Applying the climate-smart approach
Resources
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Climate-smart forestryPDF
This fact sheet describe the e-learning course that explores the role of forests and trees in climate-smart agriculture (CSA). It takes into consideration the ecosystem services and goods that forests provide, and the importance of forests for the food security of forest-dependent people. It...
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Climate-smart forestryWebsite
This course explores the role of forests and trees in climate-smart agriculture. It takes into consideration the ecosystem services and goods that forests provide, and the importance of forests for the food security of forest-dependent people. It explores the complex relationship between climate...
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Climate-smart soil and land managementWebsite
An e-learning course focusing on sustainable soil and land management for climate-smart agriculture. It provides technical knowledge and examines how wide-scale implementation of climate-smart soil and land management practices can enhance mitigation of climate change and adaptation to its impacts.
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Climate-smart livestock productionWebsite
This course analyzes the role of livestock production in climate-smart agriculture. It describes the importance of livestock production to food security and identifies adaptation and mitigation strategies and practices along the entire livestock supply chain. It also illustrates how livestock...
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Compendium on climate-smart irrigation: Concepts, evidence and options for a climate-smart approach to improving the performance of irrigated ...PDF
The CSI compendium develops the concept of climate-smart irrigation (CSI) as an integral part of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and intends to complement the existing literature and guidance on CSA published by the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), FAO, CCAFS, the World...
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Measuring climate co-benefits of livestock development in CameroonPDF
As Cameroon seeks to develop its livestock sector while simultaneously making it more climate smart, more capacity is needed to understand how livestock can contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Funded by the World Bank, PRODEL is a large scale development project that aims to...
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Supporting agricultural extension towards climate-smart agriculture: An overview of existing toolsPDF
This compendium provides examples of more than 20 different approaches of how agricultural extension can support climate-smart agriculture, with contributions from seventeen institutions and over 30 contributors worldwide.
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Supplemental irrigation: A promising climate-smart practice for dryland agriculturePDF
Publication on how supplemental irrigation – the addition of limited amounts of water to essentially rainfeed crops to improve and stabilize yields when rainfall fails to provide sufficient moisture for normal plant growth – is an effective response to alleviating the adverse effects of soil...
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Solar-powered irrigation systems: A clean-energy, low-emission option for irrigation development and modernizationPDF
This document explains how solar-powered irrigation systems can be integrated and implemented. SPIS are a clean technology option for irrigation, allowing the use solar energy for water pumping, replacing fossil fuels as energy source, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated...
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"Energy-Smart" food for people and climatePDF
The aim of this paper is to discuss how the entire food sector, from the farmer’s field to the consumer’s plate, can become more ‘energy-smart’. This paper provides examples of energy-smart practices for both small-and large-scale enterprises and covers the entire food sector.
Brochures
E-learning courses
Methodologies and guidelines
Policy analyses/briefs
Studies and reports
Additional Info
| Kind of Activities | Building capacity |
|---|---|
| Geographic Focus | Global |
| Collection Updated | August 2024 |