1. PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR
Paul Red Smith
ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY IN THE FACE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHY WE NEED A STEP CHANGE
IN OUR PARTNERSHIP MODELS
Federica Rossi

2. Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and
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ClimateChange
Paul Red Smith
• “Business as usual in our globally interconnected food system will
not bring us food security and environmental sustainability”
• “The window of opportunity to avert a humanitarian,
environmental and climate crisis is rapidly closing”
• Provides 7 over-arching recommendations that span: production-
consumption continuum; agriculture-climate-environment divide,
etc.
• Commission brings home the need for a very different approach
to partnerships
Beddington et al. (2012) Science 335: 289-290 www.ccafs.cgiar.org/commission

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Paul Red Smith
Programme on Climate Change Agriculture and
Food Security CCAFS: the partnership!
The largest global coalition of scientists working
on developing-country agriculture and climate
change

4. PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR
Forests, Trees and Agroforestry:
Paul Red Smith
Livelihoods, Landscapes and
Governance
Forest are cut, biodiversity is lost: a new research approach
in response to the challenge of improving management and
governance of our remaining forests, reducing conflicts over
disputed lands, increasing the well-being of women and
marginalized groups

5. The context
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Increase adaptive capacities
of agricultural systems.
Increase of food production
and access. Act on
environmental conservation
strategies. Agricultural
environmental footprint mus
shrink dramatically
Foley J et al., 2011. Solutions for a cultivated
planet. Nature, 478. 337-342

7. Range of competences:YEAR
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FARM MANAGEMENT
MITIGATION, LONG & SHORT TERM ADAPTATION, SUSTAINABILITY (RESEARCHERS,
STAKEHOLDERS, POLICY MAKERS)
+ DSS
GIS + Climate science &
Earth observation + models +
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The needs:
Paul Red Smith
… a common
problem,
a walk together
in the same
direction ….

10. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP
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Paul Red Smith
Applications of meteorology to agricultural cropping systems, forestry, fisheries,
and agricultural land use and livestock management
Development of agromet services of Members by transfer of knowledge and
methodology and by providing advices;
Methods, procedures, techniques for the provision of meteorological services to
agriculture;
Formulation of data requirements for agricultural purposes;
Introduction of effective methods for disseminating agromet information, advice
and warnings to agriculture by mass media;
Meteorological aspects of drought and desertification.

11. PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR
Paul Red Smith
OPAG 3 - Climate Change/Variability and Natural Disasters in Agriculture
To summarize, analyze, report on the status of climate climate/variability studies,
mitigation and adaptation strategies, methodologies to reduce of natural disaster impacts,
and help improve the utility of long-term climate predictions in agriculture.
3.1 ICT
To summarize the status of cc/variability studies as they impact national and regional
agriculture, rangelands, forestry and fisheries.
To report on current capabilities in the analysis of cc/variability specifically as they relate to and
affect agriculture at the national and regional levels;
To review the results of cc/variability scenarios at the regional level and promote appropriate
adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts on the productivity.
To identify deficiencies in the operational applications of long-range predictions for agriculture,
and make recommendations for improving the technology for the benefit of agriculture at the
national and regional levels.

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Paul Red Smith
3.2 – ET Weather and Climate Extremes-Impacts-Preparedness Strategies in
Agriculture, Rangelands, Forestry, and Fisheries
-To determine the critical areas by climatic zones where agricultural production is vulnerable
to extremes in different regions; and to suggest continuous monitoring strategies for early
detection in vulnerable areas;
-To appraise and report on current capabilities in the analysis of climate risks and to
summarize the different strategies of coping with climate risks in agriculture

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Paul Red Smith
3.3 – ET Response of Agricultural Communities to Information on a Changing
Climate:
Adaptation at the Regional Level
- To review and assess the response of agricultural communities to information on a
changing climate in order to improve their capacity to cope with climate variability and
change;
- To summarize methodologies for the assessment of adaptation measures in order
to cope with climate change/variability and risk management in agriculture;
-To assess the current status of communication of climate alert information to the
agricultural communities in different Regions, and recommend ways and means of
improving dissemination
-To summarize strategies to cope with climate variability and change and assess their
impacts on sustainable agriculture;
- To review the strengths and weaknesses of existing provisions in the national
policies related to climate extremes impacting on agriculture

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"enable better management of the risks of climate variability and change and adaptation to
climate change, through the development and incorporation of science-based climate
information and prediction into planning, policy and practice on the global, regional and
national scale".
Agro-Climate Decision Support System for food security

15. Agro-Climate Decision Support System for water
PRESENTATION OF THE YEAR Long
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and food security
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Applications for Prep eme k
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Decision-Making mit ness
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Farm management
Extension tools and educational
aids to provide a
& Training pathway of learning
for farmers
Farm Operational tools
Decisions (drought continues,
rainy season begins…).
Producing more with
less water.

16. EXAMPLE OF PARTNERSHIP
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Paul Red Smith
Drives innovation in cc through partnerships (business, academia, public entities).
Addresses themes to respond to the challenge of cc, and identifies opportunities through
education, innovation and entrepreneurship:
Managing climate drivers - assessing and forecasting extreme climates to develop mitigation and
adaptive solutions
Water management - supply and demand of water to develop sustainable solutions
Low carbon cities - traffic and waste management and energy efficiency to transform urban
mobility and create less waste
Zero carbon production - focusing on bio-renewables, such as using waste as a resource to create
biomass and produce energy

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f • Greater understanding on the partnerships needed,
from local to global levels, in order to tackle climate
r change adaptation and mitigation
o • Commitment by key actors to strengthened global
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Paul Red Smith
It is time for us…
•Shaping new regional Partnerships
•Regional Approaching towards Climate-Smart
Agriculture
•Addressing National Needs through AR4D Processes
•Discussion
•Research initiatives to integrate local communities into
AR4D
•Panel “Establishing the Global Alliance…”