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Multistakeholder webinar on ‘Policy Comprehension to Mainstream Climate Resilient Agro-farming Practices in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka’

 

A multi-stakeholder webinar titled ‘Policy Comprehension to Mainstream Climate Resilient Agro-farming Practices in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka’ was organized on July 16th, 2024. Supported by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) and organized by the South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE) in association with the Progyan Foundation for Research and Innovation (PFRI), the webinar served as a vital regional platform for identifying shared policy-practice gaps and collaborative solutions across South Asian coastal agriculture systems.
The event brought together leading academics, government officials, scientists, and development practitioners from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal to discuss region-specific experiences, policy shortfalls, and opportunities for mainstreaming climate-resilient agriculture.

 

Despite multiple CSA (climate-smart agriculture) policies existing across countries, field-level implementation remains limited due to weak institutional coordination, fragmented delivery, and poor knowledge dissemination.

Critical gaps include inadequate infrastructure for irrigation and storage, lack of region-specific extension services, poor market access, and underinvestment in training programs.

Stakeholders emphasized the need for early warning systems, digital agriculture tools, and financing for climate-resilient technologies such as saline- and drought-tolerant crops.

Experts highlighted that CSA cannot succeed without engaging smallholders, mainstreaming gender-sensitive policies, and ensuring bottom-up planning through community participation.

A shared concern was the increasing disconnect between science-based recommendations and ground-level policy enforcement, calling for better integration between research institutions and field implementation.

Regional collaboration and climate leadership, particularly on coastal ecosystem resilience, regenerative agriculture, and mangrove conservation, were identified as key pathways for effective adaptation.

The outcomes of the project are expected to inform transboundary knowledge exchange and offer practical policy recommendations for climate-smart agriculture across South Asia.

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