Climate Smart Agriculture : Building Resilience to Climate Change
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Language
English
ISBN
978-3-319-61194-5
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Frontmatter
1. Overview and Conceptual Framework
Introduction and Overview
A Short History of the Evolution of the Climate Smart Agriculture Approach and Its Links to Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture Debates
Economics of Climate Smart Agriculture: An Overview
Innovation in Response to Climate Change
2. Case Studies: Vulnerability Measurements and Assessment
Use of Satellite Information on Wetness and Temperature for Crop Yield Prediction and River Resource Planning
Early Warning Techniques for Local Climate Resilience: Smallholder Rice in Lao PDR
Farmers’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Climate Change in Southeast Asia: The Case Study from Thailand and Vietnam
U.S. Maize Yield Growth and Countervailing Climate Change Impacts
Understanding Tradeoffs in the Context of Farm-Scale Impacts: An Application of Decision-Support Tools for Assessing Climate Smart Agriculture
3. Case Studies: Policy Response to Improving Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity
Can Insurance Help Manage Climate Risk and Food Insecurity? Evidence from the Pastoral Regions of East Africa
Can Cash Transfer Programmes Promote Household Resilience? Cross-Country Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Input Subsidy Programs and Climate Smart Agriculture: Current Realities and Future Potential
4. Case Studies: System Level Response to Improving Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity
Robust Decision Making for a Climate-Resilient Development of the Agricultural Sector in Nigeria
Using AgMIP Regional Integrated Assessment Methods to Evaluate Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptive Capacity for Climate Smart Agricultural Systems
Climate Smart Food Supply Chains in Developing Countries in an Era of Rapid Dual Change in Agrifood Systems and the Climate
The Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture: The Role of Information and Insurance Under Climate Change
A Qualitative Evaluation of CSA Options in Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems in Developing Countries
Identifying Strategies to Enhance the Resilience of Smallholder Farming Systems: Evidence from Zambia
5. Case Studies: Farm Level Response to Improving Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity
Climate Risk Management through Sustainable Land and Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Improving the Resilience of Central Asian Agriculture to Weather Variability and Climate Change
Managing Environmental Risk in Presence of Climate Change: The Role of Adaptation in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia
Diversification as Part of a CSA Strategy: The Cases of Zambia and Malawi
Economic Analysis of Improved Smallholder Paddy and Maize Production in Northern Viet Nam and Implications for Climate-Smart Agriculture
6. Policy Synthesis and Conclusion
Devising Effective Strategies and Policies for CSA: Insights from a Panel of Global Policy Experts
Conclusion and Policy Implications to “Climate Smart Agriculture: Building Resilience to Climate Change”
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