GGGI Insight Brief: Nepal - Planning and Implementation of Climate Smart Agriculture in the

To help address these issues, the KOICA-GGGI Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project in the Terai Flood Plain in the Madhesh Province is designed to alleviate the vulnerability of smallholder farmers and returned migrant workers, with a specific focus on enhancing food and livelihood security of the local population. [...] The loss was more than 10% of the total budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in that year.6 Nine districts in Nepal fall into very high-risk CSA climate change categories, six of which are in the Madesh Province.7 Mitigation Food Security Extreme climate events can erode about 1.5%- 2% of GDP per year in the water management and agricultural sectors, and higher (about 5%. [...] Mainstreaming CSA in Municipal Planning and Implementation: Scaling-up Opportunities GGGI engaged in rigorous dialogues and consultations with municipal officials and farming communities about the selected 21 CSA technologies and the results of the climate risk analysis, leading to the agreement to promote these technologies in the project area. [...] Challenges and the Way Forward The adoption and implementation of the CSA technologies in the project area demonstrates some challenges and GGGI is well positioned to provide the needed support. [...] The foremost limitation identified by GGGI is the lack of knowledge and awareness about the concept and approach of CSA among the farming communities.