The climate-smart village approach: framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture

• Published in: Ecology and society Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Aggarwal, Pramod K., Jarvis, Andy, Campbell, Bruce M., Zougmoré, Robert B., Khatri-Chhetri, Arun, Vermeulen, Sonja J., Loboguerrero, Ana Maria, Sebastian, Leocadio S., Kinyangi, James, Bonilla-Findji, Osana, Radeny, Maren, Recha, John, Martinez-Baron, Deissy, Ramirez-Villegas, Julian, Huyer, Sophia, Thornton, Philip, Wollenberg, Eva, Hansen, James, Alvarez-Toro, Patricia, Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés, Arango-Londoño, David, Patiño-Bravo, Victor, Rivera, Ovidio, Ouedraogo, Mathieu, Yen, Bui Tan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa Resilience Alliance 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adaptation; Agricultural land; Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Agricultural research; Agricultural technology; Agriculture; Climate change; Climate variability; Climate-smart agriculture; climate-smart villages; Constraints; Emissions; Experts; Farmers; Food; Food production; Food security; Greenhouse effect; Greenhouse gases; Land; Local knowledge; Planning; Policy making; resilience; Risk management; Scaling; scaling out; Scaling up; Services; Weather

Increasing weather risks threaten agricultural production systems and food security across the world. Maintaining agricultural growth while minimizing climate shocks is crucial to building a resilient food production system and meeting developmental goals in vulnerable countries. Experts have propos...