Coping with a changing climate: considerations for adaptation and mitigation in agriculture

Coping with a
changing climate:

considerations for
adaptation and mitigation
in agriculture

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
ROMA 2009

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Table of Content

Foreword
Abstract
Executive Summary
Acronyms

1 - Introduction
2 - The Setting: Baseline Information
3 - Adaptation and Mitigation
4 - What to do at the National Level
5 - Short-Term and Long-Term Policy Options
6 - A Concluding Thought: No Adaptation Recommendations
Without Ramifications
7 - References
8 - Annex