Mitigating Climate Change

MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH AGRICULTURE AN UNTAPPED POTENTIAL AGRICULTURE is AMAJOR EMITTER OF GREENHOUSE GASES (GHGS) IT ACCOUNTS FOR [ 14% OF GLOBAL GHG EMISSIONS OR 25% iF AGRICULTURE - DRIVEN DEFORESTATION is İNCLUDED. • THIS MAKES AGRICULTURE AS BIG A CONTRIBUTOR To CLIMATE CHANGE AS THE ENERGY SECTOR AGRICULTURE OFFERS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL TO MİTİGATE CLIMATE CHANGE /3 OR = 18% OF TOTAL EMISSIONS TOGETHER WITH FORESTRY OF THE TOTAL ABATEMENT POTENTIAL (THis MAKES AGRICULTURE/ FORESTRY ENERGY EFFICIENCY LOW-CARBON ENERGY SUPPLY ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF GHG ABATEMENT OPPORTUNITİES CLİMATE -FRIENDLY AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FocuS ON İNCREASİNG THE CARBON CONTENT IN SOİL E.G. BY 2012 ο usiNG COVER CROPS FARMİNG WITH PERENNÍALS 72013- OR ROTATIONAL GRAZİNG MinimiziNG THE NEED FOR CHEMICAL FERTİLİZERS RESPONSIBLE FOR NİTROUS oхiDE EMissiOnS AND MANAGİNG LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS SHIFTING TOWARDS CLIMATE CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION is ANOTHER ROUTE • THE MAÍN AVENUES İNVOLVE: REDUCÍNG SWITCHING TO 1. 2. 2ND OR 3RD GENERATION AND 5. CURBING MEAT CONSUMPTION FOOD - LOSSES BIOFUELS A NUMBER OF EXİSTİNG POLICIES NEED TO BE TURNED AROUND iN ORDER TO MAKE THE TRANSITION TO A LOW-EMISSION AGRICULTURE PossiBLE Agialtindl Subsidies Intermalional trade Land tenure BUILDİNG ON SYNERGİES is KEY TO SUCCESS SOME TRADE- OFFS WİLL NEED TO BE MADE BUT MAJOR SYNERGİES ExisT BETWEEN I. CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION III. RURAL • SOCİAL • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT II. ADAPTATION AND. TO CLIMATE CHANGE V. ENVİRONMENTAL SUSTAINABİLİTY IV. FOOD SECURITY THE FINANCİNG AVAİLABLE CURRENTLY is NOT ENOUGH TO MEET CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES AN İNCREASE İN CARBONC EMİSSION OFFSET TRADİNG CAN POTENTIALLY PROVIDE AN İMPORTANT SOURCE OF FUNDİNG FUND To MOVE TOWARDS CLIMATE FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE WANT TO KNOW MORE ? GO TO D WWW.DBRESEARCH.COMO