The document discusses synergies between climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in Kenya. It finds that agricultural practices that improve soil fertility and carbon sequestration also improve crop yields, benefiting both adaptation and mitigation. Increased efficient water management and fertilizer use can also provide synergies. However, tradeoffs may exist between crop residues used for animal feed versus soil improvement. The document also summarizes surveys of Kenyan farmers that show awareness of links between agriculture and climate change, as well as priorities for support like irrigation and capacity building.
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Kenya Synergies between adaptation and mitigation
1. Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo University of Pretoria on behalf of Barrack Okoba, Carla Roncoli, Claudia Ringler, and Mario Herrero Copenhagen, COP 15 December 11, 2009 SYNERGIES BETWEEN MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: EXPERIENCE FROM KENYA
A growing body of research suggests that there are in fact cost-effective options for agricultural mitigation . These include changing crop mixes to include more perennials and crops with deeper root systems that remain in the soil after the crop dies. Cultivation systems that leave crop residues and reduce deep tillage increase soil carbon and also crop productivity. We can shift land use from annual crops to perennial crops, pasture and agroforestry. A key issue is MRV - Measurable, Reportable, and Verifiable mitigation outcomes. There are promising technologies – micro satellites with 6 m resolution, inexpensive soil carbon tests – that we need to make available by the time a post-Kyoto agreement comes into effect.