Impacts of climate change on agriculture and policy options for adaptation
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-09-08 16:09
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Vietnam is likely to be among the countries hardest hit by climate change, mainly through rising sea levels and changes in rainfall and temperatures. Agriculture can be extensively affected by climate change, and designing effective adaptation strategies will be critical for maintaining food security, rural employment, and foreign exchange earnings. This paper examines these critical issues and thereby makes two contributions to the literature.
Moving Forward: Southeast Asian Perspectives on Climate Change and Biodiversity
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Climate change is a global phenomenon that is being experienced by all levels of society, regardless of race and species, and in all types of ecosystems, regardless of geographic location. It will have diverse effects on biodiversity, which will directly impact on food security, water supply and livelihood among others, especially for the poor and more vulnerable sectors of human society.
Cambodia Climatology Temperature Means
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-07-05 06:14
The images and data featured below show the temperature means in Cambodia by month. The scales for the temperature maps are the same for all months. The images were created by Dr. Michael J. Puma, Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
The data used to create the images were downloaded from WorldClim - Zone 29 and are based on the methodology described in: Hijmans, R.J., S.E. Cameron, J.L. Parra, P.G. Jones and A. Jarvis, 2005.
Cambodia Climatology Precipitation Means
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-07-05 05:02The images and data featured below show the precipitation means in Cambodia by month. The images were created by Dr. Michael J. Puma, Associate Research Scientist at Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
The data used to create the images were downloaded from WorldClim - Zone 29 and are based on the methodology described in: Hijmans, R.J., S.E. Cameron, J.L. Parra, P.G. Jones and A. Jarvis, 2005. Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas.
Cambodia Climatology (~1950 to 2000)
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-07-05 05:00The images and data featured below were downloaded from WorldClim - Zone 29 and are based on the methodology described in: Hijmans, R.J., S.E. Cameron, J.L. Parra, P.G. Jones and A. Jarvis, 2005. Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas. International Journal of Climatology 25: 1965-1978.
A detailed methodology is presented in the above paper. Hijmans et al. (2005) generated the data through interpolation of average monthly climate data from weather stations on a 30 arc-second resolution grid.
Connecting Environmental Changes, Impacts and Responses in the Mekong Delta to Human Wellbeing and Ecosystem Integrity
Submitted by JulianneBG on Mon, 2010-06-28 18:07Successful adaptation to climate change, environmental change and its associated, interlinked impacts on human health and ecosystem integrity is vital for the well-being of the large populations of people inhabiting Asia’s mega-deltas.
The United Nations University has identified the Mekong Delta as a region highly suited for the propagation of meaningful and responsive adaptation efforts. The project area is focused on the Delta region of the Mekong, shared by Cambodia and Vietnam, while also closely linked to activities and pressures on the of the entire basin.
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United Nations University
Institute for Water, Environment & Health
(UNU-INWEH)
175 Longwood Road South, Suite 204,
Hamilton Ontario L8P 0A1 CANADA
Phone: 1-905-667-5511
Fax: 1-905-667-5510
E-mail: contact@inweh.unu.edu
Water-related Information System for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam (WISDOM)
Submitted by JulianneBG on Mon, 2010-06-28 17:20The Mekong Delta in Vietnam offers natural resources for several million inhabitants. However, a strong population increase, changing climatic conditions and regulatory measures at the upper reaches of the Mekong lead to severe changes in the Delta. Therefore, decision makers, planners and local authorities have to face new challenges. Extreme flood events occur more frequently, drinking water availability is increasingly limited, soils show signs of salinization or acidification, species and complete habitats diminish. All these problems call for an optimized, integrated resource management.
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Nguyen Quy Hanh
Center for Development Research (ZEF) / University of Bonn
E-mail: hanh.nguyen@uni-bonn.de
Phone: +49 0228 73 4962
Strengthening the Philippines’ Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change
Submitted by JulianneBG on Wed, 2010-06-09 07:49
The Philippines has always been subject to natural hazards like tropical cyclones, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, ranking highest globally in terms of deaths and third in terms of people exposed annually. An average of 20 cyclones traverse the country yearly causing annual property damage of PHP 13.4 billion or 0.4% of gross national product, especially in the 43 provinces in the eastern seaboard, also proposed to be the focus of this programme.
