Padgham, Jon2017-09-062017-09-062009-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/28125Climate change presents a profound challenge to food security and development. Negative impacts from climate change are likely to be greatest in regions that are currently food insecure and may even be significant in those regions that have made large gains in reducing food insecurity over the past half-century. Adaptation in the agricultural sector is being given a high priority within this effort because of the inherent sensitivity of food production to climate and the strong inter-linkages that exist between climate, agriculture, and economic growth and development. The purpose of this report is to review the major effects of climate change on the agricultural sector; to examine the causes of vulnerability; and to suggest a range of potential options and investment opportunities for supporting adaptation efforts and, more generally, for building adaptive capacity. This report primarily focuses on appropriate strategies for adapting to climate change impacts that are projected to occur over the next one to two decades, although several issues covered in this report are important for long-term adaptation needs as well. This report also describes opportunities for linking adaptation and mitigation, and it discusses the importance of mainstreaming adaptation into development.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABOVEGROUND CARBONABOVEGROUND CARBON STORAGEAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHSAGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIESAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PESTSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSAGRICULTUREAIRAIR TEMPERATURESALTITUDEANNUAL PRECIPITATIONAQUIFERSARID CLIMATEATMOSPHEREBARLEYBEANBIOMASSCAPACITY BUILDINGCARBONCARBON DIOXIDECARBON SEQUESTRATIONCEREAL YIELDSCERTIFIED EMISSIONS REDUCTIONSCH4CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOSCLIMATE CHANGE THREATCLIMATE DATACLIMATE FORECASTCLIMATE FORECAST INFORMATIONCLIMATE FORECASTINGCLIMATE FORECASTSCLIMATE IMPACTCLIMATE IMPACT MODELSCLIMATE INFORMATIONCLIMATE MODELCLIMATE MODELERSCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE RISKCLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENTCLIMATE RISKSCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SENSITIVECLIMATE SIMULATIONCLIMATE SYSTEMCLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATE VARIABILITYCLIMATE-PROOFCLIMATESCLIMATIC CHANGESCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCOCO2COLORSCONVECTIVE PRECIPITATIONCOWPEACROPCROP TYPECROP YIELDCROPPING SYSTEMSCROPSCULTIVATED LANDDECISION MAKINGDEFORESTATIONDESERTIFICATIONDIVIDENDSDROUGHTECONOMIC GROWTHECOSYSTEMEFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGEEFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SPECIESEMISSIONSEMISSIONS SCENARIOSENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATIONENVIRONMENTSEVAPORATIONEVAPOTRANSPIRATIONEXTREME CLIMATE EVENTSEXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTSEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME PRECIPITATIONEXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTSEXTREME RAINFALLEXTREME RAINFALL EVENTSFERTILIZATIONFLOODSFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD SAFETYFORESTFOREST DIEBACKFORESTRYFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEGASESGCMGENERAL CIRCULATION MODELGENETIC DIVERSITYGLACIAL MELTWATERGLACIER MELTGLACIER RETREATGLACIERSGLOBAL CLIMATEGLOBAL CLIMATE MODELGLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITYGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONSGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSHEAT PRODUCTIONHIGH TEMPERATURESHYDROLOGIC CYCLEHYDROLOGYICEICE SHEETSIMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGEIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINCREASE IN TEMPERATUREINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGEINTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCHIPCCIRRIGATIONLAND DEGRADATIONLAND USELIVESTOCKLOGGINGLONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGEMAXIMUM TEMPERATUREMEAN TEMPERATUREMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATIONMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICESMETHANEMINIMUM TEMPERATURESMONSOONSN2ONATURAL RESOURCE BASENEGATIVE IMPACTNEGATIVE IMPACTSNEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGENITROGENNITROUS OXIDEOPPORTUNITY COSTSPESTSPHOTOSYNTHESISPLANT BREEDINGPOLICY MAKERSPOPULATION GROWTHPOTATOPRECIPITATIONPROPERTY RIGHTSRAINRAINFALLRAINFALL DISTRIBUTIONRAINFALL EVENTSRAINFALL INTENSITYRAINFALL PATTERNSRAINFALL VARIABILITYRAINWATERRAINWATER HARVESTINGRAINY DAYSRAINY SEASONRANGELANDSREDUCING EMISSIONSREGIONAL CLIMATEREGIONAL CLIMATE CHANGEREGIONAL CLIMATE MODELREGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONSREGIONAL CLIMATE VARIABILITYRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRESOURCE OWNERSHIPRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERICERICE PRODUCTIONRISK MANAGEMENTRISKS FROM CLIMATE CHANGERURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTSEA LEVEL RISESEA-LEVELSEA-LEVEL RISESEASONSEASONAL CLIMATESEASONAL RAINFALLSOIL CARBONSOLAR RADIATIONSTORM SURGESSTORMSSTREAMSSUMMER RAINSURFACE TEMPERATURESURFACE TEMPERATURESSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE INCREASETEMPERATURE RANGETEMPERATURE RISETREESTROPICAL REGIONSTROPICSVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWARMER TEMPERATURESWEATHER CONDITIONSWEATHER PATTERNSWMOTechnical PaperWorld Bank10.1596/28125