Climate Change and Urban Food Security Challenges for Dhaka Monirul - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Climate Change and Urban Food Security Challenges for Dhaka Monirul Mirza Adaptation & Impacts Research Section (AIRS), Environment Canada Bonn, May 13, 2012

The Three Questions • What are the approaches to ensure UPA’s greater visibility in policy & planning for resilient cities? • What are the responses for adapting urban agriculture and food systems to future climate change? • What are the key enabling factors for promoting innovation in urban agriculture?

The Study Area for the UPA

UPA: Importance to Dhaka • Uncertainty in food supply from rural areas • UPA can contribute to food security , poverty alleviation and public health • UA can positively contribute to environmental management Photos : Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute

Future Climate Change in Bangladesh Source: World Bank, 2010

Climate Change: Risks for Agriculture • Production losses from increased floods, droughts, fogs & heat stress • 3.1% annual agriculture GDP loss until 2050 • Loss of employment • Food security problem especially in urban centers • Pressure on other key economic sectors Photos : Practical Action

Adaptation Options & Policies • Learning from the past • Identifying barriers and obstacles • Mainstreaming of Adaptation • Outlining future options • Economics of adaptation • Innovations & Capacity building • Dissemination, implementation & evaluation Photos : Practical Action, BRRI & IRRI

Enabling Environment/Factors for UPA Innovation • Knowledge & capacity needs assessment • Investments in innovation policy & associated governance structure • Investments in regulatory frameworks that affect agricultural innovation • Investments in urban/peri-urban credit, agri- infrastructure, markets, etc . • Environmental sustainability & poverty reduction

Policy & Action Responses • UPA with special focus in the national agriculture policy • Policy to integrate UPA with other sectoral policies, e.g. land, water, etc. • Administrative & regulatory policy changes to promote UPA • Promoting UPA as an integral component of resilient city concept • Special investment policy for innovations focusing on the UPA