Phil Thornton on climate change adaptation and mitigation options for Africa

Africa's agricultural sector experiences many of the impacts of climate change even though the continent is a minor contributor of greenhouse gases. African leaders and governments are part of on-going global initiatives (like the 2010 Cancun climate talks) to address climate change and many are put...

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Autor principal: International Livestock Research Institute
Formato: Audiom
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2011
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/3051
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Sumario:Africa's agricultural sector experiences many of the impacts of climate change even though the continent is a minor contributor of greenhouse gases. African leaders and governments are part of on-going global initiatives (like the 2010 Cancun climate talks) to address climate change and many are putting in place measures to enable agricultural producers, especially small-scale farmers, adapt to already occurring climate change and deal with longer-term climate change challenges. Philip Thornton, an agricultural systems analyst with ILRI is interviewed by Australia's ABC NewsRadio.