Pertanian, Ketahanan Pangan dan Perubahan Iklim (Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change)

Climate change poses a serious threat to agricultural production and food security in Indonesia. This threat arrives at a time when global, regional and national food security are already subject to other adverse trends, creating the potential for a perfect storm. In this chapter we look at existing challenges and the additional impact climate change will have. We then examine how the sector contributes to GHG emissions, how it could mitigate climate change by reducing its own emissions, and even help absorb some emissions from other sectors. Mitigation, however, will not be enough. The 21st century is very likely to witness 2-3C of global warming, even if all pledges to the Paris Agreement were honoured. We therefore also outline an adaptation strategy to make Indonesia’s agriculture more resilient and its food supply more secure. We conclude with a concise list of recommendations to policy makers.