Agroforestry’s Contribution to Climate Adaptation and Disaster Resilience

1 - Significant gaps exist in our knowledge of agroforestry's contribution to climate change adaptation, including the unequal geographic distribution of studies and our unfamiliarity with the advantages of agroforestry during certain climatic disasters 2 - Additionally, although there was considerable literature on the impacts of agroforestry on carbon sequestration, there was a surprising lack of evaluation of agroforestry for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Agroforestry is broadly promoted as a potential pathway to help as a climate change solution through system resiliency and diversification; however, there was little evidence supporting this that met our criteria as an impact study. 3 - Several members highlight that the issue of climate change for forests entails enlarging the scope of forest research to deal with related sectors or ecosystems, mostly agriculture. Research on the potential of agroforestry techniques in the context of climate change is needed. Research on peatland forestry is also needed.