Climate change

On 17 November a roundtable tackling climate change adaptation and mitigation and the challenges for agriculture and food security will take place during the World Summit on Food Security in Rome.The round table will discuss current and future challenges in various regions of the world regarding the impacts of climate change on food security and rural livelihoods, with emphasis on the impact on women; technology transfer, capacity building, information management, policies and financing needs for adapting agriculture to climate change. It will also discuss agriculture as a potent contributor to mitigation incentives for developing countries and its possible inclusion in a future climate change agreement in Copenhagen. [more...]