Hits and misses: water-based climate change adaptation interventions for agriculture in South Asia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationManipal Academy of Higher Education
cg.contributor.affiliationHarvard University
cg.contributor.affiliationAshoka Trust for Research in Ecology and The Environment
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR
cg.contributor.affiliationWater, Environment, Land and Livelihoods, India
cg.contributor.affiliationShiv Nadar University
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorClimate Action
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-025-10206-z
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.journalMitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactPlatformClimate Change
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate action
cg.volume30
dc.contributor.authorLakshmikantha, N.R.
dc.contributor.authorShah, Rinan
dc.contributor.authorSrinivasan, Veena
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditi
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-11T07:01:42Z
dc.date.available2025-06-11T07:01:42Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175051
dc.titleHits and misses: water-based climate change adaptation interventions for agriculture in South Asiaen
dcterms.abstractSouth Asia's small and marginal farmers are vulnerable to climate change. This is a pressing concern due to the region's heavy dependence on agriculture. There is an urgent need to invest in adaptations that are effective. This study conducts an in-depth analysis of climate change adaptation interventions in the context of South Asia's unique challenges. In this meta-review of existing literature, we evaluated 70 selected papers focused on water-related climate adaptations in the agriculture sector in South Asia. Our analysis highlights both positive outcomes and unintended consequences. We found that interventions focusing on on-farm practices and water management showed positive impacts on productivity and livelihoods. However, many adaptation interventions did not consider environmental sustainability or equity enough. Notably, the study shows that much of the burden of adaptation fell on farmers. Interventions entailed behaviour change but were accompanied by relatively little policy or financing support. To achieve farm-scale adaptation, enabling policies and support for social structures are essential. At the watershed scale, water accounting is crucial to avoid scale-related unintended consequences. Finally, mainstreaming adaptation through development projects can enhance effectiveness, in settings where farmers are still poor.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceCGIAR
dcterms.audienceDonors
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLakshmikantha, N.R., Shah, R., Srinivasan, V. and Mukherji, A. 2025. Hits and misses: water-based climate change adaptation interventions for agriculture in South Asia. Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change 30:19.
dcterms.issued2025-03-04
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.subjectclimate change
dcterms.subjectdevelopment
dcterms.subjectwater
dcterms.subjectagriculture
dcterms.subjectadaptation
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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