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Presentation for

APAARI High level Policy Dialogue on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific RegionBangkok, 8-9 December 2015

Dr George M HallGlobal Partnership Coordinator

Innovation in Agriculture in response to Climate Change: towards a Global Action Plan for Agricultural Diversification

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Challenges to Global Agriculture

Impact of Climate Change Risk to food security, environment & social fabric

United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda (SDA 2030) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & 169 targets

APAARI High Level Policy Dialogue - Agriculture- Sustainable Development Climate Smart & Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture in a Hotter World

• UNFCCC, COP 21 in Paris• Reduce GHG emissions to limit increases in global temperature to within 2oC above pre-industrial levels• Country targets submitted will lead to levels above this aim• No scientific evidence of the suitability of crops under these hotter conditions

Source from www. National Geographic

Change in potential average yields for maize, potatoes, rice, and wheat in 2050

Yields Decrease

Yields Increase

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Global Action Plan for Agricultural Diversification

Increase the range of crops grown beyond the four major crops - under climate change conditions

Encourage intercropping to bring land into production Bring a wider range of agricultural landscapes into production Develop a sustainable production supply chain - shorter & high value Maintain nutritional value

All to be evidence-based

Conviron Environmental Chambers

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Implementation of GAPAD

At Cop 21 – launch of the, “Paris Declaration”, on the importance of agricultural diversification in the era of climate change. Calls upon States, intergovernmental organisations and the non-government sector to take the following actions:

1. develop GAPAD 2. convene an International Conference on Agricultural Diversification under the auspices of UNFAO 3. agree at CBD COP 13 (Mexico 2016) on a process to formulate a, ‘protocol on Agricultural Diversification’, to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992

Available for electronic signature after COP 21 at: CFF web site www.cffresearch.org

APAARI and members are encouraged to support this document and to participate in subsequent events

Kuala Lumpur Conference

In March 2016: to develop a practical programme for GAPAD and involving all stakeholders

Rome Conference

In mid-2016 and hosted by the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as the formal launch of GAPAD

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