contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)
    2023
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    The report provides key information on climate change mitigation strategies and effective pathways to achieve sustainable development in agrifood systems. Mitigation efforts are a critical enabler for achieving ambitious climate change mitigation goals and reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally.
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    Agrifood systems transformation through a climate change lens
    A case study on policy dialogue from Myanmar
    2021
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    This paper discusses how adapting food production systems to respond to consumer demand for healthier diets is a major opportunity to mitigate and adapt to climate change in agro-rural economies. It also addresses how existing technological solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation need to create more balance between the production and consumption tiers of agrifood systems. Policy dialogue includes managing trade-offs between different sector and stakeholder interests and exploring synergies rather than focusing on exclusivity and competition. This requires a new framework that goes beyond sector-specific policy development. Political economy issues compound the outcome of evidence-based policy dialogue results. For example, political motivation for exporting protein-rich foods may lead to negative impacts on local food sovereignty and food production for local markets. In this regard, the use of concrete policy dialogue tools (food-based dietary guidelines, land use planning and discussions on a protein production strategy) can facilitate a more interactive policy process. The document also stresses how specific rural transformation efforts (e.g., adopting territorial approaches for conceiving and implementing policies; targeting specific producer and consumer groups; strengthening resource ownership; and empowering women and young people) are an integral part of agrifood systems transformation.

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