Climate-smart Agriculture
Living with the River: Going with the Flow of the Kosi
During the flooding season, boats become the only means of transport in the Kosi River Basin in places within the embankments. (Photo: Manoj Kumar Singh / Gorakhpur News Line) Living with the River: Going with the Flow of the Kosi The Kosi is a transboundary river that springs from the Himalayan slopes of Tibet and [...] Read More
Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources
Diesel Pumping Set Extracting Water from a Shallow Tube Well for the Paddy Crop on the Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Photo: Dr. Niladri Gupta, 2022) Climate change has brought about increased temperature and shifts in precipitation patterns around the world, impacting the water resources sector. The IPCC’s sixth assessment report (AR6) highlights that changes in [...] Read More
Interview with Dr. Hoesung Lee, Former IPCC Chair
Dr. Hoesung Lee and Vidya Rana Interview with Dr. Hoesung Lee Dr. Hoesung Lee is Former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). ADPC recently held an exclusive ‘Climate Talks’ discussion with this esteemed expert on IPCC’s 6th Assessment Cycle Reports, which range from physical evidence, adaptation and vulnerability, to mitigation of climate [...] Read More
Women and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
Photo courtesy of Syeda Hadika Jamshaid Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Climate Change Specialist at the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Pakistan, is also currently serving as the UNFCCC Gender Focal Person for Pakistan. She supports the MoCC in building climate resilient infrastructure, towards achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), localizing carbon market tools for sustainable development, and [...] Read More
Till the Very Last Drop: Reforming Water Policy Alignment in Pakistan
Photo by Shahbaz Hussain from Pexels Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) approaches enable action by taking into consideration multiple options for enhancing water use efficiency, equal distribution among users, and environmental sustainability. Water resources management requires a more integrated approach, rather than a sectoral one. IWRM aims to: protect the interests of all upstream and [...] Read More
Crop Modeling: How it Can Support Climate-smart Agriculture Policies in Pakistan
Photo by Ahmad Anas/Shutterstock.com Climate change is impacting agricultural production in Pakistan, threatening the country’s development given its high economic dependence on this sector. Specifically, changes in rainfall and temperatures combined with rising instances of flooding are reducing crop yields and reducing the number of goods going to market. Traditional farmers are particularly vulnerable to [...] Read More
Adapting to Risk: Climate-smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh
Photo by Tarikul Raana Adapting to Risk: Climate-smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh Bangladesh is a country that is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In fact, the latest Germanwatch report ranks this country seventh globally in the Climate Risk Index for 2000-2019. Each year, its over 164 million people experience frequent and extreme [...] Read More
A Story of Resilience: Women and Climate-smart Agriculture
Photo by Sana Zulfiqar We are getting homegrown vegetables and getting an additional income too. I never thought before to earn and save 3500 rupees every month! – Rubina Abeneficiary of the Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP), Rubina was selected by the Village Disaster Management Committee to receive training on climate-smart agriculture tools and techniques [...] Read More
Need of the Hour: Translating Water Policies into Action
Photo by Purna Chandra Lal Rajbhandari Home to the mighty Himalayas, Nepal is rich in water resources. Major rivers emerge from its snowfields and glaciers, cascade through gorges and valleys, and flow into the flatlands of the Terai region. But despite its water abundance and large potential for hydropower generation, Nepal’s rivers are yet [...] Read More