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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

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Project • CAF2015-RR15-NMY-Marambe

Building climate resilience in farming systems in sloping lands of South Asia

The research-based project aims to assess resilience and characterization of diverse farming systems in hilly areas in South Asia (SA) based on their adaptation capacities, with special emphasis on food and nutrition security, by utilizing the available information including climate data. The project will carry out (a) Identification, characterization and documentation of farming systems and land use patterns in hilly areas of SA in detail, to identify differences among them in resource utilization and sustainable management, and (b) Climate vulnerability mapping, food and nutrition and health security mapping of different farming systems at the lowest administrative level, to ascertain the level of present resilience. Based on the outcomes listed in section 6 of the EOI, the project has direct relevance to two high priority activities identified by APN for CAF funding namely, (vi) Developing and Implementing local adaptation plans that are in line with the UNFCCC, and (vii) Utilization of available information including climate data in applications for adaptation.