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Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic
sectors. Azerbaijan is one of the many countries where the majority
of the rural population depends on agriculture directly or
indirectly for their livelihood. Further, changes in climate and
their impacts on agricultural systems and rural economies are
already evident throughout Europe and Central Asia. The risks
associated with climate change therefore pose an immediate and
fundamental problem in the country. Adaptation measures now in use
in Azerbaijan, largely piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to
prevent impacts on agricultural production over the coming decades.
As a result, there is growing interest at country and development
partner levels to have a better understanding of the exposure,
sensitivities, and impacts of climate change at the farm level, and
to develop and prioritize adaptation measures to mitigate the
adverse consequences. Beginning in 2009, the World Bank embarked on
a program for selected Eastern Europe and Central Asian (ECA)
client countries to enhance their ability to mainstream climate
change adaptation into agricultural policies, programs, and
investments. This multi-stage effort has included activities to
raise awareness of the threat, analyze potential impacts and
adaptation responses, and build capacity among client country
stakeholders and ECA Bank staff with respect to climate change and
the agricultural sector. This study, Reducing the Vulnerability of
Azerbaijan s Agricultural Systems to Climate Change, is the
culmination of efforts by the Azerbaijani institutions and
researchers, the World Bank, and a team of international experts to
jointly undertake an analytical study to address potential impacts
climate change may have on Azerbaijan s agricultural sector, but,
more importantly, to develop a list of prioritized measures to
adapt to those impacts. Specifically, this study provides a menu of
options for climate change adaptation in the agricultural and water
resources sectors, along with specific recommended actions that are
tailored to distinct agricultural regions within Azerbaijan. These
recommendations reflect the results of three inter-related
activities, conducted jointly by the expert team and local
partners: 1) quantitative economic modeling of baseline conditions
and the effects of certain adaptation options; 2) qualitative
analysis conducted by the expert team of agronomists, crop
modelers, and water resource experts; and 3) input from a series of
participatory workshops for farmers in each of the agricultural
regions. Reducing the Vulnerability of Azerbaijan s Agricultural
Systems to Climate Change is part of the World Bank Studies series.
These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank s
ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion. The study is
one of three produced under the World Bank program Reducing
Vulnerability to Climate Change in European and Central Asian
Agricultural Systems. The other countries included in this series
are Armenia and Georgia. World Bank Studies are available
individually or on standing order. This World Bank Studies series
is also available online through the World Bank e-library
(www.worldbank.org/elibrary)."
This book illustrates the World Bank s commitment to assist
countries to respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by
climate change. Undertaken in collaborative partnership with policy
makers, farmers, civil society, and other stakeholders in Armenia,
Azerbaijan and Georgia, it provides a much needed response to the
call for action by quantifying the impact and identifying key
priorities for policies, programs, and investments to reduce the
vulnerability of agricultural systems to climate change in the
South Caucasus. The study responds to the urgent need for climate
adaptation, as highlighted in the World Bank s Turn Down the Heat
report. Notably, the South Caucasus is already contending with
increasing aridity and more frequent extreme weather events (e.g.
severe droughts, floods and hailstorms). It presents practical
solutions for a more climate smart agriculture, at the regional,
national and agro-ecological zone level in each country. The
recommendations offered in this book are a compilation of the
results of the three national studies, and highlight the need and
potential for regional collaborative action to increase benefits,
while also continuing to emphasize the need for an effective
response at the national level. The national level results are
supported by country reports, which provide more details. This work
is but an important beginning. To achieve the goals of climate
resilience in the agriculture sector, more work is needed to
translate the proposals into reality. The analysis demonstrates
that investments in irrigation infrastructure and on-farm
technologies have great potential to raise agricultural
productivity and improve the climate resilience of the sector.
Demand-side agricultural water management will have high short-term
payoffs, and these short-term payoffs are complementary to the
success of long- term irrigation, drainage and other infrastructure
investments. Strengthening the disaster risk management strategies
(beyond agricultural measures) are also needed to help mitigate
household risks from extreme events, especially for the poorest,
who are the most vulnerable."
Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic
sectors. Armenia is one of the many countries where the majority of
the rural population depends on agriculture - directly or
indirectly - for their livelihood. Further, changes in climate and
their impacts on agricultural systems and rural economies are
already evident throughout Europe and Central Asia. The risks
associated with climate change therefore pose an immediate and
fundamental problem in the country. Adaptation measures now in use
in Armenia, largely piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to
prevent impacts on agricultural production over the coming decades.
As a result, there is growing interest at country and development
partner levels to have a better understanding of the exposure,
sensitivities, and impacts of climate change at the farm level, and
to develop and prioritise adaptation measures to mitigate the
adverse consequences. Beginning in 2009, the World Bank embarked on
a programme for selected Eastern Europe and Central Asian (ECA)
client countries to enhance their ability to mainstream climate
change adaptation into agricultural policies, programmes, and
investments. This multi-stage effort has included activities to
raise awareness of the threat, analyse potential impacts and
adaptation responses, and build capacity among client country
stakeholders and ECA Bank staff with respect to climate change and
the agricultural sector. This study, Reducing the Vulnerability of
Armenia's Agricultural Systems to Climate Change, is the
culmination of efforts by the Armenian institutions and
researchers, the World Bank, and a team of international experts to
jointly undertake an analytical study to address potential impacts
climate change may have on Armenia's agricultural sector, but, more
importantly, to develop a list of prioritised measures to adapt to
those impacts. Specifically, this study provides a menu of options
for climate change adaptation in the agricultural and water
resources sectors, along with specific recommended actions that are
tailored to distinct agricultural regions within Armenia. These
recommendations reflect the results of three inter-related
activities, conducted jointly by the expert team and local
partners: 1) quantitative economic modeling of baseline conditions
and the effects of certain adaptation options; 2) qualitative
analysis conducted by the expert team of agronomists, crop
modellers, and water resource experts; and 3) input from a series
of participatory workshops for farmers in each of the agricultural
regions.
Agriculture is one of the most climate-sensitive of all economic
sectors. Georgia is one of the many countries where the majority of
the rural population depends on agriculture directly or indirectly
for their livelihood. Further, changes in climate and their impacts
on agricultural systems and rural economies are already evident
throughout Europe and Central Asia. The risks associated with
climate change therefore pose an immediate and fundamental problem
in the country. Adaptation measures now in use in Georgia, largely
piecemeal efforts, will be insufficient to prevent impacts on
agricultural production over the coming decades. As a result, there
is growing interest at country and development partner levels to
have a better understanding of the exposure, sensitivities, and
impacts of climate change at the farm level, and to develop and
prioritize adaptation measures to mitigate the adverse
consequences. Beginning in 2009, the World Bank embarked on a
program for selected Eastern Europe and Central Asian (ECA) client
countries to enhance their ability to mainstream climate change
adaptation into agricultural policies, programs, and investments.
This multi-stage effort has included activities to raise awareness
of the threat, analyze potential impacts and adaptation responses,
and build capacity among client country stakeholders and ECA Bank
staff with respect to climate change and the agricultural sector.
This study, Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia s Agricultural
Systems to Climate Change, is the culmination of efforts by the
Georgian institutions and researchers, the World Bank, and a team
of international experts jointly undertake an analytical study to
address potential impacts climate change may have on Georgia s
agricultural sector, but, more importantly, to develop a list of
prioritized measures to adapt to those impacts. Specifically, this
study provides a menu of options for climate change adaptation in
the agricultural and water resources sectors, along with specific
recommended actions that are tailored to distinct agricultural
regions within Georgia. These recommendations reflect the results
of three inter-related activities, conducted jointly by the expert
team and local partners: 1) quantitative economic modeling of
baseline conditions and the effects of certain adaptation options;
2) qualitative analysis conducted by the expert team of
agronomists, crop modelers, and water resource experts; and 3)
input from a series of participatory workshops for farmers in each
of the agricultural regions. Reducing the Vulnerability of Georgia
s Agricultural Systems to Climate Change is part of the World Bank
Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the
results of the Bank s ongoing research and to stimulate public
discussion. The study is one of three produced under the World Bank
program Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in European and
Central Asian Agricultural Systems. The other countries included in
this series are Armenia and Azerbaijan. World Bank Studies are
available individually or on standing order. This World Bank
Studies series is also available online through the World Bank
e-library (www.worldbank.org/elibrary)."
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