TADAGMIN2010 › Agriculture and climate change: impacts,
mitigation and adaptation |Agriculture is having to adapt to
significant impacts of climate change, while at the same time
providing food for a growing population. Meeting climate change,
food security and trade commitments presents both challenges and
opportunities for the agri-food sector. Agriculture is one of
the few sectors that can both contribute to mitigation and
sequestration of carbon emissions and accounting for
agriculture’s carbon footprint is necessary, particularly if
agriculture is included in greenhouse gas reduction commitments.
However, the range and variability of estimates, and the
complexity and uncertainty of accounting for indirect land use
change remain to be resolved. Policies will play a role in
enhancing the ability of agriculture to adapt to climate change,
while also contributing to other environmental goals. Work in
the OECD will continue to support the process following the
Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December