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64. Kaisa Karttunen, Senior Agriculture Consultant, Finland Dear Moderator, The HLPE study on climate change is most welcome and timely. The proposed scope of the study is well thought covering most of the climate change-related important elements. Nevertheless, I would like to emphasize the need to identify measures for agriculture that simultaneously tackle both mitigation and adaptation challenges, without compromising food security objectives. In addition, the proposed adaptation tools should address the potential problems induced by both short-term climate variability and long-term climate change. At least, the short-term adaptation measures, often related to disaster risk management, should not harm the long-term adaptive capacity and resilience of the production systems. I would also like to emphasize the need for a community based approach in adaptation, which engages local people, men and women, and their communities in problem identification and evaluating and piloting alternative solutions to improve the acceptability and sustainability of the interventions. Agriculture and rural income diversification deserve adequate attention as potential solutions to adaptation needs. The climate change-related policy making and the concrete execution of field-level activities will both benefit from a two-way flow of information. kind regards Kaisa Karttunen Senior Agriculture Consultant Finland 65. Pravat Mohapatra, Sambalpur University, India 1) Do you think the scope is appropriate? Yes. 2) Have important elements been omitted or should any of the elements outlined be left out? Iron nutrition of rice is likely to become more erratic under aberrant pattern of rainfall. It should be given more attention in the programme. 3) In your opinion, what would be the main aspects that the report should emphasise? Change of climate is likely to cause more damage to rice production in the tropics and subtropics. Rice is the precious food for the poor people living in the densely populated countries of south and south-east Asia. The report should highlight the impact of climate change on rice production and the impact of low iron rice on rice consumers. Dr P K Mohapatra PhD (Adelaide) CSIR Emeritus scientist School of Life Science Sambalpur University __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 48
Jyoti vihar India 66. Pradip Dey, Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality, India Esteemed Chairman & Members of the Steering Committee of the HLPE, and FSN Members, Good Day! First of all, I must say that the scope of the study is appropriate and very timely. It’s my pleasure to put forth the following points for consideration regarding the topic of climate change vis-à-vis food security strictly in my personal capacity and not in Official capacity: - Agriculture today is facing an unequal competition for good quality lands and water resources from domestic and industrial sectors so much so that future agriculture will increasingly be pushed to marginal environments—this area need immediate attention. - Water will be a major constraint and with more and more use of poor quality waters, area under salinity and waterlogging will continue to increase. We, therefore, need to develop cheaper and eco-friendly options for use of urban/peri-urban waste waters. - With increasing cases of diabetes, which has been linked to Zn deficiency in many studies, there is need to stress multi-nutrient especially micronutrient deficiency. - Biodiversity-climate change-food security nexus need to be focussed. - Carbon sequestration vis-à-vis soil protection need more stress. - We need to evolve suitable varieties of crops, particularly of rice, to suit the changing cropping pattern and soil-water deteriorations under changing climate. - Encroaching pasture and food growing areas by food grains and cash crops have put enormous pressure to livestock farming especially with respect to fodder and feed availability and or cost. Climate change has aggravated the problem of pasture land productivity in many areas which is directly related to decline in soil productivity and less water availability. This needs attention immediately. - Agriculture-based income generating activities such as bee keeping, mushroom production and silk worm rearing need to emphasized in view of climate change. - We need comprehensive technology packages for climate change adaptations. - For coastal areas, we need to develop low cost integrated farming of crop-fish-animal husbandry suitable for marginal farmers for adaptations under changing climate. Also there is a need for restoration and conservation action plan for mangroves in coastal areas. Also I do feel that we need to create a sound social framework to address climate change vis-àvis food security which will ultimate sensitise policy makers and general people for its urgency. With warm regards, Sincerely, Pradip Dey 67. Lim Li Ching, Third World Network, Malaysia Third World Network (TWN) Comments on the proposed scope of the HLPE study on climate change Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed scope of the HLPE study on climate change. I am submitting the inputs below on behalf of the Third World Network. 1. Assessing direct and indirect impacts of climate change on food security and nutrition __________________________________ Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition http://km.fao.org/fsn 49
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