Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative through Integrated Watershed Management: A Case from Village Haripur-Narsinghdanda of Champawat District in Uttarakhand
Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative through Integrated Watershed Management: A Case from Village Haripur-Narsinghdanda of Champawat District in Uttarakhand
Authors : Kapil Lall , M. S. Kunwar and Hirdesh Chunera
According to the Special Report (SR15) of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC), the impact of 1.50
C4
increase in global temperature will
disproportionately affect vulnerable households through food insecurity, increased
food prices, income losses, less livelihood opportunities, adverse health impacts, and
population displacement.
It is evident that the communities whose livelihoods are closely related to natural
resources are facing more uncertainty due to the changing climate. During the last decade,
Uttarakhand has experienced frequent occurrence of extreme events such as flash floods
and cloud bursts resulting in devastating effects on the communities. Furthermore, the
changing climate has resulted in changing cropping patterns in the region. Cultivation of
traditional crops such as local millets, buckwheat, soybean and barley are in the decline in
the region. The output from agriculture is much less considering the soil and environmental
conditions. On the marketing front of farm produce too, the efforts need to be stepped up.
Markets are dominated by a few private players and the regulated markets are not so active.
Almost the entire horticultural produce of the area is either consumed locally or is collected
by some contractors.
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