Webb, NP, Marshall, NA, Stringer, LC orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-1654 et al. (3 more authors) (2017) Land degradation and climate change: opportunities for building climate resilience in agriculture. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15 (8). pp. 450-459. ISSN 1540-9295
Abstract
Land degradation and climate change pose enormous risks to global food security. Land degradation increases the vulnerability of agroecological systems to climate change and reduces the effectiveness of adaptation options. Yet these interactions have largely been omitted from climate impact assessments and adaptation planning. We examine how land degradation can influence climate-change impacts and the adaptive capacity of crop and livestock producers across agroecological systems. We then present novel strategies for climate-resilient agriculture that support opportunities to integrate responses to these challenges. Forward-looking, climate-resilient agriculture requires: (1) incorporation of land degradation processes, and their linkages with adaptive capacity, into adaptation planning; (2) identification of key vulnerabilities to prioritize adaptation responses; (3) improved knowledge exchange across local to global scales to support strategies for developing the adaptive capacity of producers; and (4) innovative management and policy options that provide multiple “wins” for land, climate, and biodiversity, thus enabling global development and food security goals to be achieved.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Ecological Society of America. Made available in accordance with the publisher's self archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 May 2017 10:06 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2018 15:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Ecological Society of America |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/fee.1530 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:116985 |