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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms that in the next few decades climate change will result in crop losses. But is this really a big deal?


Vermeulen, Sonja J.[Climate change and food supplies: bit of a drag or major upheaval?]Climate change and food supplies: bit of a drag or major upheaval?

With limited global resources, and in the face of environmental changes, meeting future food security challenges will first require a shift in thinking from just ‘producing food’ (and other sectoral interests) to ‘food systems.’ Solutions will need to be applied at local and regional levels, but ...


Ingram, JohnDyball, RobertHowden, MarkVermeulen, Sonja J.Garnett, TaraRedlingshöfer, BarbaraGuilbert, StéphanePorter, John[Food Security, Food Systems, and Environmental Change]Food Security, Food Systems, and Environmental Change

This is the third article of the UNAI ‘Food Security and Climate Change’ series. Schools and departments which specialise in climate change and food security at UNAI member institutions were asked to submit articles highlighting research and work encompassing the newly adopted Sustainable Develop...


Challinor, Andrew J.Vermeulen, Sonja J.[Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action to Deliver Climate Solutions for Farmers]Global Models Must Meet Grassroots Action to Deliver Climate Solutions for Farmers

This brief summarizes an International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) report: The Economic Advantage: assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture. The report informs readers who seek to build economic evidence in support of the inclusion of actions on agriculture in cli...


Vermeulen, Sonja J.Richards, MerylPinto, Alex deFerrarese, DinoLäderach, PeterLan, LeLuckert, MartyMazzoli, EnricoPlant, LauraRinaldi, RobertoStephenson, JimWatkiss, Paul[The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture]The economic advantage: assessing the value of climate change actions in agriculture

This study assessed intermediate results of an investment intended to support climate change adaptation and resilience-building among farmers’ cooperatives in Rwanda. The assessment was based on a purposive sampling survey of farmers’ perspectives conducted in sites in 10 programme intervention d...


Rugege, DenisVermeulen, Sonja J.[Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda]Investing in on-farm and post-harvest resilience to climate change in smallholder value chains: Lessons from Rwanda

Agriculture and food security are key sectors for intervention under climate change. Agricultural production is highly vulnerable even to 2C (lowend) predictions for global mean temperatures in 2100, with major implications for rural poverty and for both rural and urban food security. Agriculture...


Vermeulen, Sonja J.Aggarwal, Pramod K.Ainslie, A.Angelone, C.Campbell, Bruce M.Challinor, Andrew J.Hansen, JamesIngram, J.S.I.Jarvis, AndyKristjanson, Patricia M.Lau, CharlotteThornton, Philip K.Wollenberg, Eva K.[Agriculture, food security and climate change: Outlook for knowledge, tools and action]Agriculture, food security and climate change: Outlook for knowledge, tools and action

This report is aimed at readers who seek to build economic evidence in support of the inclusion of actions on agriculture in climate change plans and programmes, particularly at the national level under the umbrella of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the December 2015 Paris Agreemen...


Vermeulen, Sonja J.Richards, MerylPinto, Alex deFerrarese, DinoLäderach, PeterLan, LeLuckert, MartyMazzoli, EnricoPlant, LauraRinaldi, RobertoStephenson, Jim[The Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture]The Economic Advantage: Assessing the value of climate-change actions in agriculture

SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security ...


Dinesh, DhanushVermeulen, Sonja J.Bacudo IMartínez Barón, DeissyCastro-Nuñez, AugustoHedger, MerylynHuyer, SophiaIversen, P.Laure ALoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartius, ChristopherNeufeldt, HenryNyasimi, MaryRichards, MerylWollenberg, L.[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators

Dinesh, DhanushVermeulen, Sonja J.Bacudo IMartínez Barón, DeissyCastro-Nuñez, AugustoHedger, MerylynHuyer, SophiaIversen, P.Laure ALoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartius, ChristopherNeufeldt, HenryNyasimi, MaryRichards, MerylWollenberg, L.[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators][Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45]Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45

Food security is high on the global policy agenda. Demand for food is increasing as populations grow and gain wealth to purchase more varied and resource-intensive diets. There is increased competition for land, water, energy, and other inputs into food production. Climate change poses challenges...


Garnett, TaraAppleby, M.C.Balmford, A.Bateman, I.J.Benton, T.G.Bloomer, P.Burlingame, B.Dawkins, M.Dolan, L.Fraser, D.Herrero, Mario T.Hoffmann, I.Smith, PeteThornton, Philip K.Toulmin, C.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Godfray, H. Charles J.[Sustainable intensification in agriculture: premises and policies]Sustainable intensification in agriculture: premises and policies

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