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This course analyses climate change impacts on agriculture, food security and food systems and provides an overview of the main climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in agriculture. It also introduces the Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) approach and describes the 5-step process to implement it. 

Duration: 
Approximately 1.5 hours

Publication Date: 
November 2018

Audience
This course addresses the subject matter from a technical perspective, but is written for the general public. Individuals who would especially benefit from taking the course include:

• Policy makers
• Development practitioners and programme managers
• Sectoral specialists and academics
• Trainers and extension agents

Content
The course consists of 4 lessons, ranging from approximately 15 to 25 minutes duration each:

• Lesson 1 Climate change and global warming
• Lesson 2 Impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security
• Lesson 3 Basics of adaption and mitigation in the agricultural sectors
• Lesson 4 Climate-smart agriculture