Agriculture (including its effect on land use change) represents a significant component of the NDC in many countries. Yet to successfully implement the agricultural component of an NDC, policymakers need to better understand the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture, as well as the potential savings in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different policy and investment options. […]
GCAN Presentation on Aflatoxin Hotspot modeling at USAID – October 2018
On October 22, Timothy Thomas presented “Aflatoxins and Climate Change: Preliminary Results from a New Biophysical Model for Groundnuts and Selected FTF Countries” at USAID. The presentation focused on groundnut production in Burkina Faso and Niger. The main results are presented in Table 1, which shows the normal aflatoxin concentration at the national level with and without climate change. […]
GCAN Policy Note: Aflatoxins in food and feed: Is women’s empowerment the solution to this challenge?
This is one of several angles that Lynn Brown, independent consultant, assesses in the GCAN Policy Note No. 9. Aflatoxins affect all of Africa and the severity of the impact might well grow under climate change (as a forthcoming GCAN modeling study by IFPRI and the University of Florida is currently assessing). The two key […]
The Impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels on Crop Nutrients and Human Health
Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) levels are rising globally at a rapid pace, on track to surpass 550 parts per million (ppm) by midcentury. Studies have found that, when grown under elevated CO2 concentrations of 546–586 ppm, many food crops—including wheat, rice, barley, and soybeans—have lowered concentrations of nutrients, including many that are important for overall health, such as iron, zinc, and protein. Elevated CO2 also […]
24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24)
FPRI is co-organizing a session at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24), which takes place December 3rd-14th, 2018 at the International Conference Centre in Poland. The annual COP sessions are the key events in the international climate negotiation process, bringing together representatives of all Parties to […]
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