Food security and agriculture

AlertNet reports that some farmers in the Southern Highlands are more likely to use traditional maize varieties, as it is suggested that traditional knowledge could be good to adapt agriculture to climate change...

This briefing deals with the importance of traditional knowledge in adapting agriculture to climate change for indigenous peoples and local communities. It states that researchers and policymakers agree that adapting agriculture to is a priority for

“The animals are dead. The rivers, lagoons and dams are dry. They have to move to neigbouring countries like Tanzania in search of pastures and water. As they move, they suffer from hunger and they want lie down because they’re tired from having to walk long distances”. These are the words of Jemimah Maitei Kerenge, Maasai filmmaker and an advocate for the dire situation of her drought-devastated people in Kenya. Their ancient culture is being destroyed by climate change and they are being forced to migrate in their thousands out of their ancestral lands into neighbouring countries.

'It’s shocking that the poorest people are still bearing the brunt of a failure to respond swiftly and decisively. We know that acting early saves lives but collective risk aversion meant aid agencies were reluctant to spend money until they were certain there was a crisis'...

This documents presents the key findings of the Community Based Climate Change Adaptation Programme in Timor-Leste funded by AusAid. The overall aim of the program was to increase the resilience of vulnerable communities, civil society and governments in

'There are no one-size-fits-all solutions — better climate-smart farming practices need to respond to different local conditions, to geography, weather and the natural resource base'...

This study aims to improve the understanding of the human health dimensions of climate change and how projects in areas other than health, such as agriculture, water financing programs, and disaster risk reduction need to account explicitly for the health

'We decided to take measures geared to dealing with climate swings, to mitigate the risks to agricultural production,' Óscar Mendoza told IPS. Another step in climate change adaptation was the implementation of an early warning system...