Climate Impacts and Challenges in Agriculture, Forests and Food Systems

This is an open access book.
Agri-food systems and forests significantly impact global climate change, they contribute to over one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, through among others deforestation and food supply chains. They are also vulnerable to climate change effects.
These sectors have diverse capacities for adaptation and mitigation, which can be harnessed through aligned strategies. Food security and socio-economic issues highlight the need for climate-conscious food policies.
This book examines the diversity of adaptation and mitigation strategies needed at multiple levels—genetic, agronomic, policy, trade, and finance—to transform agriculture and food systems in response to climate change. Systemic, context-specific transitions are essential, considering diverse bioclimatic and socio-economic conditions. These include evolving dominant models, shifting diets, reducing waste, and re-localizing food systems.
Research plays a pivotal role in guiding transitions, and this book compiles high-quality research for informed discussions.

Vincent Blanfort, an agro-development engineer and PhD in agroecology, is a researcher at CIRAD within the Selmet Joint Research Unit. His work focuses on carbon balances in grazing livestock systems. He also serves as Climate Change Officer at CIRAD.
Marie Hrabanski, is a political sociology researcher at CIRAD within the Artdev Joint Research Unit, PhD in sociology and political sciences and HDR. Her work focuses on the design and implementation of policies and instruments for adapting agriculture to climate change in both the Global North and South. She also serves as Climate Change co-coordinator at CIRAD.
Julien Demenois, a graduate of the French National School of Civil Engineering for Water and Forests (Ponts, Eaux et Forêts) and PhD in functional ecology, is a researcher at CIRAD within the Aïda Research Unit (UR Aïda). His research focuses on carbon sequestration in tropical soils. He also serves as the "4 per 1000" Initiative coordinator for CIRAD.