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Postcard from Planet Under Pressure: A difficult business – climate change mitigation and adaptation in food supply chains

Written by Naomi Oates

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'Attending the ‘Climate change mitigation and adaptation in food supply chains’ session at Planet Under Pressure, I was struck by the difficult balancing act that policy-makers much achieve, if they are to ensure sufficient global food supplies and adapt agricultural systems to a changing climate...Some necessary trade-offs between mitigation, adaptation and development objectives will have to be made. Is climate compatible agriculture really achievable?'