Smallholder policy under climate change. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Smallholder policy under climate change
2 key questions for the session:
1. What is the risk for climate change for smallholders
2. What is the public action for government to address these risks

2. Adaptation options to climate-risks / country
focus areas:
• Cambodia: vegetable production (organic)
• Laos/Cambodia: cattle
• Vietnam: specific study on cc in mountains areas
• Nepal: smallholder capacity-price volatility

3. Adaptation- response to climate risks
• What to KNOW
• Climate impact assessment (if available)
• Household data and information collection (including socio-economic)
• Analysis of evidence for policy decision
• What to DO (options depend on local context)
• livelihood resilience to climate change
• conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity
• innovative technologies
• improved disaster risk management
• Who needs to ACT:
• autonomous adaptation (farmers; rural people)
• planned adaptation (government; policy)
• governance for climate change adaptation

4. Examples – FAO case studies
• Kenya tea sector under climate change
• value chain specific analysis
• Similar to Laos (cattle)- Cambodia (vegetables)
• Morocco dryland crops under CC and water scarcity
• Territorial approach (like the Vietnam border mountain region)
• Working with small scale/marginal farmers
• Improve