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Aslihan ArslanNatural Resource Economist, EPIC-ESA
FAO
Climate Smart Agriculture at country level:
lessons from recent experience
CSA is…- Context specific- Evidence based- Assessing synergies/tradeoffs across
multiple objectives
CSA is not..- One practice that is always applicable- Prioritizing mitigation in LDC context
• 2009 FAO initiates program of work on FS and CC for Copenhagen•Indicating considerable potential to capture synergies and link CC finance to agriculture
•2010 FAO Development of CSA background paper for Hague• Highlighting importance of resilience and institutional framework
•2010 Initiation of discussion between EC, FAO & potential natl. partners on CSA project
• Driven by need for action at country level•2011 Project development; background technical studies
• Project plan is a framework of activities to achieve major building blocks of CSA;• Designing country specific implementation plans undertaken with national partners in initial phase;• Total budget: 5.3 mil. EUR (3 years; 3 countries) EC funding: 3.3 mil. EUR
•2012 Project initiated
Background on the project
Activities include a range of country initiation activities:
• identification of national focal points;
• identifying priority areas for CSA work;
• linking to natl. research partners;
• initiating analyses of synergies and tradeoffs/barriers to adoption using existing datasets;
• development of detailed country logframe;
• support to MOA staff to attend UNFCCC meeting
The Building Blocks of the Project
1. Assessing the situation: identifying locally viable CSA practices
2. Understanding barriers to adoption of CSA practices3. Managing climate risk4. Building coherent policies5. Guiding investment
Are CSA practices being adopted? If not, why not?
How do Benefits & Costs of practices
compare?CSA Strategy: Technical,
Institutional, and Economic Priorities
Investment proposals
Policy Levers for Adoption
Risk Management
Analysis
• Test Input constraints
• Test Institutional constraints
Benefits: Food Security, Adaptation,
and Mitigation
Costs
Understanding Barriers to Adoption
Guiding Investment
Building Coherent Policies
• Risk-reducing tools: safety nets,
insurance, diversification
What are relevant CSA Practices in a country? Increasing ag. returns, reducing vulnerability
& emissions growth
Identify synergies and tradeoffs of
relevant practices
Assessing the situation
Define the baseline to determine benefits of
CSA activities
Managing Climate Risk
• Role of information under a changing
climate
• Risk profile of relevant CSA practices
• Test Financial constraints
Financing
1. Assessing the situation• Some CSA “best bets” so far: agro-forestry with and without CA;
fertilizer use efficiency; legume rotations; • Defining the baseline and metrics
2. Understanding barriers to adoption of CSA practices• Limited, late, unreliable input supply• Delayed returns; opportunity cost of residue; labor constraints• CC driven uncertainty/risk affects adoption
3. Managing climate risk• Assessing potential of existing instruments (Cash Transfers)• Modeling efficiency/costs of alternative instruments (OECD)
4. Building coherent policies• Working within existing agricultural policy structures (e.g. ASWAp and
CAADP plans; national ag. action plan (Vietnam)5. Guiding investments: Assessing additional CC benefits (adaptation and
mitigation), additional investment costs – and potential to link climate finance