Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development; (2) adapting and...

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Autores principales: Dinesh, Dhanush, Frid-Nielsen, Snorre, Norman, James, Mutamba, M, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Campbell, Bruce M.
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Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67909
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author Dinesh, Dhanush
Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
Norman, James
Mutamba, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Mutamba, M
Norman, James
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description Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development; (2) adapting and building resilience of agricultural and food security systems to climate change at multiple levels; and (3) reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (including crops, livestock and fisheries). This paper examines 19 CSA case studies, to assess their effectiveness in achieving the stated objectives of CSA, while also assessing other cobenefits, economic costs and benefits, barriers to adoption, success factors, and gender and social inclusion issues. The analysis concludes that CSA interventions can be highly effective, achieving the three CSA objectives, while also generating additional benefits in a costeffective and inclusive manner. However, this depends on context specific project design and implementation, for which institutional capacity is key. The paper also identifies serious gaps in data availability and comparability, which restricts further analysis.
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spelling CGSpace679092024-07-29T19:31:00Z Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases Dinesh, Dhanush Frid-Nielsen, Snorre Norman, James Mutamba, M Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María Campbell, Bruce M. climate change agriculture food security climate-smart agriculture adaptation Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of food security and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agricultural productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development; (2) adapting and building resilience of agricultural and food security systems to climate change at multiple levels; and (3) reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture (including crops, livestock and fisheries). This paper examines 19 CSA case studies, to assess their effectiveness in achieving the stated objectives of CSA, while also assessing other cobenefits, economic costs and benefits, barriers to adoption, success factors, and gender and social inclusion issues. The analysis concludes that CSA interventions can be highly effective, achieving the three CSA objectives, while also generating additional benefits in a costeffective and inclusive manner. However, this depends on context specific project design and implementation, for which institutional capacity is key. The paper also identifies serious gaps in data availability and comparability, which restricts further analysis. 2015-08-14 2015-08-14T13:13:34Z 2015-08-14T13:13:34Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67909 en Open Access application/pdf Dinesh D, Frid-Nielsen S, Norman J, Mutamba M, Loboguerrero Rodriguez AM, Campbell BM. Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases. CCAFS Working Paper no. 129. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
climate-smart agriculture
adaptation
Dinesh, Dhanush
Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
Norman, James
Mutamba, M
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
Campbell, Bruce M.
Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
title Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
title_full Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
title_fullStr Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
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agriculture
food security
climate-smart agriculture
adaptation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/67909
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