Agriculture – A Stakeholder in the Causality of Climate Change

Uz uvažavanje posebnosti pojedinih znanstvenih disciplina, pristup problematici klimatskih promjena mora biti promotren na interdisciplinarnoj razini i postavljen kao imperativ svih budućih djelovanja. Tek svekolikost ljudske misli i djela, s namjerom točnoga definiranja oblika i razine okolišnoga utjecaja pojedinih gospodarskih djelatnosti, kao i ukazivanje na njih, može rezultirati postavljanjem preciznih ishodišnih točaka s jasno vidljivim ciljem – ublaženje i prilagodba klimatskim promjenama. Teme o utjecaju klimatskih promjena na naše živote, okoliš i općenito na ekosustav svakodnevno i sa sve većom pozornošću zauzimaju svekoliki medijski prostor, privlače pozornost javnosti i postaju važnim i neizostavnim pitanjem svakog ozbiljnijega političkog djelovanja. Iz ovoga ugla klimatske promjene projiciraju dva osnovna principa: princip uzročnosti, prema kojem težina posljedica treba biti razmjerna težini odgovornosti i princip niveliranosti, po kojem daljnji postupci moraju biti u skladu smanjenja i ublažavanja nastalih klimatskih oštećenja, a prvenstveno zaštite prirodnih životnih temelja. Različite znanstvene discipline imaju različit pristup problemu klimatskih promjena. Međutim, ono što im je objedinjujuća odlika jest zajednička točka interesa koja egzistira u čovjeku, čovječanstvu i u njihovoj egzistenciji. Poljoprivreda je ljudska egzistencijalna osnova koja je značajnim dijelom narušena upravo poljoprivredom. Ovaj paradoks proizlazi iz činjenice kako je poljoprivredna proizvodnja značajan onečišćivač okoliša, i značajan dionik u klimatskim promjenama. Posljedično, klimatskim promjenama dovodi se u pitanje osnovna ljudska egzistencijalna potreba, prehrana. Svaka projekcija daljnjega razvoja poljoprivrede, a posebice u dužem vremenskom razdoblju, nužno mora uključivati, pored ekoloških, ekonomskih, socioloških i klimatski čimbenik. Mogućih rješenja ima mnogo, a djelovanje po njima trebalo bi se odvijati u tri osnovna smjera/razine: stagnacija daljnje degradacije okoliša (prvenstveno atmosfere), ublažavanje uzroka klimatskih promjena i prilagodba utjecajima klimatskih promjena.Taking into account the particularities of individual disciplines, the approach to climate change issues must be examined on an interdisciplinary level and set as an imperative for all future activities. Only the totality of human thought and action, with the intention to correctly define the form and the level of environmental impact of certain economic activities, as well as pointing to them, can result in setting precise starting points with a clearly visible goal - mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Topics on the impact of climate change on our lives, the environment and the ecosystem in general are on a daily basis and with growing attention occupying the overall media space, attracting the public\u27s attention and becoming an important and even essential issue of any serious political action. From this view the climate changes project two basic principles: the principle of causality, according to which the weight of the consequences should be commensurate with the weight of responsibility, and the levelling principle, according to which further actions must be towards reduction and mitigation of climate damage, primarily to protect the natural foundations of life. Different scientific disciplines have different approaches to the problem of climate change. However, what unifies them is the common point of interest that exists in man, humanity and in their existence. Agriculture is a human existential basis that is significantly impaired precisely by agriculture. This paradox stems from the fact that the agricultural production is a significant polluter of the environment, and an important stakeholder in the climate change. Consequently, climate change undermines the basic human existential need, food. Every projection of further agricultural development, especially in the long term, must necessarily include, in addition to environmental, economic and social factors, the climatic factor, as well. There are many possible solutions, and acting according to them should be carried out in three main directions/levels: the stagnation of further environmental degradation (primarily the atmosphere), the mitigation of the causes of climate change, and the adaptation to the impacts of climate changes