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Maria Cecilia San
cecile.san@one.un.org
Soe Nyunt-U
nyuntus@who.org
Amelia Dulce Supetran
amelia.supetran@undp.org
Arcadio Cruz
al.cruz@fao.org
Training in the Concepts of Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability and Use of SIMCLIM
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-05-27 04:56Proceedings of the Training Conducted under the APN Project "Capacity Development on Integration of Science and Local Knowledge for Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability Assessments" (CIA2009-02-Pulhin)
26-29 April 2010
Climate change impacts and vulnerability in the Philippines vary depending on the area’s geographic location, climate system (the country has four climatic classification), and socio‐economic condition. As such, while assessments at the national level give a picture of the overall impacts of climate change in the country, which may thereby result in enabling policies for appropriate plans and actions, responses on the risks and threats need to be area‐specific in order to effectively address the climate change related concerns. Furthermore, with the decentralization policy, the Philippine local government units, particularly at the provincial level, are at the forefront of actions for responding to climate change impacts and risks. It is therefore necessary to familiarise them on how to conduct climate change impacts and vulnerability assessment in their respective jurisdictions to enhance their preparedness strategies. A close collaboration among the scientists/researchers, local government units and the local communities, with the aid of a computer modeling system, is crucial to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the risks, threats and needs.
Climate simulation models are important for enhancing our understanding on past and present climate creating scenarios of future climate change, and examining risks attributed to predicted changes in climate. Results of climate model simulations are useful for improving plans and developing preparedness strategies that aid in increasing resilience on risks posed by the changing climate. This training will use SimCLIM as the climate modeling system for conducting an integrated assessment of the vulnerability to and impacts of climate change in the province of Albay.
Promoting climate resilient water management and agricultural practices in rural Cambodia
Submitted by andrea on Sun, 2010-04-25 17:27Summary:
The proposed project is based on priority interventions outlined in the NAPA and focuses on climate change-resilient agricultural water management. The impacts of climate change on Cambodian agriculture, particularly on rice cultivation, are predicted to adversely affect food production and – security in rural areas. Various climate models depict different trends in annual precipitation, with some predicting substantial increases in total precipitation and some predicting a rise, followed by a fall.
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The key stakeholders are people involved in water resource management in Cambodia and two contrasting agricultural districts: 1. Chi Kreng District in Siem Reap, which consists of 12 communes, 154 villages. The Chi Kreng District consists of 22,994 families with 127,032 people (64,807 women) of which 21,832 families are farmers. 2. The Bavel District in Battambang Province, which consists of 6 communes with a total of 18,842 families (95,847 people, of which 48,731 are women).
The project objective is to enhance adaptive capacity, at the national, institutional and local levels, to climate change–induced changes in water resources availability for the agricultural sector in Cambodia. As a contribution to this objective, the project goal is to enhance food security and food production in the face of changed climate conditions.
Part of this process will include improved capacity to conserve and manage fish stocks as an element of integrated rural livelihood development through integrated packages of small rural livelihood interventions.
Complementing this capacity development process, which will apply at the national level, the project will also build capacity of selected local communities to adapt to changes in water and land resources resulting from climate change to promote sustainable agricultural development.
Sustainability:
The project has strong government support at both central and local levels. The current Medium Term Strategy for Agriculture and Water (2006-2010)has identified five priority programs to implement: (i) Institutional capacity building and management support program for agriculture and water sector, (ii) Food security support program, (iii) Agriculture and agri-business (value-chain) support program, (iv) Water resource, irrigation and land management program, and (v) agricultural and water resources research, education and extension program. The project will contribute to the current programme 1 and 4 of the Medium Term Strategy for Agriculture and Water in amending the proposed activities of the programmes so as to incorporate measures to address the impacts of climate change and climate variaiblity. This will effectively mainstream climate change adaptation into national polcies and programmes for agriculture and water resources, thus ensuring sustainability. The Medium Term Strategy for Agriculture and Water recognises the impacts of climate change and variability in agriculture and water resource management and suggests to design measures to mitigate adverse impacts and gain benefit from positive ones (paragraph 40). Under programme 4, the Medium Term Strategy for Agriculture and Water suggests that country take appropriate steps to respond to climate change and variability.
Replication:
Outcome 3 of the project is entirely concerned with promoting in-country learning, up-scaling and replication. The project will establish conditions to facilitate learning of climate change adaptation measures, for example, by developing learning networks in association with several national NGOs, developing and delivering training modules for the new FWUC Service Centre, and awareness raising campaigns through various forms of media. The project also incorporates international replication measures through Outcome 3, which links to the GEF-supported Adaptation Learning Mechanism (ALM).