Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security

Download or read book Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication aims to present a step-by-step methodological approach to assist project teams assess and incorporate climate change adaptation measures into investment projects in agriculture, rural development, and food security. While the focus of the publication is at the project level, an improved understanding of climate change impacts should also be used to incorporate climate change considerations into agriculture planning and policy at the country level. Though rural development projects include irrigation, rural infrastructure, agriculture production, and natural resource management, this report focuses mainly on irrigation infrastructure projects and agriculture production projects.