World Bank2015-04-292015-04-292010-11https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21834This country note for Moldova is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for four pilot countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the pilot countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in ECA agricultural systems. This note for Moldova was shared with the Government and other agricultural sector stakeholders and used as an engagement tool for a National Awareness Raising and Consultation Workshop, held in Chisinau in October 2009. Feedback and comments on the note from this consultation process have been incorporated into this updated version in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAFI).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAFFORESTATIONAGRICULTURAL EMISSIONSAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SYSTEMSAGROCHEMICALSAIRAIR MASSALLOCATIONANNUAL COSTANNUAL PRECIPITATIONARABLE LANDARID CLIMATEASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGEASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGEBARLEYBIOGASBIOMASSCARBONCARBON FERTILIZATIONCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISMCLIMATECLIMATE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE ADAPTATION OPTIONSCLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGYCLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGESCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENTCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTSCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUESCLIMATE CHANGE POLICYCLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCHCLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITYCLIMATE CONDITIONSCLIMATE DATACLIMATE HAZARDSCLIMATE MODELSCLIMATE MONITORINGCLIMATE PROJECTIONSCLIMATE SCENARIOSCLIMATE SENSITIVECLIMATE TRENDSCLIMATIC CHANGESCLIMATIC CONDITIONSCLIMATIC HAZARDSCONSTRUCTION MATERIALSCONTINENTAL CLIMATECOST BENEFIT ANALYSISCROP MIXDECISION MAKINGDNADRINKING WATERDROUGHTECOLOGICAL ZONESECOLOGYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGEECONOMIC SECTORSECONOMICSEMISSIONEMISSION LEVELEMISSION SCENARIOSEMISSIONS SCENARIOENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONEUTROPHICATIONEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL SHOCKSEXTREME CLIMATE EVENTSEXTREME CONDITIONSEXTREME EVENTSEXTREME WEATHEREXTREME WEATHER EVENTSFARMSFERTILIZERSFINANCIAL RESOURCESFLOODSFORAGEFORESTFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST MANAGEMENTFORESTRYFORESTRY POLICYFORESTRY SECTORFORESTSFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEFROSTFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGEFUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOSGCMGHGGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSGREENHOUSE GAS SOURCESHAILHIGH TEMPERATURESHUMIDITYIMPACT OF CLIMATEIMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTUREIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEINCOMEINSURANCEINSURANCE INSTRUMENTSINVESTMENT DECISIONSIRRIGATIONLAKESLAND RESOURCESLAND USELAND USE CHANGELAND-USE CHANGELANDSLOGGINGMEAN RAINFALLMEAN TEMPERATUREMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICEMETEOROLOGICAL STATIONSMETHANEMETHANE EMISSIONSNATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORYNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE BASENATURAL RESOURCESNITROUS OXIDENITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONSPARTNERSHIPPASTUREPASTURESPRECIPITATIONPRODUCERSPURCHASING POWERRAINRAINFALLRECYCLINGRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGERISK MANAGEMENTRIVERRIVERSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL LIVELIHOODRURAL LIVELIHOODSSCIENTISTSSEASEVERE WEATHERSF6SINKSOILSOIL DEGRADATIONSOILSSTORMSSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEMPERATURETEMPERATURE INCREASESTEMPERATURESTOTAL EMISSIONSTRAILSUNCERTAINTIESUNEPVULNERABILITY INDICATORSVULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGEWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWATER POLLUTIONWATER RESOURCESWATER TREATMENTWATERSWINTER TEMPERATURESBriefWorld Bank10.1596/21834