Brodnig, GernotDulal, Hari Bansha2012-08-132012-08-132010-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11093Agriculture is one of the major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting for approximately 14 percent of total GHG emissions. However, unlike other sectors such as transport or energy, agriculture is potentially a significant carbon 'sink'. Moreover, because the majority of GHG emissions from agriculture originate in developing countries, early intervention could be highly cost-effective. This note examines the potential role of agriculture in climate change mitigation. It discusses: 1) the sector's current GHG emissions, 2) its potential to serve as a sink, 3) best management practices that can be adopted to mitigate climate change, and 4) social and institutional barriers to adopting agricultural mitigation measures, and ways to overcome them.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSAGRICULTURAL EMISSIONSAGRICULTURAL LANDAIRAIR QUALITYANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITIONANNUAL METHANEATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONSBACTERIABEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICESBIOENERGYBIOGASBIOMASSBIOMASS BURNINGCARBONCARBON EMISSIONSCARBON MONOXIDECARBON OFFSETCARBON OFFSETSCARBON PRICECARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON SINKCARBON TRADINGCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCLIMATE RESILIENCECO2COASTAL PLAINSCOMPOSTINGCONSERVATIONCONSERVATION MEASURESCOST OF CARBONCROP RESIDUESCROPLANDDEGRADED LANDDEGRADED LANDSDESERTIFICATIONECOSYSTEMEMISSIONEMISSION FROM RICE FIELDSEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTUREEMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCKENERGY CONSUMPTIONENTERIC FERMENTATIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYETHANOLEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFERTILIZERSFORESTFORESTRYFORESTRY SECTORFOSSIL FUELGHGGHGSGLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONSGLOBAL WARMINGGLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALGRASSESGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE EFFECTGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GASESHEALTH RISKSINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTLAND DEGRADATIONLAND MANAGEMENTLAND TENURELAND USELAND USE CHANGELANDFILLSMANUREMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSMETHANE GASMITIGATION POTENTIALN2ONITROGENNITROUS OXIDENITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONSORGANIC CARBONOZONEREDUCTION IN CARBONRESTORATIONSINKSOIL CARBONSOILSSUBSTRATESSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTTRADING PROGRAMSTRANSACTION COSTSURBAN POPULATIONVEGETATIONWASTEWASTE MANAGEMENTWETLANDWorld Bank10.1596/11093