A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects

As many countries are increasing commitments to address climate change, national governments are exploring how they could best reduce the impact of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture is a major contributor to GHG emissions, especially in developing countries, where this sector account...

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Autores principales: Grewer, Uwe, Bockel, Louis, Galford, Gillian L., Gurwick, Noel, Nash, Julie, Pirolli, Gillian, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
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Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77767
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author Grewer, Uwe
Bockel, Louis
Galford, Gillian L.
Gurwick, Noel
Nash, Julie
Pirolli, Gillian
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
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Galford, Gillian L.
Grewer, Uwe
Gurwick, Noel
Nash, Julie
Pirolli, Gillian
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
author_facet Grewer, Uwe
Bockel, Louis
Galford, Gillian L.
Gurwick, Noel
Nash, Julie
Pirolli, Gillian
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
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description As many countries are increasing commitments to address climate change, national governments are exploring how they could best reduce the impact of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture is a major contributor to GHG emissions, especially in developing countries, where this sector accounts for an average of 35% of all GHG emissions. Yet many agricultural interventions can also help to reduce GHG impacts. This paper presents the methodology to estimate impacts of agricultural interventions on GHG emissions and carbon sequestration. This methodology is used in an analysis of several development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and presented as a series of case studies. The methodology allows users to estimate (1) GHG impacts at project scale, (2) GHG emissions by agricultural practice, and (3) GHG emissions per unit of output (i.e., GHG emission intensity). The presented approach is a rapid assessment technique that is well suited to provide an indication of the magnitude of GHG impacts and to compare GHG impact strength of different field activities or cropping systems. It is well adapted to a context of data scarcity, as is common in agricultural investment planning where aggregate data on agricultural land use and management practices are available but where field measurements of GHG and carbon stock changes are missing. This approach is instrumental to inform agricultural investment, project, and policy planners about challenges and opportunities associated with achieving and accounting for GHG emission reductions in agricultural development projects.
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spelling CGSpace777672024-01-23T12:04:02Z A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects Grewer, Uwe Bockel, Louis Galford, Gillian L. Gurwick, Noel Nash, Julie Pirolli, Gillian Wollenberg, Eva Karoline climate change agriculture food security emission As many countries are increasing commitments to address climate change, national governments are exploring how they could best reduce the impact of their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Agriculture is a major contributor to GHG emissions, especially in developing countries, where this sector accounts for an average of 35% of all GHG emissions. Yet many agricultural interventions can also help to reduce GHG impacts. This paper presents the methodology to estimate impacts of agricultural interventions on GHG emissions and carbon sequestration. This methodology is used in an analysis of several development projects supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and presented as a series of case studies. The methodology allows users to estimate (1) GHG impacts at project scale, (2) GHG emissions by agricultural practice, and (3) GHG emissions per unit of output (i.e., GHG emission intensity). The presented approach is a rapid assessment technique that is well suited to provide an indication of the magnitude of GHG impacts and to compare GHG impact strength of different field activities or cropping systems. It is well adapted to a context of data scarcity, as is common in agricultural investment planning where aggregate data on agricultural land use and management practices are available but where field measurements of GHG and carbon stock changes are missing. This approach is instrumental to inform agricultural investment, project, and policy planners about challenges and opportunities associated with achieving and accounting for GHG emission reductions in agricultural development projects. 2016-11-15 2016-11-16T10:42:25Z 2016-11-16T10:42:25Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77767 en Open Access application/pdf Grewer U, Bockel L, Galford G, Gurwick N, Nash J, Pirolli G, Wollenberg E. 2016. A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info note series analysing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects. CCAFS Working Paper no. 187. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
emission
Grewer, Uwe
Bockel, Louis
Galford, Gillian L.
Gurwick, Noel
Nash, Julie
Pirolli, Gillian
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title_full A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title_fullStr A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title_full_unstemmed A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title_short A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
title_sort methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in usaid development projects
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
emission
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77767
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