Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options
In countries such as Georgia, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularly immediate and important problem because the majority of the rural population depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture for their liv...
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okr-10986-182402021-04-23T14:03:43Z Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options Ahouissoussi, Nicolas Neumann, James E. Srivastava, Jitendra P. Okan, Cuneyt Droogers, Peter ACCESS TO WEATHER FORECASTS ADAPTATION OPTIONS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AWARENESS CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION HUMAN CAPITAL PHYSICAL CAPITAL RURAL POPULATION In countries such as Georgia, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularly immediate and important problem because the majority of the rural population depends either directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. The most effective plans for adapting the sector to climate change will involve both human capital and physical capital enhancements; however, many of these investments can also enhance agricultural productivity right now, under current climate conditions. Recommendations, such as improving the accessibility to farmers of agriculturally relevant weather forecasts, will yield benefits as soon as they are implemented and provide a means for farmers to autonomously adapt their practices as climate changes. In response to these challenges, the World Bank and the Government of Georgia embarked on a joint study to identify and prioritize options for climate change adaptation of the agricultural sector, with explicit consideration of greenhouse gas emission reduction potential of these options. The study was conducted in three stages: awareness raising; quantitative and qualitative analysis; and finalization of the analysis and menu of adaptation options. This report provides a menu of options for climate change adaptation in the agricultural and water resources sectors, along with specific recommended actions that are tailored to distinct agricultural regions within Georgia. This report provides a summary of the methods, data, results, and recommendations for each of these activities, which were reviewed by local counterparts at the October 8, 2012, national dissemination and consensus building conference. 2014-05-12T14:49:50Z 2014-05-12T14:49:50Z 2014-05-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19486165/reducing-vulnerability-georgias-agricultural-systems-climate-change-impact-assessment-adaptation-options 978-1-4648-0148-8 10.1596/978-1-4648-0148-8 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18240 English en_US World Bank Study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Georgia |
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ACCESS TO WEATHER FORECASTS ADAPTATION OPTIONS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AWARENESS CLIMATE CHANGE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION HUMAN CAPITAL PHYSICAL CAPITAL RURAL POPULATION Ahouissoussi, Nicolas Neumann, James E. Srivastava, Jitendra P. Okan, Cuneyt Droogers, Peter Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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In countries such as Georgia, the risks
of climate change for the agricultural sector are a
particularly immediate and important problem because the
majority of the rural population depends either directly or
indirectly on agriculture for their livelihoods. The most
effective plans for adapting the sector to climate change
will involve both human capital and physical capital
enhancements; however, many of these investments can also
enhance agricultural productivity right now, under current
climate conditions. Recommendations, such as improving the
accessibility to farmers of agriculturally relevant weather
forecasts, will yield benefits as soon as they are
implemented and provide a means for farmers to autonomously
adapt their practices as climate changes. In response to
these challenges, the World Bank and the Government of
Georgia embarked on a joint study to identify and prioritize
options for climate change adaptation of the agricultural
sector, with explicit consideration of greenhouse gas
emission reduction potential of these options. The study was
conducted in three stages: awareness raising; quantitative
and qualitative analysis; and finalization of the analysis
and menu of adaptation options. This report provides a menu
of options for climate change adaptation in the agricultural
and water resources sectors, along with specific recommended
actions that are tailored to distinct agricultural regions
within Georgia. This report provides a summary of the
methods, data, results, and recommendations for each of
these activities, which were reviewed by local counterparts
at the October 8, 2012, national dissemination and consensus
building conference. |
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Ahouissoussi, Nicolas Neumann, James E. Srivastava, Jitendra P. Okan, Cuneyt Droogers, Peter |
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Ahouissoussi, Nicolas Neumann, James E. Srivastava, Jitendra P. Okan, Cuneyt Droogers, Peter |
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Ahouissoussi, Nicolas |
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Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change : Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options |
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reducing the vulnerability of georgia's agricultural systems to climate change : impact assessment and adaptation options |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19486165/reducing-vulnerability-georgias-agricultural-systems-climate-change-impact-assessment-adaptation-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18240 |
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