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Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector Proceedings of a Joint FAO/OECD Workshop BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR Proceedings of a Joint FAO/OECD Workshop 23–24 April 2012 Edited by Alexandre Meybeck, Jussi Lankoski, Suzanne Redfern, Nadine Azzu and Vincent Gitz FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT Rome, 2012 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) or the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO or OECD in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAO or OECD. ISBN 978-92-5-107373-5 All rights reserved. FAO encourages the reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Non-commercial uses will be authorized free of charge, upon request. Reproduction for resale or other commercial purposes, including educational purposes, may incur fees. Applications for permission to reproduce or disseminate FAO copyright materials, and all queries concerning rights and licences, should be addressed by e-mail to [email protected] or to the Chief, Publishing Policy and Support Branch, Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy. © FAO 2012 Contents Acknowledgments vi Agenda 1 Summary report and main conclusions 5 Opening remarks (FAO) 9 Modibo Traore’ Opening remarks (OECD) 11 Dale Andrew PAPERS PRESENtED 13 Agriculture and climate change – overview 15 Peter Holmgren Risks, vulnerabilities and resilience in a context of climate change 19 Vincent Gitz and Alexandre Meybeck the assessment of climate change-related vulnerability in the agricultural sector: reviewing conceptual frameworks 37 Thomas Fellmann Climate change and animal health 63 Juan Lubroth Climate risk assessment and management in agriculture 71 Ramasamy Selvaraju Coping with changes in cropping systems: plant pests and seeds 91 M. Allara, S. Kugbei, F. Dusunceli and G. Gbehounou Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector 103 Cassandra De Young, Doris Soto, Tarub Bahri and David Brown Building resilience for adaptation to climate change through sustainable forest management 117 Susan Braatz iii A comparative study of risk management in agriculture under climate change 129 Jesús Antón, Shingo Kimura, Jussi Lankoski and Andrea Cattaneo the assessment of the socio-economic impacts of climate change at household level and policy implications 133 Panagiotis Karfakis with Leslie Lipper and Mark Smulders the urgency to support resilient livelihoods: FAO Disaster Risk Reduction for Food and Nutrition Security Framework Programme 151 Cristina Amaral, Stephan Baas and Sylvie Wabbes Agriculture in National Adaptation Programmes of Action 163 Alexandre Meybeck, Nadine Azzu, Michael Doyle and Vincent Gitz the role of the International treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 173 Álvaro Toledo and Daniele Manzella Crop production in a northern climate 183 Pirjo Peltonen-Sainio A broad overview of the main problems derived from climate change that will affect agricultural production in the Mediterranean area 217 Dimitrios Skuras and Demetrios Psaltopoulos Crop–livestock production systems in the Sahel – increasing resilience for adaptation to climate change and preserving food security 261 A. Ickowicz, V. Ancey, C. Corniaux, G. Duteurtre, R. Poccard-Chappuis, I. Touré, E. Vall and A. Wane Rice in Southeast Asia: facing risks and vulnerabilities to respond to climate change 295 Suzanne K. Redfern, Nadine Azzu and Jesie S. Binamira COuNtRy PRESENtAtIONS 315 Perspectives on risk management as climate change adaptation measure in Italian agriculture 317 Antonella Pontrandolfi and Giuliana Nizza the resiliency of the Canadian crop insurance system under climate change: testing quantitative methods 327 Robert MacGregor and Timothy John Colwill Exploring adaptation of agriculture to climate change: policy choices and resiliency 329 Ana Iglesia iv towards climate-resilient agriculture: the Dutch touch 331 Sjoerd Croqué the Eu agricultural policy – delivering on adaptation to climate change 333 Maria Fuentes Merino the Swiss climate strategy for agriculture at a glance 337 Daniel Felder Japanese adaptation policy and the analysis and mapping of impacts under Climate Change for Adaptation and Food Security Project 341 Hiroki Sasaki Australia’s Carbon Farming Initiative 343 Eliza Murray Agricultural response to a changing climate: the role of economics and policy in the united States of America 345 Marca Weinberg v Acknowledgments The joint FAO/OECD Workshop on Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector was organized by FAO and OECD, and held on the 23–24 April 2012 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. We would like to extend our special thanks to all the participants for their contribu- tions and papers. Our appreciation also is expressed to the organizers of this Workshop – Andrew Dale, Jussi Lankoski, Alexandre Meybeck, Nadine Azzu and Vincent Gitz. In addition, we would also like to thank Shivaji Pandey, Caterina Batello, Véronique de Saint Martin, Suzanne Redfern and Elizabeth Pain Innamorati. vi Agenda Monday, 23 April 2012 09.30 – 10.00 Introductory remarks FAO: Modibo Traoré, Assistant Director-General, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department OECD: Dale Andrew, Head, Environment Division, Trade and Agriculture Directorate 10.00 – 11.30 I. Global view Chair: Dale Andrew The first introductory session gives a broad overview on the notions of risks, vulnerabilities and resilience and how to consider them in the con- text of climate change. It addresses the issues of interactions between the various types of risks and vulnerabilities, from biophysical and economic perspectives, including considerations of scale and time, in order to better define resilience, there again from biophysical and economic perspectives and including considerations of scale and time. • Agriculture and climate change: overview (Peter Holmgren, FAO, Director Climate and Energy Division, Natural Resources and Environment Department). • Risks, vulnerabilities and resilience in a context of climate change (Vincent Gitz, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department). • The assessment of climate change related vulnerability in the agri- cultural sector: reviewing conceptual frameworks (Thomas Fellmann, University of Seville, Spain). 11.30 – 12.30 II. Types of risks and of risk management and Chair: Berhe Tekola 14.00 – 15.00 The second session considers various biophysical risks affecting produc- tion, economic risks, both for producers and small holders as consumers, the impact climate change may have on them and the ways to address these various risks. • Animal diseases: more disease...old and new (Juan Lubroth, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department). • Climatic risks: assessment and management in agriculture (Selvaraju Ramasamy, FAO, Natural Resources and Environment Department). 1 Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector Chair: Aseffa Abreha • Coping with changes in cropping systems: plant pests and seeds (Manuela Allara, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department). • Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (Cassandra De Young, FAO, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department). • Building resilience to climate change through sustainable forest management (Susan Braatz, FAO, Forestry Department). 15.00 – 17.00 Chair: Bob MacGregor • Farm risk management policies under climate change (Jesús Antón, OECD/TAD). • The assessment of the socio-economic impacts of climate change at household level (Panagiotis Karfakis, FAO, Economic and Social Development Department). • The urgency to support resilient livelihoods: FAO disaster risk reduction for food and nutrition security framework programme (Cristina Amaral, FAO, Technical Cooperation Department). • Agriculture in National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) (Alexandre Meybeck, FAO, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department). • The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources in Food and Agriculture (Shakeel Bhatti, Secretary, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture). 17.30 – 18.30 Welcome reception hosted by FAO tuesday, 24 April 2012 9.30 – 10.30 III. Case studies (Part 1) Chair: Guido Bonati The third session is devoted to case studies, which have been selected to cover a broad set of issues, farming systems and social and economic situ- ations. For each, specific risks and vulnerabilities are analysed, the way they are expected to be influenced by climate change and how resilience can be improved to adapt to climate change. • Crop production in a northern climate (Helena Kahiluoto, MTT Agrifood Research,
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