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Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change through Ecological Agriculture (No. 11)

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USD 6.00 Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 978-967-5412-46-2
Year: 2011
No. of pages: 24
Size of book: 14.5cm x 21cm
Author: Lim Li Ching
About the Book

While agricultural productivity is adversely affected by climate change, agriculture is itself a significant contributor to global warming. Agricultural activities have been identified as a major source of the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.

However, as this paper explains, agriculture also has considerable potential for climate change mitigation. In particular, the adoption of “ecological agriculture”, which integrates natural regenerative processes, minimizes non-renewable inputs and fosters biological diversity, can have tremendous scope for reducing emissions and enhancing soil carbon sequestration. At the same time, many ecological agricultural practices also constitute effective strategies for adapting to climate change, which is a priority for developing countries.

This paper looks at the various ways in which ecological agriculture integrates mitigation and adaptation capacities, and calls for more investment and policy support to be devoted to this productive and sustainable form of farming.

About the Author

LIM LI CHING is a researcher with the Third World Network and coordinates its sustainable agriculture work. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Oakland Institute, USA.

Contents
  1. INTRODUCTION

  2. AGRICULTURE’S CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    Future emissions growth

  3. AGRICULTURE’S MITIGATION POTENTIAL – MAKING THE CASE FOR
    ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
    Reducing emissions
    Soil carbon sequestration

  4. CONCURRENT BENEFITS FOR ADAPTATION

  5. CONCLUSIONS
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