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© The Ecological Society of America. Land degradation and climate change pose enormous risks to global food security. Land degradation increases the vulnerability of agroecological systems to climate change and reduces the effectiveness of adaptation options. Yet these interactions have largely been omitted from climate impact assessments and adaptation planning. We examine how land degradation can influence climate-change impacts and the adaptive capacity of crop and livestock producers across agroecological systems. We then present novel strategies for climate-resilient agriculture that support opportunities to integrate responses to these challenges. Forward-looking, climate-resilient agriculture requires: (1) incorporation of land degradation processes, and their linkages with adaptive capacity, into adaptation planning; (2) identification of key vulnerabilities to prioritize adaptation responses; (3) improved knowledge exchange across local to global scales to support strategies for developing the adaptive capacity of producers; and (4) innovative management and policy options that provide multiple "wins" for land, climate, and biodiversity, thus enabling global development and food security goals to be achieved.
Author(s): Webb NP, Marshall NA, Stringer LC, Reed MS, Chappell A, Herrick JE
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Year: 2017
Volume: 15
Issue: 8
Pages: 450-459
Print publication date: 01/10/2017
Online publication date: 05/09/2017
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
Date deposited: 30/01/2018
ISSN (print): 1540-9295
ISSN (electronic): 1540-9309
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1530
DOI: 10.1002/fee.1530
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