to deal with extreme approaches to the capacity to weather events such as deal with extreme appropriately floods and droughts. weather events management such as floods and flood and droughts. droughts. Conduct research into the impacts of climate change Enhance understanding of None Enhance ability of None None None Informative 3 on resources and ability to adapt to infrastructure and research allow potential impacts of strengthen greater climate change on rainfall livelihoods in the understanding patterns and water face of climate of potential resources. change impacts. impacts of climate change on water resources. Improve hydrological monitoring and data Improved capacity to None Improve capacity None None None Successful 3 dissemination detect and understand to measure and establishment variations in rainfall, runoff understand and and flow in the changes in management of context of climate change hydrology, hydrological hydro-meteorological benefits to gauges, impacts. research and monitoring management techniques and approaches. data management. Average of CCD assessment 2.8 Present of each component in policy % 100 14 100 14 14 14 Agriculture Increase the application of pesticides and fertilisers Promote crop cultivation None Promote crop None None Significant Variability in soil 1 through enhanced soil cultivation potential for conditions nutrient content, through enhanced over-use requiring careful increasing crop resilience soil nutrient leading to context specific to temperature rise, and content and reduction in application to variability in rainfall reduction in soil health and avoid patterns and soil pests. Positive crops, in degradation content. rural livelihood addition to problems. implications, and aquatic for food security. pollution. Cost of fertilisers and pesticides to farmers. Promotion of small-scale irrigation schemes Potential to increase crop None Increase food None None None Successful 3 production in light of production, implantation changes in rainfall and positive effect on and water availability. management.
to deal with extreme weather events such as floods and droughts. approaches to deal with extreme weather events such as floods and droughts. the capacity to appropriately management flood and droughts. Conduct research into the impacts of climate change on resources Enhance understanding of and ability to adapt to potential impacts of climate change on rainfall patterns and water resources. None Enhance ability of infrastructure and strengthen livelihoods in the face of climate change impacts. None None None Informative research allow greater understanding of potential impacts of climate change on water resources. 3 Improve hydrological monitoring and data dissemination Improved capacity to detect and understand variations in rainfall, runoff and flow in the context of climate change hydro-meteorological impacts. None Improve capacity to measure and understand changes in hydrology, benefits to research and management approaches. None None None Successful establishment and management of hydrological gauges, monitoring techniques and data management. 3 Average of CCD assessment 2.8 Present of each component in policy % 100 14 100 14 14 14 Agriculture Increase the application of pesticides and fertilisers Promote crop cultivation through enhanced soil nutrient content, increasing crop resilience to temperature rise, and variability in rainfall patterns and soil content. None Promote crop cultivation through enhanced soil nutrient content and reduction in pests. Positive rural livelihood implications, and for food security. None None Significant potential for over-use leading to reduction in soil health and crops, in addition to aquatic pollution. Cost of fertilisers and pesticides to farmers. Variability in soil conditions requiring careful context specific application to avoid degradation problems. 1 Promotion of small-scale irrigation schemes Potential to increase crop production in light of changes in rainfall and water availability. None Increase food production, positive effect on None None None Successful implantation and management. 3
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