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Climate-smart agriculture measurement, reporting and verification in the Republic of Zambia [1]

Although agriculture accounts for only 8.2% of the Republic of Zambia’s gross domestic product (GDP), almost half of the country’s economically active population works in the sector. Climate change poses a grave risk to the growth and sustainability of Zambian agricul ture. Since 1960 average temperatures have increased 1.3° C, and average rainfall has decreased 1.9 mm/month in main agricultural regions, while increasing in other areas.
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Publication Date: 
15/02/2019
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change [3], Agriculture and Food Security [4]
Tags:
Climate Change [5], Agriculture [6], Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV) [7], Zambia [8], Africa [9]
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/climate-smart-agriculture-measurement-reporting-and-verification-republic-zambia
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Zambia CSA MRV Profile.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/cgiar-research-program-climate-change
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/agriculture-and-food-security
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/measurable-reportable-and-verifiable-mrv
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa