The impacts of climate change on plant health

Climate change is having an impact on ecosystems and agricultural production systems throughout the world. It influences international trade flows of plants and plant products and it will change the infectivity, severity and distribution of plant pests. Preventive, mitigation and adaptation measures are essential to limit the international spread of pests adapting to climate change.

Climate-change impacts on ecosystems, pests and vectors also threaten the international trading system, as international trade provides a pathway for pests and vectors to spread into new areas of the world. To facilitate safe international trade in plants and plant products, it is therefore imperative to strengthen national, regional and international phytosanitary capacities regarding climate change.

On this page, you will find some useful resources on how the International Plant Protection Convention works to assess and manage the devastating impacts of climate change on plant health, and the trickle-down effect on food security, international trade and the environment.

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Plant Health and Climate Change

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Assessing and managing climate-change impacts on plant health: A resource mobilizatioon tool

Plant health and climate change

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals