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Division: ASA Section: Global Agronomy

Title: Sustaining Global Food Security In A Changing Climate: Examples From the Regions.

Organizers: Philip K. Thornton and Lini Wollenberg
Presider: Andrew McDonald
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Format: Oral Topical Session
Keywords: resiliencevulnerability

Session Description: Contemporary climate variability and prospect of significant longer-term changes poses substantial threats to food security at global, regional, and local scales. The nature of these threats and time-horizon and need for investments in adaptation will vary considerably by region and also with the diverse characteristics of different farming systems. This technical session will develop the regionally-specific context for the challenges ahead and what resilience strategies are being develop to address the challenges of climate variability and progressive climate change.

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