Climate-smart Agriculture
Promoting Integrated Climate Approaches in South Asia
Photo by Sohel Pravez Haque/ Shutterstock.com Divided by geographic boundaries, over 1.9 billion people living in South Asian countries share mountains, rivers, oceans, energy sources as well as weather and vulnerabilities associated with climate change. Therefore, cooperation across borders is critical to meeting the challenges unleashed by the vagaries of weather. The development gains in [...] Read More
Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Cover photo: Salvacampillo / Shutterstock.com The disproportionate burden of climate variability on women is primarily due to persistent gender inequalities interconnected with climate risks and vulnerabilities. Gender disparity in terms of access to and control over resources like land, capital, information, innovation, technology, and decisions make women more vulnerable to climate change and susceptible to [...] Read More
Embedding Climate Adaptation in Policy, Planning and Finance
Photo by Lightspring/Shutterstock.com Climate change policies are crucial for countries to adapt and mitigate climate change impacts in order to protect and enhance the well-being of citizens. Policymakers have recognized the need to develop climate change policies for achieving resilience. It is evident that countries in South Asia have formulated climate change policies and put [...] Read More
Promoting Climate-smart Agriculture in South Asia
Photo by Siraj Ahmad/Shutterstock.com Agriculture in South Asia is highly susceptible to climate change. Long-term variations in temperature and precipitation are likely to shift cropping seasons and crop cultivation, potentially causing low yields. Agriculture-based economies in South Asia, such as Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and associated [...] Read More
CAREing for the Elixir of Life
Photo by Twenty-nine/Shutterstock.com Water is quite aptly called the โelixir of lifeโ. It is a known fact that water is always on the move through the water cycle processes. Global warming has a significant effect on this cycle, altering the quantity, timing, distribution, and quality of available water. Countries in South Asia face different levels [...] Read More