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Expert Meeting on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. FAO Headquarters, Rome, 5-7 March 2008. Options for Decision Makers

Year of publication 2008

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO;

Product type Article

Synopsis (short abstract) Climate change will compound existing food insecurity and vulnerability patterns. Communities must prepare themselves for the possibility of food shortages and make appropriate use of resources to protect their livelihoods as well as lives and property. It is imperative to identify and institutionalize mechanisms that enable the most vulnerable to cope with climate change impacts. This requires collaborative thinking and response to the challenges generated by the interaction between food supply , climate change and sustainable development.

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