The brief outlines four climate scenarios with three income and population growth projections on developed countries, developing countries and 40 low-income developing countries.
December 2010: The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has released an issue brief on “Food Security, Farming and Climate Change to 2050: scenarios, results, policy options,” which highlights results from a recent IFPRI study on risks and opportunities for farmers according to a variety of climate and food security scenarios.
The brief outlines four climate scenarios with three income and population growth projections on developed countries, developing countries and the 40 low-income developing countries. It describes four policy conclusions on the need to: raise poor people’s incomes; invest in agricultural productivity improvements; strengthen international trade to compensate for regional climate change effects; and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and facilitate adaptation. The brief notes that the research will continue by taking advantage of partnerships across the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and under optimistic scenarios food security could significantly improve. IFPRI is a member of the CGIAR. [Climate Change and Food Security Issues Brief]