This report details the nevertheless silent crisis occurring around the world today as a result of global climate change. It is a comprehensive account of the key impacts of climate change on human society. Long regarded as a distant, environmental or future problem, climate change is already today a major constraint on all human efforts.

This paper focuses on the renewed interest in purchasing or leasing land, and securing water rights for agricultural production; it does not focus on other forms of foreign investment in agriculture. It identifies the key drivers behind the recent surge in these investments, and examines prevailing trends in reported land contracts. The range of legal issues

The brief provides an overview over the technical mitigation potential in the agricultural sector, noting that most of this potential is in developing countries.

This new policy brief focuses on small-scale agriculture,an important contributor to poverty reduction, rural development, and food security. It recommends support for small holder agriculture, for which the support has declined sharply in the past three decades.