ACTION PLAN FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE
co-benefits for mitigation, sustainable production, and conservation. The co-benefits of adaptation actions may also stretch as far as the social welfare of rural and urban communities by improving economic opportunities, infrastructure, and equity. The research and development necessary to support agricultural and forestry climate
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