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By cutting down livestock and replacing its products by low-carbon alternatives that offer similar taste and are healthier, governments could "kill two birds with one stone": reducing GHG emissions and providing healthier food sources to its population. These alternatives are meat and dairy analogs based on soy, seitan, rice, etc. These analogs are less expensive, less wasteful, easier to cook, and healthier than livestock products. Food security would be improved because arable lands used for livestock could be used for legumes, cereals and grains. Most developing countries (vulnerable to CC) have soy, wheat or rice in abundant quantities on their soil so they would be less dependent on the other countries. Since processing would be easier and shorter than for livestock products, prices would be lower, which would further improve access of poor populations to food and overall nutritious needs would be satisfied. Many recent reports, including from the UN, have urged a change in our current diets to feed a growing population, towards fewer livestock products. This article sums it up: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/un-urges-a-vegan-diet-to-feed-a-growingpopulation.html When devising your plans for the Committee on World Food Security CFS, I hope the panel HLPE will include this solution. This is a triple-win action, providing (i) poverty alleviation, (ii) greater food security and nutrition and (iii) CC mitigation and adaptation efficient tools. Thank you Best regards, Étienne BENOIST Environment and climate change specialist 7. Iljas Baker from the Mahidol University, Thailand I would recommend making an addition to the scope of work of the HLPE. I would make explicit the task of looking at what is already being done in some areas to deal with the effects of climate change on food security and assessing their replicability, i.e. identifying what it would take politically, socially, financially, and in terms of institutional development to replicate these types of interventions in other areas. Sincerely, Iljas Baker 8. Edward Mutandwa from the Rwanda Development Agency, Rwanda [1 st contribution] Dear FSN Moderator and Colleagues, The topic on climate change and food security comes at the most opportune time when the World is seeking for tangible answers to this global socio-economic anathema. I have promptly responded to this topic because incidentally I recently witnessed a sad situation where 14 people were buried in a landslide in the Northern Province of Rwanda due to excessive rains. It is clear that the amount of rain being received in this region has dramatically increased over the years. __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 10
I have gone through the proposed study on climate change and food security. My first impression is that it has comprehensively attempted to touch on most pertinent issues on climate change and food security. I however feel that there is need to be explicit about forced migration due to climate change under the section on Vulnerable populations. In actual fact, migration could be considered an adaptation strategy for the poor. In some regions, it has been observed that many rural poor households tend to migrate temporarily or permanently because of climate change problems. The other issue which I would like to raise is related to "methodologies" to be used to assess the impacts of climate change on food security. Because of the stochastic nature of food security, the issue of attribution is very important. As such, I think there is need to really focus on the analytical frameworks which can be use to assess impacts. This is especially important for the developing world where many researchers are trying to tackle issues in this domain without the requisite tools or equipment. Usually, they underestimate the impacts of climate change. Since climate change impacts are so diverse, it will be interesting to see how regional experiences will be highlighted. Thanking you, Edward Mutandwa, RDA, Rwanda 9. Joan P Mencher from The Second Chance, USA I think the relationship between climate change and the type and methods of agriculture being pursued need to be included. By this I refer to methods to absorb CO2 and Methane. Along with this, local methods for dealing with possible or expected climate change which in turn also impact on the type of agriculture also need to be included, for example, types of water harvesting that if done ahead of time can prepare a small and medium farmers to deal with drought, or changes in crops grown which in turn lead to more water being absorbed into the soil when it does rain, so as to improve ground water. These all are involved in climate change issues. 10. Juan José Grigera Naón from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Dear Moderator, I think the scope is appropriate and comprehensive. I wish to emphasize that studies must be based on up-to-date sound scientific research carried all over the world taking into account local agricultural practices. Recent studies have rendered previous reports, such as Agriculture Long Shadow FAO 2006, obsolete. This approach will reduce uncertainties and misleading recommendations that may bring about serious consequences to the world food supply. Yours sincerely, Dr. Juan José Grigera Naón Facultad de Agronomía Universidad de Buenos Aires Argentina 11. Kay Muir Leresche from South Africa __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 11
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