Collecting water north of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo. D. Louppe © CIRAD

Climate change

Climate change has strongly and directly affected the daily lives of farmers in the global South. The fight against climate change is now one of the main clear priorities for collective action on an international level. The Paris Agreement, which came into effect in N ovember 2016, committed almost every country worldwide to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. The world's main donors are also working alongside countries in the global South in the fight against climate change.

Books and documents

Tackle climate change: Recommendations for agricultural adaptation policies of tomorrow. Policy brief, 2021
Les agricultures face au changement climatique, Torquebiau E. Cahiers Agricultures, special issue, 26, 2017.
Climate change and agriculture worldwide, Torquebiau E., Springer, 2015.
Climate change and agriculture, Vincent Blanfort, CIRAD, 2015.
Climate-smart agriculture for food security, Lipper L. et al. Nature Climate Change, 4: 1068-1072, 2014. Doi: 10.1038/nclimate2437
L’agriculture climato-intelligente, Verhagen J. et al. CIRAD, WUR, World Bank, University of California, FAO, CSIR, CGIAR, 2014.

Scientific websites

Agrisource, première plateforme européenne d’innovation ouverte pour l’agriculture climato-intelligente
Etude 4 pour 1000 Outre-Mer
Paracou, dispositif expérimental

Video

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Scientific publications

See CIRAD's publications on climate change