This document discusses climate-smart smallholder agriculture, comparing it to traditional approaches. It makes three key points: 1. Climate-smart smallholder agriculture focuses more on managing climate risks and developing local institutions' ability to deal with uncertainty than traditional approaches. This includes assessing climate impacts and prioritizing risks. 2. It emphasizes long-term development scenarios over short-term gains to build resilience against future climate changes. Scenarios could include rising sea levels and effects on food production. 3. In addition to adaptation measures, it considers emissions from agriculture and food systems, which account for 10-29% of global greenhouse gases. Integrated approaches that provide multiple benefits like conserving biodiversity and liv