Lee Hannah
Global Climate Change Adaptation Priorities for Biodiversity and Food Security
Hannah, Lee; Ikegami, Makihiko; Hole, David G.; Seo, Changwan; Butchart, Stuart H.M.; Peterson, A. Townsend; Roehrdanz, Patrick R.
Authors
Makihiko Ikegami
David G. Hole
Changwan Seo
Stuart H.M. Butchart
A. Townsend Peterson
Patrick R. Roehrdanz
Abstract
International policy is placing increasing emphasis on adaptation to climate change, including the allocation of new funds to assist adaptation efforts. Climate change adaptation funding may be most effective where it meets integrated goals, but global geographic priorities based on multiple development and ecological criteria are not well characterized. Here we show that human and natural adaptation needs related to maintaining agricultural productivity and ecosystem integrity intersect in ten major areas globally, providing a coherent set of international priorities for adaptation funding. An additional seven regional areas are identified as worthy of additional study. The priority areas are locations where changes in crop suitability affecting impoverished farmers intersect with changes in ranges of restricted-range species. Agreement among multiple climate models and emissions scenarios suggests that these priorities are robust. Adaptation funding directed to these areas could simultaneously address multiple international policy goals, including poverty reduction, protecting agricultural production and safeguarding ecosystem services.
Citation
Hannah, L., Ikegami, M., Hole, D. G., Seo, C., Butchart, S. H., Peterson, A. T., & Roehrdanz, P. R. (2013). Global Climate Change Adaptation Priorities for Biodiversity and Food Security. PLoS ONE, 8(8), Article e72590. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072590
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 14, 2013 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 21, 2013 |
Publication Date | Aug 21, 2013 |
Deposit Date | May 15, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | May 15, 2018 |
Journal | PLoS ONE |
Publisher | Public Library of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 8 |
Article Number | e72590 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072590 |
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© 2013 Hannah et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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