Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security
Asian Development Bank | October 2012
Abstract
This publication aims to present a step-by-step methodological approach to assist project teams assess and incorporate climate change adaptation measures into investment projects in agriculture, rural development, and food security. While the focus of the publication is at the project level, an improved understanding of climate change impacts should also be used to incorporate climate change considerations into agriculture planning and policy at the country level. Though rural development projects include irrigation, rural infrastructure, agriculture production, and natural resource management, this report focuses mainly on irrigation infrastructure projects and agriculture production projects.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2012. Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/3222. License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
978-92-9092-997-0
Keywords
Agriculture
Women in agriculture
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Global climate change
Investment climates
Agricultural statistics
Sustainable development
Agribusiness
Agricultural trade
Agricultural economy
Agricultural product marketing
Agricultural products
Climatic change
Climatic influence
Climatic
Climatology
Global commons
Ozone depletion
Investment analysis
Investment bank
Investment dispute
Investment policy
Investment return
Agricultural information network
Agricultural processing industry
New agricultural enterprise
Produce trade
Export
Import
International competition
Commercial policy
International trade
Economic policy
Foreign investment
Ratio analysis
Risk return relationship
Wind
Ozone layer
Investment
Bank and banking
Speculation
Climate change mitigation
Global temperature change
Precipitation anomaly
Precipitation variability
Goat farming
Green Revolution
Harvesting
Herb farming
Hill farming
Land capability for agriculture
Livestock
Traditional farming
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