Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture

Azadi, Hossein; Moghaddam, Saghi Movahhed; Burkart, Stefan; Mahmoudi, Hossein; Passel, Steven Van; Kurban, Alishir; López‐Carr, David

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128602

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“…CSA includes agroforestry, cover cropping, integrated pest management, traditional organic composting, integrated crop-animal farming, crop rotation, and diversification [129,141]. A recent study proposed vulnerable-smart agriculture (VSA) as replacement for CSA because the latter technique neglects an essential element, namely small-scale farmers [142].…”

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Systematic Review of Multi-Dimensional Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas

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Rashid

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The Himalayan region is a fragile high mountain landscape where the population experiences acute vulnerability within a complex coupled human–natural system due to environmental, social, and economic linkages. The lack of significant regional and spatial knowledge of multi-faceted vulnerabilities hinders any potential recommendations to address these vulnerabilities. We systematically reviewed the literature to recommend mitigation interventions based on the region’s socio-economic and ecological vulnerability research to date. We applied the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting of Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis) criteria to search for results from four comprehensive databases. For our assessment, we compiled a final sample (n = 59) of vulnerability research papers to examine the vulnerability types, spatial variation, assessment methodology, and significant drivers of change. Our study represented all Himalayan countries, namely, India, Nepal, Pakistan, China, and Bhutan. More than half of the vulnerability studies were conducted in the central Himalayan region, a quarter in the western Himalayas, and a few in the eastern Himalayas. Our review revealed that the primary drivers of change were climate change, land use/land cover, and glacial lake formation. The vulnerability assessments in the Himalayan region primarily used social science methods as compared to natural science methods. While the vulnerability studies seldom assessed mitigation interventions, our analysis identified fourteen recommendations. The recommended interventions mainly included policy interventions, livelihood improvement, and adaptation measures. This study emphasized that sustainable development requires cross-sectoral interventions to manage existing resources and mitigate the confronting vulnerabilities of the region.

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Systematic Review of Multi-Dimensional Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas

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“…On this basis, Ng'ang'a et al ( 2021) undertook a detailed analysis on the costs and benefits of adopting CSA practices on household livelihoods. Such findings are critical to promoting and scaling up the adoption of CSA practices by smallholder farmers and can serve as a basis for formulating appropriate guidelines and policies for supporting CSA practices (Azadi et al, 2021). Such analysis can provide farmers with the necessary information to determine the duration required to achieve a break-even point.…”

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Cases of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Southeast Asian highlands: Implications for ecosystem conservation and sustainability

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Importance of the work: Over time, the world's atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) has increased as a result of human activities. Climate change is expected to affect agriculture in regions with poor and limited resources. For highland people's livelihoods, land resource limitations are constraining the indigenous agricultural systems. Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is a new way of describing practices to achieve triple wins: improve productivity and incomes, support climate change adaptation and reduce or remove agricultural emissions of GHGs. Objectives: CSA was reviewed as knowledge integration between traditional farming and modern technology in economic, social and agricultural ecology contexts. Materials & Methods: CSA case studies produced 88 results including multiple strategies for achieving CSA goals. Data were collected from surveys and focus group discussion regarding the highland smallholder agriculture system in Mae Chaem district, Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand. Results: The information collated on 10 CSA strategies should assist smallholder farming systems in particular to achieve CSA goals. The advantages and disadvantages of CSA were identified along with keywords used in this overlap search related to CSA. The remaining challenges were considered along with the issues and challenges of Climate-Smart Agriculture. Main finding: CSA strategies can lead to ecosystem conservation and sustainability regarding highland agriculture, ethnic groups and the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals.

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“…Africa, like other continents, is vulnerable, and exposed to extreme climate events (Busby et al, 2014;Russo et al, 2016). Vulnerability is exacerbated by the continent's low adaptive capacity and its dependence on rain-fed agriculture (Dzoga et al, 2018;Apraku et al, 2021;Azadi et al, 2021).…”

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An overview of climate change adaptation and mitigation research in Africa

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Research on climate change has increased significantly since the 1970s. There has also been a particular focus on Africa, given its vulnerability to climate change impacts and its urbanization trends that may have massive implications for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Despite the wealth of publications on climate change in Africa, there is a lack of review studies that highlight the overall research landscape. If this status of climate research is clarified, African countries can better deal with climate change. Hence, this paper aims to improve our understanding of the status and trends of research on climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa. Our review, straddling from 1990 to late 2021, recognizes the foundations that underpin climate change adaptation and mitigation literature. Based on keywords associated with Africa's climate change adaptation and mitigation, we undertook bibliometric research by collecting 3,316 related SCI/SSCI articles. In addition, we provided a thematic evolution over three decades, compartmentalized into four sub-periods (1990–2007; 2008–2014; 2015–2019; 2020–2021). Priority research topics and themes have been dynamic over time, with some core concepts receiving more attention (vulnerability, food, water, and energy security). Although the number of published articles exhibited a rapidly growing trend, their distribution is extremely uneven. Articles were mainly published by institutions from certain parts of the continent, with the University of Cape Town, making the highest contribution. About 72% of the existing studies focused on climate change adaptation, while climate change mitigation was less represented with 22%. The results also showed that researchers have examined not all African countries. South Africa, Ethiopia, and Ghana are hot spots, while most countries are largely neglected. Africa and African countries need to improve their future research ability on climate change mitigation. Assessing climate change risks and measures in African countries should be prioritized.

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Rethinking resilient agriculture: From Climate-Smart Agriculture to Vulnerable-Smart Agriculture

Cited by 112 publications

References 67 publications

Systematic Review of Multi-Dimensional Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas

Systematic Review of Multi-Dimensional Vulnerabilities in the Himalayas

Cases of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Southeast Asian highlands: Implications for ecosystem conservation and sustainability

An overview of climate change adaptation and mitigation research in Africa

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