Adaptation to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia Agriculture

Sutton, William R. ; Block, Rachel I. ; Srivastava, Jitendra

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: climate change;    agriculture;    forestry;    climate change mitigation;   

RP-ID  :  111560

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

To ensure the viability andcompetitiveness of agriculture and forestry and sustainrural livelihoods, it is critical to take stock of theimpacts of climate change on rural sectors in Europe andCentral Asia (ECA) countries and implement appropriateadaptive measures. The interactions between theweather-sensitive agriculture and forestry sectors, climatechange, and the natural resource base are highly complex anddeserve special attention. Globally, the increased frequencyof heat stress, droughts and flooding events caused byclimate change threaten to reduce crop yields and livestockproductivity in many areas, while increased risks of firesand pest outbreaks will have negative consequences forforests. In this paper, the authors examine the exposure,sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of ECA agriculture toclimate change, and provide recommendations for addressingthe challenges of climate through adaptation. We have madeuse of the best available climate change projections tocategorize countries in the region by likely agriculturalsector impacts. We have also attempted to synthesizeinformation from the literature on climate change adaptationin agriculture in order to identify the most relevant pointsfor ECA countries, including options for technical,institutional and policy measures. Based on this initialassessment, there are plans to support World Bank clients incarrying out assessments and developing strategies at thecountry level in the near future.