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Table 5.1
Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, barriers to adaptation, and possible intervention
Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, barriers to adaptation and possible intervention
Short-term
adaptation
strategies
Possible solution
Long-term
mitigation
strategy
Possible
solution
Barriers to
adaptation
Possible solution Possible
intervention
Possible solution
Planting and
protecting crops
and trees a
Shade-trees/hardwood
cultivation
Sequestering
CO
2 from the
atmosphere a
Forest-tree
planting
agroforestry
system
Technical
constraints a
Technical
counselling
Technical
assistance a
Frequent meeting
with formal social
networks i.e.
company
representative and
agricultural
extension official
Managing soil
nutrients and
erosion a
Soil and water
conservation technique
Information
constraints a
Frequent
transmission of
agricultural
information
Better
output—market
integration a
Better product
quality and better
access to improved
market through
partnership with
companies
Crop
diversification a
Perennial-crops
agroforestry
Financial and
resources
constraints
Social
empowerment a
Frequent meeting
with informal
social networks i.e.
fellow farmers,
farmer group
members
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