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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2017
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Mozambique, Southern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Zambia, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2017Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
The agriculture sector is the backbone of Ethiopia’s economy and livelihoods. Yet, heavy reliance on rain-fed systems has made the sector particularly vulnerable to variability in rainfall and temperature. Climate change may decrease national gross domestic product (GDP) by 8–10% by 2050, but adaptation action in agriculture could cut climate shock-related losses by half. • Climate risk management interventions and long-term adaptation actions need to match localized vulnerabilities and impacts.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Bhutan, Asia, Southern Asia
The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects
an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture
development and climate responsiveness. It aims to
achieve food security and broader development goals
under a changing climate and increasing food demand.
CSA initiatives sustainably increase productivity, enhance
resilience, and reduce/remove greenhouse gases (GHGs),
and require planning to address tradeoffs and synergies
between these three pillars: productivity, adaptation, and -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Nepal, Asia, Southern Asia
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Bangladesh, Asia, Southern Asia
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2017Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
Better soil health can increase agricultural productivity. Restoration activities can build on-farm resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Land and soil health surveys can improve crop modeling predictions under various climate scenarios and guide more targeted interventions.
Currently, most assessments of land and soil health do not consider the social, ecological, and biophysical constraints, or acknowledge the variations in the landscape.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2017Philippines, South-Eastern Asia, Asia
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