ROSA Focus n°16

This Month’s Highlight is based on the sector script that focuses on agriculture and rural development (ARD). It identifies key issues in dealing with the effects of climate change on sectors that are relevant to rural development and also affect food security (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, livestock, extractive and processing industries and tertiary sector activities). It also highlights opportunities to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. This article focuses on possible adaptation measures to be considered in the ARD sector. The bulletin also presents an insight of the food security situation in Bangladesh. This article is a contribution of Ciro Fiorillo and Marie Jo A. Cortijo, FAO Chief Technical Advisor and Social Economist on the National Food Policy Capacity Strengthening Programme (NFPCSP). The international news section provides information on various events organized by the IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) partnership and on a donors meeting on nutrition organized by the EC together with the UK and France.