Nalina Gnanavelrajah Crops and trees are natural carbon sinks. Both plants as well as soils rich in organic matter can greatly help in absorbing the atmospheric carbon. Farming...
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Cultivating resilience: Lessons from the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka
Melissa Harvey and Sathis Wijewardane Coastal communities are particularly vulnerable to climate change. They are affected by changes in sea-level and wave height, as well as...
Climate change and its impact on agriculture and food security
K.P. Agrawal Agriculture and food security are among the major casualties of climate change in India. Adopting necessary mitigation measures and reducing greenhouse gas emission...
An integrated approach to climate change adaptation
Gehendra Bahadur Gurung and Dinanath Bhandari It is now apparent that dealing with, and adapting to, climate change is unavoidable. Nepal’s temperature is rising faster than the...
Farmer’s Diary : Organic cultivation of Bydagi Chilli – A heritage crop of North Karnataka
Shanmukha M. Dyamakkanavar is a progressive chilli farmer following organic cultivation methods. His knowledge is based on experience inherited from his father and the technical...
Innovative model for forecasting monsoon behavior
Dhansukh Shah Forecasting weather conditions helps farmers to adjust and manage their cropping activities. It becomes all the more important with the changes in climatic...
Using radio to share farmers’ adaptation strategies
Blythe McKay Farm Radio International recently held a script-writing competition on the topic of adapting to climate change. Working together with different partners, the fifteen...
From exclusion to empowerment – Women of the Siddi Community
Aga Khan Foundation Marginalised communities, such as Siddis in Gujarat, often accept entrenched poverty, deprivation and exclusion as a way of life. Development under such...
Natural conservationists: struggle and success
Rajesh Paudel Policies and practices combined with the empowerment of people at the grassroots can bring about significant changes in the livelihoods of the poor. Involving...