Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture & Development: A briefing paper

The document argues that agriculture is both a driver of and a victim of global warming, necessitating a shift from project-based activities to coordinated, integrated government policy-making. It emphasizes that climate responses must account for trade flows, production impacts, and interactions with development processes such as urbanization and migration. The paper is part of a broader project examining the application of climate compatible development (CCD) principles within African agricultural research and advisory services.

• Agriculture plays a dual role in the climate crisis, acting as a significant contributor to global warming while also being highly vulnerable to its effects, all while facing increasing pressure to ensure global food security and protect environmental services.
• Current climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts are often too limited because they are project-based; instead, they require coordinated action across scales and the integration of planning and capacity strengthening into coherent government policy.
• Effective responses to climate change in agriculture must consider economic factors like trade flows and production impacts, as well as the intersection with development trends including globalization, migration, urbanization, and de-agrarianisation.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2014). Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture & Development: A briefing paper. https://cdkn.org/resource/links-between-climate-change-agriculture-development

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture & Development: A briefing paper. 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/links-between-climate-change-agriculture-development.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2014exploring, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Exploring the links between Climate Change, Agriculture \& Development: A briefing paper}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/links-between-climate-change-agriculture-development}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }