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change as it relates to food security, including who will be most affected and what policymakers can do to facilitate adaptation. Augmenting the text are dozens of detailed maps that provide graphical representations of the range of food security challenges and the special threats from climate change. Using comprehensive empirical analysis, the authors put climate change
in the forefront of national development issues and suggest that policy makers should take into account (1) the value of broad-based sustainable develop- ment, (2) the power of investments in relevant economic sectors as well as agricultural research to enhance agricultural productivity, (3) the importance of the ongoing economic integration initiatives in the West Africa region under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African States within the framework of an open world trade system, and (4) the need for early action on both adaptation and mitigation. It is becoming increasingly clear to policy- makers in the developing world that neither food security nor climate change can be viewed in isolation. This monograph will be indispensable to a wide range of readers, including policymakers, development workers, and research- ers who tackle these inextricably linked issues.
Shenggen Fan Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute