The Philippines
In the Philippines, agriculture plays an important role, contributing with 10 percent to GDP and providing employment to at least 30 percent of the population. However, the agricultural sector is facing serious challenges. Recent natural disasters such as storms, floods, droughts and typhoons have not only caused human deaths but also a severe loss in agricultural production. The impacts of climate change is expected to exacerbate an already vulnerable sector, putting food security at risk. In this perspective, there is an urgent need to develop adaptation methodologies based on assessment of climate change impacts.
MOSAICC within project framework
FAO has implemented, from 2012 to 2015, a project named “Analysis and Mapping of Impacts under Climate Change for Adaptation and Food Security” (AMICAF) in the Philippines and Peru, which aims at assisting countries to address climate change impacts on agriculture from national to local level.
AMICAF consists of four components:
- Impacts of climate change on agriculture
- Food insecurity vulnerability analysis at household level
- Livelihood adaptation to climate change
- Institutional analysis and awareness raising
The first component uses the MOSAICC platform to generate spatially downscaled climate change scenarios and a robust assessment of the impacts of climate change on agricultural crops and water resources.
AMICAF continues its second phase in Paraguay and Indonesia.