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Social and Institutional Barriers to Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture
dc.contributor.author | Dulal, Hari Bansha | |
dc.contributor.author | Brodnig, Gernot | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-13T14:07:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-13T14:07:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-03 | |
dc.description.abstract | Agriculture is one of the major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting for approximately 14 percent of total GHG emissions. However, unlike other sectors such as transport or energy, agriculture is potentially a significant carbon 'sink'. Moreover, because the majority of GHG emissions from agriculture originate in developing countries, early intervention could be highly cost-effective. This note examines the potential role of agriculture in climate change mitigation. It discusses: 1) the sector's current GHG emissions, 2) its potential to serve as a sink, 3) best management practices that can be adopted to mitigate climate change, and 4) social and institutional barriers to adopting agricultural mitigation measures, and ways to overcome them. | en |
dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12323141/social-institutional-barriers-climate-change-mitigation-agriculture | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11093 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | World Bank, Washington, DC | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Social Development Notes; No. 125 | |
dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | AGRICULTURAL LAND | |
dc.subject | AIR | |
dc.subject | AIR QUALITY | |
dc.subject | ANAEROBIC DECOMPOSITION | |
dc.subject | ANNUAL METHANE | |
dc.subject | ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS | |
dc.subject | BACTERIA | |
dc.subject | BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES | |
dc.subject | BIOENERGY | |
dc.subject | BIOGAS | |
dc.subject | BIOMASS | |
dc.subject | BIOMASS BURNING | |
dc.subject | CARBON | |
dc.subject | CARBON EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | CARBON MONOXIDE | |
dc.subject | CARBON OFFSET | |
dc.subject | CARBON OFFSETS | |
dc.subject | CARBON PRICE | |
dc.subject | CARBON SEQUESTRATION | |
dc.subject | CARBON SINK | |
dc.subject | CARBON TRADING | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION | |
dc.subject | CLIMATE RESILIENCE | |
dc.subject | CO2 | |
dc.subject | COASTAL PLAINS | |
dc.subject | COMPOSTING | |
dc.subject | CONSERVATION | |
dc.subject | CONSERVATION MEASURES | |
dc.subject | COST OF CARBON | |
dc.subject | CROP RESIDUES | |
dc.subject | CROPLAND | |
dc.subject | DEGRADED LAND | |
dc.subject | DEGRADED LANDS | |
dc.subject | DESERTIFICATION | |
dc.subject | ECOSYSTEM | |
dc.subject | EMISSION | |
dc.subject | EMISSION FROM RICE FIELDS | |
dc.subject | EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE | |
dc.subject | EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK | |
dc.subject | ENERGY CONSUMPTION | |
dc.subject | ENTERIC FERMENTATION | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | |
dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY | |
dc.subject | ETHANOL | |
dc.subject | EXTREME WEATHER | |
dc.subject | EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS | |
dc.subject | FERTILIZERS | |
dc.subject | FOREST | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY | |
dc.subject | FORESTRY SECTOR | |
dc.subject | FOSSIL FUEL | |
dc.subject | GHG | |
dc.subject | GHGS | |
dc.subject | GLOBAL FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | GLOBAL WARMING | |
dc.subject | GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL | |
dc.subject | GRASSES | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE EFFECT | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GAS | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | GREENHOUSE GASES | |
dc.subject | HEALTH RISKS | |
dc.subject | INCOME | |
dc.subject | INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT | |
dc.subject | LAND DEGRADATION | |
dc.subject | LAND MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | LAND TENURE | |
dc.subject | LAND USE | |
dc.subject | LAND USE CHANGE | |
dc.subject | LANDFILLS | |
dc.subject | MANURE | |
dc.subject | METHANE | |
dc.subject | METHANE EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | METHANE GAS | |
dc.subject | MITIGATION POTENTIAL | |
dc.subject | N2O | |
dc.subject | NITROGEN | |
dc.subject | NITROUS OXIDE | |
dc.subject | NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS | |
dc.subject | ORGANIC CARBON | |
dc.subject | OZONE | |
dc.subject | REDUCTION IN CARBON | |
dc.subject | RESTORATION | |
dc.subject | SINK | |
dc.subject | SOIL CARBON | |
dc.subject | SOILS | |
dc.subject | SUBSTRATES | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE FOREST | |
dc.subject | SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | TRADING PROGRAMS | |
dc.subject | TRANSACTION COSTS | |
dc.subject | URBAN POPULATION | |
dc.subject | VEGETATION | |
dc.subject | WASTE | |
dc.subject | WASTE MANAGEMENT | |
dc.subject | WETLAND | |
dc.title | Social and Institutional Barriers to Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture | en |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Climate Change | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research :: Brief | |
okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
okr.docurl | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/12323141/social-institutional-barriers-climate-change-mitigation-agriculture | |
okr.globalpractice | Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management | |
okr.globalpractice | Environment and Natural Resources | |
okr.globalpractice | Energy and Extractives | |
okr.globalpractice | Water | |
okr.globalpractice | Energy and Extractives | |
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum | 000333038_20100526033732 | |
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum | 12323141 | |
okr.identifier.report | 54686 | |
okr.language.supported | en | |
okr.pdfurl | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/05/26/000333038_20100526033732/Rendered/PDF/546860BRI0SDN01m1agriculture1Policy.pdf | en |
okr.topic | Environment :: Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases | |
okr.topic | Energy :: Energy and Environment | |
okr.topic | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth :: Climate Change Economics | |
okr.topic | Water Resources :: Wetlands | |
okr.topic | Environment :: Environment and Energy Efficiency | |
okr.unit | Social Development Department (SDV) | |
okr.volume | 1 of 1 | |
relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 2c4a89b7-aec9-5b73-aa83-d5450058dbf8 |
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