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Agro-ecosystem based sustainability indicators for climate resilient agriculture in India: A conceptual framework

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Title Agro-ecosystem based sustainability indicators for climate resilient agriculture in India: A conceptual framework
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Creator Ch. Srinivasa Rao
K. Kareemulla
P. Krishnan
G.R.K. Murthy
P. Ramesh
P.S. Ananthan
P.K. Joshi
 
Subject Vulnerability Climate resilient agriculture India Sustainability indicators
 
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The impending threats of changing climate have been well documented across sectors. The climate risks are best
addressed through increasing adaptive capacity and building resilience. Ever since the global call during the Rio
Summit in 1992 for establishing sustainability indicators across sectors, there have been several studies across
the world on developing indicators for sustainability, vulnerability and climate resilience. Agriculture, the most
vulnerable system to changing climate, depends on the resilience of both social and ecological systems. This
paper focuses on integrating the variability of climate into the agricultural sustainability measurement with a
broad base of indicators and bringing in the localized factors for representing the agroecosystem specificities.
The paper also aims at identifying indicators for measuring climate resilient agriculture in Indian sub-continent
and developing a conceptual framework for profiling the spatial resilience across various agro-ecosystems for
appropriate location-specific policy interventions. In the current study 1209 indicators used in various research
studies were screened, grouped for similarity and purpose and classified based on the various dimensions viz.,
social, economic, ecological, etc. After a critical review based on their appropriateness as a measurable indicator,
extent of overlap, relevance in Indian context and possible data availability, 41 indicators were shortlisted for
validation through a comprehensive structured online survey among subject matter specialists (n=225). The
responses from the experts (n=36) were analysed using weighted sum model (WSM) and analytic hierarchy
process (AHP). The study identifies a list of 30 sustainability indicators for climate resilient agriculture in India,
that are particularly suitable for different agro-ecosystems of the sub-continent. The authors advocate an actionoriented
model called Climate Risk Management Package for Agriculture (CRiMPA) to aid in planning spatial/
agro-ecosystem specific interventions, which in turn could strengthen the National Action Plan for Climate
Change (NAPCC) of Government of India.
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Date 2018-12-01T05:31:31Z
2018-12-01T05:31:31Z
2018
 
Type Journal
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/14741
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Elsevier