:: The Impact of Climat Change on Countries' Interdependence on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

This paper investigates the impact that climate change will have on countries’ interdependence on genetic resources for food and agriculture. It has been developed for submission to the twelfth session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture on 19–22 October 2009 which concerns access and benefit-sharing norms. The extent of countries’ interdependence on categories or sectors of genetic resources is a potentially important consideration when evaluating, and or developing, access and benefit-sharing norms.