Journal of Water and Climate Change (Jan 2023)
Institutional and policy process for climate-smart agriculture: evidence from Nagaland State, India
Abstract
A critical global policy question is how the environmental management interventions could be repurposed to meet the sustainable development goals and their target for food security, climate protection, and environmental sustainability. A common challenge facing food systems in developing countries is to improve agricultural productivity to ensure food security for all without increasing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approaches help to reduce GHG emissions from agriculture and address the challenges of climate change (CC) and food insecurity. Yet, CSA lack understanding of the institutional arrangements and policy processes. This paper examines 38 aspects to assess the institutional and policy status for CC mitigation and adaptation and CSA in Nagaland, India. Furthermore, we use these aspects to develop a scale to measure the policy and institutional environment for mitigation and adaptation of CC and implementation of CSA. Nagaland is relatively in a better position in nine aspects, although it can improve. Methodologically, the scale developed in this paper and the identified factors can help study the institutional and policy status of a country, state, or region. We identify several implications for understanding CC and CSA institutions and policies for informing policy research and practice. HIGHLIGHTS This paper examines 38 different institutional and policy variables affecting the mitigation and adaptation of climate change (CC) strategies supporting the implementation of climate-smart agriculture (CSA).; Evidence-based strategies are identified for scaling up the CSA interventions in the Indian context.; The proposed scale is consistent to measure the institutional and policy status concerning CC mitigation and adaptation and implementation of CSA.;
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