Planning and costing of agricultural adaptation with reference to integrated hill farming systems in Nepal

Bikash Paudel, B B Tamang, Krishna Lamsal and Pratima Paudel

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Abstract: 1. Despite an existing information gap in scientific evidence regarding the effects of future changes in climate patterns and options for the future, the community-based adaptation process should nevertheless be initiated. This requires community involvement through participatory planning in order to make use of local experiences and knowledge. 2. The existing technologies at the community level, and among researchers supporting communities in undertaking adaptations to climate change, are currently inadequately disseminated. While the generation of additional technologies is regarded as a priority in the long term, transfer of already available technologies to the user community should be the immediate priority. 3. The local adaptation plan of action (LAPA) is an effective means to mainstream adaptation options in national and local governmental plans, and to support local communities in planning for adaptation. Although the initial costs of defining this methodology are high, they will decrease as soon as it is evolved and scaled up. Hence, the adaptation costs and resulting benefits will also remain at the local level. 4. The majority of the adaptation actions identified for the hill farming system in Nepal are long-term actions. In order to achieve sustainability, the adaptation actions should not be part of any project or one-time investment, but must be integrated into the regular agricultural development process. 5. Adaptation priorities for the hill farming system of Nepal mainly incorporate improved practices for integrated soil, land, hedgerow and water management – for instance, through water harvesting and small-scale irrigation measures.

Keywords: planning; costing; agriculture; adaptation; climate change; hill; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 D13 D83 Q1 Q15 Q18 Q2 Q28 Q51 Q52 Q54 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Published in International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Report (2011): pp. 1-45

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