Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: January | Volume: 6 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 47-56
Climate Smart Agriculture Concept and Adaptation in Nepal: An Overview
Swodesh Rijal1, Babin Rijal2
1Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal
2Trichandra Multiple college, Kathmandu, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Swodesh Rijal
ABSTRACT
Nepal is the fourth most vulnerable country with Global Hunger Index (GHI) of 21.2 % scored indicating various risks and vulnerability. Impact of climate change seen on agriculture, forestry and fisheries. Nepal in a frontline of climate change as 42 districts classified as food insecure, 21 glacial lakes are potentially dangerous and Nearly 1.9 million people are highly climate vulnerable is dangerous statistical data for future Nepal. Change in rainfall pattern, temperature variation, unseasonal rain and long drought are some impacts on climate which ultimately impact on agriculture systems. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach for transforming and reorients agricultural system to support food security under changing environmental condition. CSA promotes only by collaborate actions of small holder farmers, marginalized group, policy makers and others related sectors. In this paper bird's eye views on issues of climate change, Climate smart agriculture (CSA), local institution, policy makers, adaptation and practices, Program, policy, project ongoing in Nepal to tackle all of such concerns of impacts of climate change in agriculture, climate, food security particularly in the context of Nepal.
Key words: Climate change, Climate Smart Agriculture, Adaptation, Policy
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