Research Catalog

Title

Climate-smart agriculture sourcebook.

Publication

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014.

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Details

Additional Authors

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80004214

Description

xi, 557 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 30 cm

Summary

"Climate-smart agriculture, forestry and fisheries (CSA), contributes to the achievement of sustainable development goals. It integrates the three dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) by jointly addressing food security and climate challenges. It is composed of three main pillars: sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes; adapting and building resilience to climate change; reducing and/or removing greenhouse gases emissions, where possible. The purpose of the sourcebook is to further elaborate the concept of CSA and demonstrate its potential, as well as limitations. It aims to help decision makers at a number of levels (including political administrators and natural resource managers) to understand the different options that are available for planning, policies and investments and the practices that are suitable for making different agricultural sectors, landscapes and food systems more climate-smart. This sourcebook is a reference tool for planners, practitioners and policy makers working in agriculture, forestry and fisheries at national and subnational levels." -- Back cover.

Subjects

• Water in agriculture
• Climatic changes > Risk management
• Crops and climate
• Germplasm resources conservation
• Agriculture and energy
• Climatology > Government policy

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and glossary.

Contents

Why climate-smart agriculture, forestry and fisheries -- Managing landscapes for climate-smart agricultural systems -- Water management -- Soils and their management for climate-smart agriculture -- Sound management of energy for climate-smart agriculture -- Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture -- Climate-smart crop production system -- Climate-smart livestock -- Climate-smart forestry -- Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture -- Developing sustainable and inclusive food value chains for climate-smart agriculture -- Local institutions -- Managing climate-smart agriculture into national policies and programmes -- Financing climate-smart agriculture -- Disaster risk reduction: strengthening livelihood resilience -- Making climate-smart agriculture a work for the most vulnerable: the role of safety nets -- Capacity development for climate-smart agriculture -- Assessment, monitoring and evaluation -- Glossary.

ISBN

• 9789251077207
• 9251077207

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library