The ability of agriculture to adapt and withstand the impacts of
climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time.
Climate change presents a very real threat to the livelihoods and
food security for millions of people in developing countries. Yet,
agriculture is also adding to the climate change problem. Current
practices, including the conversion of forests and grasslands for
crops and pasture, contribute some 31 percent of global greenhouse
gas emissions.
A changing planet brings an unprecedented opportunity to turn
around agriculture in developing countries, making it more
sustainable, reducing its negative impacts on the global
environment, and at the same time, enhancing food security.
Researchers with the world's largest alliance of agricultural
research centers—the CGIAR—are working to develop and
disseminate solutions to allow people to build resilient
livelihoods and prosper in spite of variable and uncertain weather,
both now and into the future.
In the lead up to Copenhagen, agricultural researchers with
expertise in a wide range of climate issues—from crops,
water, and livestock, to forests and fisheries—are available
for media interviews to discuss the measures that are urgently
needed for both adaptation and mitigation to climate change.
- Africa Rice Center
- Bioversity International
- International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
- Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
- International Potato Center (CIP)
- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
(ICARDA)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics (ICRISAT)
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
- WorldFish Center
Agriculture & Rural Development Day
Agriculture & Rural Development Day is a one-day event that
will seek to build consensus on what has to be done to fully
incorporate agriculture into the post-Copenhagen climate agenda.
The event will take place on Saturday, 12 December, at the Faculty
of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen. For more
information, please visit: http://www.agricultureday.org/event-information.html
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