Mainstreaming Climate-Resilient Food Production Systems for Food and Nutritional Security - TCP/PLW/3801
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The Government of Palau requested assistance from FAO to address the impacts of climate change, which pose some of the greatest threats to food security in the country. Threats highlighted in Palau’s Climate Change Policy (2015) include salt water intrusion and inundation; erosion and sedimentation; changes in water quality; negative impacts on agricultural and food security; an increased spread of disease to crops and livestock; and the introduction of, and increase in, invasive species. Climate change poses numerous challenges for agriculture in Palau. A rise in sea level will increase the salinization and erosion of agricultural land, reducing the country’s capacity for crop cultivation. Palau’s Second National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2013 identified rising sea levels and saltwater inundation as serious problems for farmers in Palau, above all for taro farmers who use the low lands close to coastal areas. Threats posed by climate change can also cause disruption to food production systems and food supply, further contributing to poor nutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The population of Palau depends heavily on imported foodstuffs and local food production is limited. This dependence has led to major food insecurity. Detachment from food production and processing has led to high starch and fat diets that have resulted in NCD rates that rank within the top ten worldwide according to the World Health Organization.