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Climate Challenges for Sustainable Agriculture: COAG 2001 Overview

Explore the scope and issues surrounding climate variability and change impacting agricultural production. Learn about major greenhouse gases, likely impacts, and remedial actions in agriculture like emission reduction, carbon storage, and energy efficiency. Understand the Kyoto Protocol's objectives and flexible mechanisms post COP 6. Discover the role of FAO as a neutral forum and custodian of methods for addressing climate-related challenges in agriculture.

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Climate Challenges for Sustainable Agriculture: COAG 2001 Overview

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  1. Climate Variability and Change: A Challenge for Sustainable Agricultural Production COAG 2001

  2. Overview • Scope and issues • Impacts and remedial action • Negotiation process and COP 6 • Role of FAO

  3. Scope and issues • Variability of weather variability of agricultural production • Climate change exacerbates impact • Frequency of extremes increases

  4. Major Greenhouse Gases CH4 20% N2O 5% Other 15% CO2 60%

  5. Likely impacts • Carbon dioxide and warming + - • Changing production patterns, crop and animal distribution and yields • Increased vulnerability

  6. Remedial Action in Agriculture • Reduction of agricultural emissions • Carbon storage in vegetation and soils; conservation agriculture • More energy efficiency • Substitution of fossil fuels by biofuels • Adaptation to foreseen changes

  7. Kyoto Protocol CoP 3 Kyoto, 12/1997 Objective: Reduction of GHG in 39 countries by at least 5 % (level 1990) in 2008-2012

  8. Flexible mechanisms Joint implementation Clean development mechanism Emission trading

  9. After COP 6 Compliance Flexible Mechanisms Financing

  10. After COP 6 Inclusion of LULUCF Supplementarity Forests and soils as sinks

  11. Next steps ? Informal Talks COP6/2 in July COP 7 in November Rio + 10 in 2002

  12. Role of FAO • Neutral forum • Repository of data • Information and advice • Custodian of methods, models

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