Building Resilience to Climate Change in South Caucasus Agriculture.
Title:
Building Resilience to Climate Change in South Caucasus Agriculture.
Author:
Ahouissoussi, Nicolas.
ISBN:
9781464802157
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (158 pages)
Series:
Directions in Development
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Key Findings -- Next Steps: Developing an Action Plan -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Reasons for Action -- Overview of Geography, Climate, and Crops in Study Countries -- Characteristics of the Agriculture Sector -- Agriculture Sector Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change -- An Approach for Adapting to Climate Change in the South Caucasus -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Framework and Program Design -- Study Approach -- Analytic Tools -- Criteria for Evaluting Adaptation Options -- Limitations and Key Challenges -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Armenia: Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation Menu -- Climate Risk -- Climate Impacts -- Adaptation Assessment -- Evaluation and Prioritization of Adaptation Options -- Final Menu of Recommended Adaptation Options -- Limitations of the Study -- References -- Chapter 4 Azerbaijan: Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation Menu -- Climate Risk -- Climate Impacts -- Adaptation Assessment -- Evaluation and Prioritization of Adaptation Options -- Final Menu of Recommended Adaptation Options -- Limitations of the Study -- References -- Chapter 5 Georgia: Risks, Impacts, and Adaptation Menu -- Climate Risk -- Climate Impacts -- Adaptation Assessment -- Evaluation and Prioritization of Adaptation Options -- Final Menu of Recommended Adaptation Options -- Limitations of the Study -- References -- Chapter 6 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Options in the South Caucasus Region -- Regional Assessment of Climate Risks and Impacts on Crops and Water Resources -- Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation Measures for the South Caucasus Region -- Note -- Chapter 7 Adaptation in the South Caucasus: Opportunities for a Regional Approach.
Common Adaptation Measures at the National Level -- Common Adaptation Measures at the Agricultural Region Level -- Elements of a Regional Approach -- Establishing a Stronger Regional Presence -- Challenges for Regional Resource Needs -- Developing an Action Plan -- Note -- References -- Boxes -- Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
This book illustrates the World Bank's commitment to assist countries to respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by climate change. Undertaken in collaborative partnership with policy makers, farmers, civil society, and other stakeholders in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, it provides a much needed response to the call for action by quantifying the impact and identifying key priorities for policies, programs, and investments to reduce the vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate change in the South Caucasus. The study responds to the urgent need for climate adaptation, as highlighted in the World Bank's "Turn Down the Heat" report. Notably, the South Caucasus is already contending with increasing aridity and more frequent extreme weather events (e.g. severe droughts, floods and hailstorms). It presents practical solutions for a more climate smart agriculture, at the regional, national and agro-ecological zone level in each country. The recommendations offered in this book are a compilation of the results of the three national studies, and highlight the need and potential for regional collaborative action to increase benefits, while also continuing to emphasize the need for an effective response at the national level. The national level results are supported by country reports, which provide more details. This work is but an important beginning. To achieve the goals of climate resilience in the agriculture sector, more work is needed to translate the proposals into reality. The analysis demonstrates that investments in irrigation infrastructure and on-farm technologies have great potential to raise agricultural productivity and improve the climate resilience of the sector. Demand-side agricultural water management will have high short-term payoffs, and these short-term payoffs are complementary to the success of long- term
irrigation, drainage and other infrastructure investments. Strengthening the disaster risk management strategies (beyond agricultural measures) are also needed to help mitigate household risks from extreme events, especially for the poorest, who are the most vulnerable.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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