The probable impacts of climate change on poverty - UNDP

8. <strong>The</strong>re are a number <strong>of</strong> strategies and practices which have evolved over time to deal with the adverse effects
<strong>of</strong> <strong>climate</strong> and non-climatic stresses. Most <strong>of</strong> them have evolved as a reactive response to problems. However,
many <strong>of</strong> them have potential to address future <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> and associated problems. <strong>The</strong> following section
summarizes the existing coping strategies and practices by different sectors derived from stakeholder
consultations and expert interviews.
8.1 Crop Agriculture
BARI & BINA have undertaken research strategies on development <strong>of</strong> risk tolerant variety (drought and salttolerant
& short duration pulses and oil seed crop varieties, including drought tolerant wheat)
BRRI is strengthening their research strategy to adopt rice cultivation with changing climatic situation:
- Cultivation <strong>of</strong> BR 42, 43 & BINA Dhan 7 as drought tolerant crops
- Local variety is cultivated in low-lying coastal areas
Research is going on to develop new varieties for coastal region through cross breeding between salt
tolerant and submerged varieties and BRRI already released salt-tolerant rice variety (Bridhan 47) for the
coastal region
Farmers use ash in the field to keep the soil warm during winter
Farmers are adopting some innovative practices(viz. zero tillage, priming <strong>of</strong> seeds during sowing, mulching,
relay cropping, dry seeding, rain water harvest, floating bed vegetable cultivation, sorjan system, short
duration varieties etc.) in the drought prone area
Farmers are adopting some innovative practices (viz. zero tillage, sorjan system, floating bed agriculture etc.)
in flood prone and salinity/tidal surge areas
Documentation, motivation, training & dissemination <strong>of</strong> new adoptive technologies by the farmers
Development <strong>of</strong> linkage with GO/NGOs and private sectors
Short duration Boro rice (limited scale)
Raised pit system
Adjustment <strong>of</strong> cropping pattern
8.2 Fisheries
Raising pond embankment
Pond fencing by net
Fish in pond harvested before drought and in commercial farming water is supplied
Awareness and precaution
Enhancement <strong>of</strong> fish production through rehabilitation <strong>of</strong> fish production and establishment <strong>of</strong> fish sanctuary
increased aquaculture production
Aquatic vegetation shelter in ponds
Agitation <strong>of</strong> surface water
Advance fishes’ selling
Re-digging deeply
Preparing water reservoir
Digging canals and re-digging
<strong>The</strong> Probable Impacts <strong>of</strong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and
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