Abstract
Change in climate scenario adversely affects water availability; food and energy security; biodiversity etc. which greatly impacts natural resources, health of every living being and their livelihood. Rural communities which are highly dependent on natural resources are significantly affected by climate change. For the rural communities, difficulty in coping with climate change and preparing for climate change risks are further aggravated due to geographic and demographic obstacles; limited economic diversity; higher poverty rates etc. Small farmers based on their traditional knowledge and experiences are implementing various practices in agriculture, water, livestock etc. sectors to adapt the challenges of climate change. These activities are insignificant in combating climate change issues. However, if these small scale activities are integrated with existing sectoral development schemes/programmes, can create a greater impact. This paper presents strategies on how farmer’s traditional knowledge and practices are integrated with sectoral development planning by showcasing case studies from various projects/activities in India. This paper provides comprehensive information on the traditional practices for managing natural resources, which would be helpful for policy makers, implementers and researchers to understand the mechanism and opportunities for convergence with the existing schemes/programmes.
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Green manuring is the cultivation of a forage/leguminous crop having high nitrogen content during the monsoon which will later be used for wheat or other cash crops.
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I am very much grateful to my GIZ Colleagues (Mr. Kirtiman Awasthi, Senior Policy Advisor, Ms. Angel Jacob, Communication Expert); officials working in Punjab State Council on Science and Technology (Dr. Satnam Singh Ladhar, Additional Director and Dr. Kamalpreet Kaur, Principal Scientist), Department of Environment, Government of Haryana (Dr. Suresh Gahlawat, Director), for their valuable support in concluding and refining this paper.
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Madan, N. (2017). Integrating Farmer’s Traditional Knowledge and Practices into Climate Change Sectoral Development Planning: Case Studies from India. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Climate Change Research at Universities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58214-6_1
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