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Book (stand-alone)Guide to sixty soil and water conservation practices 1966
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No results found.This publication presents 60 soil and water conservation measures and practices, and briefly describes each one. It does not purport to be a detailed technical guide. It does, however, attempt to point out many of the conservation tools which can be used to control water and wind erosion, make better use of available rainfall and irrigation water, improve soil fertility and increase crop yields. -
DocumentSystematization of soil and water conservation practices for the adaptation to climate change. A methodology based on WOCAT for Latin America and the Caribbean Executive Summary 2014
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No results found.FAO has been working on an initiative to develop a “lighter”, more concise WOCAT methodology, appropriate for Latin America in terms of structure, content and language. The methodology enhances the original WOCAT questionnaire on technologies towards a more modern and up to date approach. This need emerged after reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of the original WOCAT methodology for documenting conservation technologies during regional expert workshops. Among the limiting factors for ap plication, the experts identified the high time requirement for using the WOCAT questionnaire. Furthermore, the database platform is only available in English and the technology questionnaire and summary do not include climate change. The principal objective of this initiative is to propose and validate a lighter methodology to document soil and water conservation practices for Latin America, including assessment of the resilience of a practice against climate change. A simplified methodology is proposed for documenting new practices across Latin America. Original publication is available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3741s/index.html -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetAssessing agroforestry practices and soil and water conservation for climate change adaptation in Kenya: A cost-benefit analysis
Safeguarding livelihoods and promoting resilience through National Adaptation Plans
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No results found.This case study analyses the economic worthiness of adaptation measures currently being practiced by some farmers on their land in Kenya. It uses cost-benefit analysis (CBA), which is recommended by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group as one of the methodologies to be used in the preparatory stages of the NAPs to rank and prioritize adaptation options according to their costs and benefits to society. The study’s findings can inform policy makers and development practitioners involved in formulating and implementing the NAP process. The study was carried out under the Integrating Agricultural Sectors into National Adaptation Plans programme (NAP-Ag), co-led by UNDP and FAO, with the aim of capacity building, generating evidence-based results for selecting adaptation options, and informing adaptation policy dialogues on adaptation in agriculture.
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