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ACTING NOW ON CLIMATE CHANGE, TO ENSURE FOOD SECURITY
FOR ALL, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE 
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Acronyms 
AgMIP 
Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project
AMIS 
agricultural market information system
ASIS
Agricultural Stress Index System (FAO)
BPACC
Bonne Pratique Adaptation au Changement Climatique (Best CCA practices 
introduced by the project)
CAC
Central American Agricultural Council
CATIE
Center for Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education
CAU 
China Agricutural University
CBSUA
Central Bicol State University of Agriculture
CCA 
climate change adapation 
CEPAL
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
CCAFS
Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food
CFS 
Committee on World Food Security
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
CIRAD
Agricultural Research for Development
CMIP6
Coupled model intercomparison project
CORDEX3
Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment 
CPPs
Country Programming Papers
CSA 
climate-smart agriculture
DA 
Department for Agriculture
DAD-IS 
Domestic Animal Diversity Information System
DLIS 
Desert Locust Information Service
DRR
Disaster risk reduction
DRRM 
Disaster risk reduction and management
EAF/EAA
ecosystem approach to fisheries and aquaculture
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
EEZs
exclusive economic zones
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FFS
farmer field schools
GDP 
gross domestic product
GHG
greenhouse gas
GIEWS
Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture
GIS
geographic information systems
HLPE 
High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition
ICEM
International Centre for Environmental Management
ICTs
information and communications technologies
IDDRSI
Drought Disaster Resilience and Sustainability Initiative (IGAD)

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IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IGAD
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
IICA
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
IMFN
International Model Forest Network
INDCs
intended nationally determined contributions
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPPC
International Plant Protection Convention
IPPM
Integrated Pest Management Programme
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
LDC 
least developed country
MAF
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
ME
metabolizable energy
MOSAICC
Modelling System for Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change
NANOOS
Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems
NAPs
national adaptation plans
NAPAs 
national adaptation plans of action
NGO 
non-governmental organization
NPPO 
National Plant Protection Organization
ODA
official development aid
OTC over-the-counter
PACFA
Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture
PAGASA
Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration 
(Philippines)
PICs
Pacific island countries
PGRFA
plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
PNA