Climate Change and Agriculture, Threats and Opportunities

Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40
Author(s):
Mark W Rosegrant, Mandy Ewing, Gary Yohe, Burton, Ian; Saleemul, Huq; Valmonte-Santos, Rowena
Year:
2008
City:
Eschborn
Publisher:
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Pages:
36
Summary:

There are different climate change-related challenges that the agricultural sector in developing countries will face and various opportunities for emission reductions and adaptation. Adaptation measures in the agriculture sector are highly significant for poverty reduction, agriculture in developing countries can play a significant role in mitigating greenhouse gases and it is critical to work out incentives that are conducive to emission reductions in this sector.

Uzbekistan - National Communication

Submitted by andrea on Sat, 2009-06-20 02:57
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Summary:
Uzbekistan - Second National Communication - 3 December 2008
Key Vulnerabilities
  • Water Resources
  • Agriculture/Food Security
  • Disaster Risk
  • Health
Potential Adaptation Measures

Agriculture and Food Security

  • Increase the amount of areas for growing rice, vegetables, watermelons, melons, potatoes and fodder while preserving of cotton volume sufficient for stabilization of annual export and import currency balance of the country.
  • Increased efficiency of agriculture is also possible through introduction of the modern science and technology achievements, environmental protection of land and water resources, and further improvement of economic relations.

Water Resources

  • Development of regional principles and rational solutions that meet interests of all transboundary rivers’ users
  • Implementation of the integrated water resource management system, establishment of the system of early drought prevention
  • Strengthening legal basis in water use and water saving
  • Improvement of irrigation-drainage system infrastructure
  • Improvement of irrigation techniques and shaping careful attitude towards water

Health

  • Preventive medical examination for identification and control of vulnerable population
  • Increase in public awareness on the negative impact and preventive measures
  • Introduction of medical warning system relative to hot weather periods
  • Development of the regional criteria for warning initiation
  • Action plan development for strongly hot period
  • Maintenance or increase of thermal comfort in premises, reduction of urban heat islands (ventilation, shading of the buildings, planting of trees and plants shading the walls and windows in summer
  • Improvement of infection diseases control systems
  • Ensuring of observation of sanitary hygienic requirements
  • Provision of population with good quality tap water
  • Increase of liability of business entities for not meeting the requirements of environmental safety
  • Public awareness on increase of the risk of malaria incidence due to climate warming
  • Implementation of the Programme ’Enhancement of counteraction to malaria in Uzbekistan’
  • Improvement of supervision over population of disease carriers and transmitters
  • Public awareness on increase of the risk of parasitic diseases and preventive measures
  • Expansion of research relative to analysis of cause and effect links
  • Improvement of the system of anti-epidemic measures