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climate-smart agriculture
Also known as: climate-smart agriculture practices
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Advancing U.S.-China Coordination amid Strategic Competition - CSIS csis.org Jan 15, 2025 5 facts
accountDuring a track 2 dialogue in Bellagio, project organizers challenged experts to prioritize the domestic interests of Washington and Beijing when identifying potential areas for joint efforts in climate-smart agriculture.
accountThe authors conducted a track 2 dialogue on climate-smart agriculture in Bellagio, Italy, in March 2024 to test hypotheses regarding collaboration during periods of strategic rivalry.
procedureThe project launched by the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies and the Brookings John L. Thornton China Center utilized historical case studies of collaboration during the Cold War, workshops with U.S. and PRC experts, and a track 2 dialogue on climate-smart agriculture to probe emerging findings.
claimThe track 2 dialogue in Bellagio identified four areas for potential U.S.-China cooperation in climate-smart agriculture: promoting sustainable agricultural production in water-stressed regions, reducing food loss and waste, developing mutually agreed-upon standards for measuring agricultural climate impacts, and accelerating investments in alternative proteins for animal feed and human consumption.
claimClimate-smart agriculture was selected as a topic for U.S.-China collaboration because leaders in both nations have expressed interest in the area, yet it remains a challenging topic due to U.S. congressional scrutiny of Chinese investments in U.S. agricultural land and Beijing's goal to reduce dependence on U.S. agricultural imports.
Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate ... link.springer.com Jan 5, 2026 4 facts
measurementThe realist review on just transition towards low emission, climate-resilient development identified 18 different types of interventions across 99 studies, with the most common being large-scale renewable energy infrastructure with social equity components (15 interventions), land conservation and protection and/or reforestation (14), climate-smart agriculture (10), national green/economic development or green jobs plans (8), and small-scale and/or community-run renewable energy development (8).
referenceThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published the 'End of Project Evaluation Report' for the 'Increasing Farmer Resilience to Climate Change–Upscaling Market Oriented Climate Smart Agriculture Project (CSMA)' in 2021.
accountIn Tanzania, the CARE-WWF Alliance worked with smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart agriculture practices, supported the development of village savings and loan associations, and engaged communities in participatory forest management, as documented by Margoluis (2021).
claimSkills development in the studied agricultural interventions focused on climate-smart agriculture, business management, and nutrition co-benefits.
What does Just Transition mean for Middle Income Countries? un.org 1 fact
claimIn Middle Income Countries, new green jobs may cluster in sectors such as renewable energy, climate-smart agriculture, fisheries, ecotourism, resource conservation, and the circular economy.