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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change refers to
adaptation as: Article 2 – Objective: “The ultimate objective of
this Convention and any related legal instruments that the
Conference of the Parties may adopt is to achieve, in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Convention, stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that
would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate
system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame
sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate
change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and
to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.”
The knowledge and technology required for adaptation includes
understanding the patterns of variability of current and projected
climate, seasonal forecasts, hazard impact mitigation methods, land
use planning, risk management, and resource management.
Adaptation practices require extensive high quality data and
information on climate, and on agricultural, environmental and
social systems affected by climate, with a view to carrying out
realistic vulnerability assessments and looking towards the near
future. Vulnerability assessment observes impacts of variability
and changes in mean climate (inter-annual and intra-seasonal
variability) on agricultural systems.
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2007,
Rome - Adaptation to climate change in agriculture, forestry and fisheries
2006,
Accra - Report from UNFCCC Workshop on Adaptation