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Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Development in South Asia

Mar 17–19, 2025 Download .ics

| IFMR Graduate School of Business, KREA University, Sri City/Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Conference Program

Conference

The IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University, in collaboration with the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and its Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) is organising a conference on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Agriculture: Strategies for Sustainable Development in South Asia

Conference Objectives

The conference aims to address the following key objectives:

  1. To explore climate change’s impact on South Asia’s agriculture.
  2. Discuss effective adaptation strategies at the farm and policy levels.
  3. To share knowledge and best practices on climate-smart agriculture.

Key Themes and Focus Areas

The conference will cover several key themes and focus areas to comprehensively address climate change adaptation and resilience in agriculture in South Asia:

Policy and Governance: Exploring national and regional policies, frameworks, and governance mechanisms that support climate adaptation in agriculture. This includes the role of government initiatives, public-private partnerships, and international cooperation.

Technological Innovations: Highlighting the latest technological advancements in precision agriculture, climate-smart practices, and data-driven farming techniques that enhance resilience and productivity.

Traditional Knowledge and Practices: Examining the role of indigenous knowledge and traditional agricultural practices in climate adaptation and how these can be integrated with modern innovations.

Financial Mechanisms and Insurance: Discuss financial tools, insurance schemes, and investment strategies that support smallholder farmers adopting climate-resilient practices.

Capacity Building and Extension Services: Addressing the importance of strengthening extension services, farmer training programs, and capacity-building initiatives to promote widespread adoption of adaptive strategies.

Sustainable Livelihoods and Gender: Focusing on the socio-economic aspects of climate adaptation, including the impact on livelihoods, gender equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.

Sustainable Development Goals and Climate-Smart Agriculture: Understanding climate-smart agricultural practices that promote sustainable development goals.


Organizing Committee:

  • Govindapuram Suresh, Assistant Professor, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University | Organizer, INET-YSI
  • Dinamani Biswal, Organizer, INET-YSI | Assistant Professor, HSS, NIT Silchar
  • Sunanda Nair-Bidkar, Director, South Asia, INET
  • Christina Kujur, Organizer, INET-YSI
  • Bikram Barman, Coordinator, INET-YSI


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