Jarvis, A, Lau, C, Cook, S et al. (4 more authors) (2011) An integrated adaptation and mitigation framework for developing agricultural research: synergies and trade-offs. Experimental Agriculture, 47 (2). 185 - 203. ISSN 0014-4797
Abstract
Global food security is under threat by climate change, and the impacts fall disproportionately on resource-poor small producers. With the goal of making agricultural and food systems more climate-resilient, this paper presents an adaptation and mitigation framework. A road map for further agricultural research is proposed, based on the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. We propose a holistic, integrated approach that takes into account trade-offs and feedbacks between interventions. We divide the agenda into four research areas, three tackling risk management, accelerated adaptation and emissions mitigation, and the fourth facilitating adoption of research outputs. After reviewing specific technical, agronomic and policy options for reducing climate change vulnerability, we acknowledge that science and good-faith recommendations do not necessarily translate into effective and timely actions. We therefore outline impediments to behavioural change and propose that future research overcomes these obstacles by linking the right institutions, instruments and scientific outputs. Food security research must go beyond its focus on production to also examine food access and utilization issues. Finally, we conclude that urgent action is needed despite the uncertainties, trade-offs and challenges.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2011, Cambridge University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Experimental Agriculture. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. The article has been published in Experimental Agriculture will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press. |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2014 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2014 11:02 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0014479711000123 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/S0014479711000123 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78380 |