Pacific food security toolkit
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Title:
Pacific food security toolkit Building resilience to climate change: root crop and fishery production
Alternate title:
Pacific food security tool kit
Alternate title:
Building resilience to climate change
Creator:
Morrell, William John
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)
Pacific Expert Group on Food Security and Climate Change
Disaster Risk Reduction Program, Florida International University (DRR/FIU) ( summary contributor )
Place of Publication:
Rome, Italy
Publisher:
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UN-FAO)
Publication Date:
Copyright Date:
2010
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Climate change -- Oceania ( lcshac )
Food supply -- Oceania ( lcshac )
Root crops -- Oceania ( lcshac )
Fisheries -- Oceania ( lcshac )
Genre:
non-fiction ( marcgt )
Spatial Coverage:
Oceania -- Micronesia
oceania -- Melanesia
Oceania -- Polynesia

Notes

Summary:
This information booklet is intended to assist Pacific Islanders in their efforts to improve food security in adaptation to climate change. Ocean levels and extreme weather events are increasing as a result of climate change. This has prompted government officials and NGOs involved in food-aid and related issues to implement various security measures to address these growing risks. In the document, readers are apprised of tools and information resources that can assist a variety of stakeholders, such as policymakers, agricultural entities, and fisheries, in their efforts to adapt to new climate-related hydrometeorological risks. These suggestions are presented in modules, some of which are primarily informative, while others provide real world application of these ideas. The first three modules provide background information on climate change, the nature of the region’s food systems, and each bio-system’s contribution to natural food production for the ecosystem as a whole. They constitute the basis upon which the actionable modules are designed. Modules 4 and 5 contain data and advice intended to facilitate the implementation of food safety measures. Module 4 specifically addresses Pacific root crops and informs the reader on root crop nutrition, cultivation, and preservation. Module 5 is dedicated to fisheries. It describes the various types of fisheries in the region and how climate change has affected them. This module contains adaptation recommendations for both the agricultural sector and fisheries. The final module directs the reader to books, academic papers, policy briefs, and websites for further guidance on food security enhancement. The authors have structured this booklet as a set of modules with the intention that its sections be expanded and refined as their work continues. ( English )
Subject:
Disaster Risk Management ( English )
Subject:
Climate Change ( English )
Scope and Content:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS p. iii; INTRODUCTION p. 1; What is the purpose of this toolkit? p. 1; How to use this toolkit? p. 1; Who is the target audience? p. 1; MODULE 1 – CLIMATE CHANGE p. 4; 1.0 What is climate change? p. 5; 1.1 What is the greenhouse effect? p. 7; 1.2 What will be the impacts of climate change in the pacific? p. 7; 1.3 How will climate change impact food security in the pacific? p. 8; 1.4 How do we stop climate change? p. 9; 1.4.1 Checklist of simple mitigation steps p. 10; 1.5 What is the rest of the world doing? p. 12; 1.6 What is climate change adaptation? p. 13; 1.6.1 Examples of climate change adaptation measures by sector p. 14; 1.7 How is the region combating climate change? p. 15; 1.8 The impacts of climate change on pacific food systems p. 16; 1.8.1 Changing water regimes p. 21; 1.8.2 Storms and cyclones p. 22; 1.8.3 Drought and fire p. 23; 1.8.4 Crop inundation and soil salinization p. 24; 1.8.5 Invasive species, pests and diseases p. 25; 1.8.6 Ecosystem services p. 26; MODULE 2 – AN OVERVIEW OF THE KEY PACIFIC FOOD SYSTEMS p. 28; 2.0 Key pacific farming systems p. 29; 2.1 Traditional cropping systems p. 30; 2.2 Agroforestry systems p. 31; 2.2.1 Non-permanent agroforestry systems p. 32; 2.2.2 Permanent agroforestry systems p. 34; 2.2.3 Modern agroforestry in the pacific p. 34; 2.2.4 Agroforestry tree species p. 36; 2.2.5 Agroforestry crops p. 36; 2.3 Livestock systems p. 37; 2.4 Combating the impacts of climate change p. 38; 2.4.1 Combating poor planning p. 38; 2.4.2 Combating information gaps p. 40; 2.4.3 Combating sea-level rise p. 41; 2.4.4 Combating droughts p. 42; 2.5.5 Combating storms and cyclones p. 43; MODULE 3 – THE ROLE OF ECOSYSTEMS IN RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEMS IN THE PACIFIC p. 46; 3.0 Ecosystems and food security p. 47; 3.1 Terrestrial systems p. 48; 3.1.1 Vegetation complexity and landslides p. 48; 3.1.2 Shelter belts p. 49; 3.2 Coastal and marine systems p. 50; 3.2.1 The role of mangroves p. 51; 3.2.2 The role of coral reefs p. 52; 3.2.3 The role of seagrasses p. 54; 3.3 Combating loss of biodiversity and farming systems decline p. 55; 3.3.1 Combating pests and diseases p. 57; MODULE 4 – PACIFIC ROOT CROPS p. 60; 4.0 Root crops in the pacific p. 61; 4.0.1 Root crop nutrition p. 62; 4.0.2 Pacific trade p. 63; 4.0.3 Storage and preservation p. 63; 4.0.4 Growing conditions p. 64; 4.1 Adaptation steps for root crops p. 65; MODULE 5 – PACIFIC FISHERIES p. 80; 5.0 Fisheries in the pacific p. 81; 5.0.1 Traditional coastal fisheries p. 82; 5.0.2 Commercial fisheries p. 84; 5.0.3 Freshwater fisheries p. 85; 5.0.4 Aquaculture in the pacific p. 86; 5.0.5 Nutrition p. 87; 5.1 The impacts of climate change on fisheries p. 87; 5.1.1 Ocean warming and sea-level rise p. 88; 5.1.2 Ocean acidification p. 90; 5.1.3 Changing rainfall and storm patterns p. 90; 5.1.4 Ecosystem degradation p. 91; 5.2 Adapting to the impacts of climate change p. 92; 5.2.1 Addressing planning and climate change mainstreaming p. 93; 5.2.2 Combating information gaps p. 95; 5.2.3 Adaptations for tuna fisheries p. 97; 5.2.4 Adaptation for coastal fisheries p. 99; 5.2.5 Adaptation for aquaculture and freshwater fisheries p. 102; MODULE 6 - TOOLS - WHERE TO GO TO FIND OUT MORE? p. 106; Climate change and food security tools p. 107; Climate change tools p. 108; Climate change adaptation tools p. 110; Pacific food systems & root crop tools p. 113; Invasive species tools p. 120; Fisheries & marine ecosystems tools p. 121; Aquaculture p. 124; coral reefs p. 125; mangroves p. 128 ( English )
Citation/Reference:
Morrell, W.J. (2010). Building resilience to climate change: root crop and fishery production. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the University of the South Pacific, Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
General Note:
New Zealand author. "Prepared by Willy John Morrell, in collaboration with the Pacific Expert Group on Food Security and Climate Change"--P. iii.

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