Climate change R and D at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)-Philippines
2007
Lasco, R.D.; Villegas, K.L.; Sanchez, P.A.J.; Villamor, G.B;, World AgroForestry Centre (ICRAF- Philippines) Khush Hall, IRRI, College, 4031 Laguna (Philippines)
Climate change is one of the primary concerns of humanity today. It is perhaps the greatest environmental challenge in the 21st century based on increasing scientific information in global warming. There are some possible implications of climate changes which include variations in the frequency and intensity of storms up to greater occurrence of climate-induced pests and diseases. These effects and possible consequences are the reason behind the global efforts to understanding and addressing the projected adverse impacts of climate change. Forest play a critical role in climate change serving as a source and carbon sink. Tropical forests are viewed as having the greatest potential to mitigate carbon in the atmosphere. In the Philippines, the vast areas of degraded land offer promising approaches for carbon sequestration through rehabilitation activities such as reforestation and agroforestry. The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)- Philippines is heavily involved in climate change research and development (R and D). This paper presents the current and future R and D activities of ICRAF on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the agriculture, forestry, and natural resources sector. The first part of the paper discusses climate mitigation projects. These are those that help reduce the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The second part focuses on climate changes adaptation projects, which refer to how societies can adapt to a new climate regime and present climatic conditions. ICRAF is involved in three climate change adaptation projects in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. Finally, the paper explore ICRAF's partnership and future initiatives in support of climate change R and D, policy formulation and capacity building together with the other stakeholders.
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