CLIMATE CHANGE
“CLIMATE A DOUBLE
Global food security is threatened by a dual
challenge: Climate change is affecting agriculture, while increasing food production greatly contributes to climate change. Mitigation and adaptation strategies are key to build sustainable and resilient food systems for the future By Julia Zacharenkova and Başak Pamir, OPEC Fund
C limate change poses a significant challenge to agriculture worldwide, threatening global food security and exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. As temperatures rise, extreme weather events become more frequent and precipitation patterns change, the agriculture sector faces unprecedented risks. It is, however, a double-edged sword: Agriculture affects the climate and is affected by it at the same time. In fact, the sector is one of the biggest drivers of climate change: According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), food systems, including production, processing, transportation and consumption account for up to 37 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.
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