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Anchor script informationSoil erosion can have significant negative effects on a farm’s productivity by washing awayimportant nutrient rich soil. With climate change, soil erosion may increase due to thepotential of more heavy rainfall events. Reducing soil erosion is a good way of increasing theproductivity and profitability of a farm. There are various different techniques to help retainsoil including planting fast growing trees and shrubs, using cover crops when food crops arenot being grown, or creating artificial barriers around farming fields. The most appropriatestrategies will depend upon the location and resources available.Crops are only as good as the soil they are grown in. Farmers can improve their crops byimproving their soil. There are many different ways to improve soil. Correctly incorporatingcompost or manure into soil can help increase important nutrients in the soil. Growing certaincrops (called legumes) can also increase important nutrients in the soil. Having healthiersoils can also make farming less sensitive to adverse climatic conditions, making it one wayto adapt to a changing climate.8 th Topic: Impacts of climate change on livestock rearingQuestions forcommunity:Questions forpolicymakers:Questions forscientists:Ask farmers if they feel the changing climate has affected their livestockrearing practices? If yes, then how? Do they know of any governmentschemes that promote livestock rearing? Do they perceive benefits fromlivestock rearing? How important is livestock for farmers in theirlivelihoods? How do they manage fodder production and livestockveterinary issues, such as vaccinations?Are there any government schemes to help farmers do more livestockrearing?What are the impacts of climate change on livestock rearing? How canthese impacts be addressed? How should farmers look after theirlivestock?Anchor script informationAnimal husbandry in Bundelkhand has been affected very badly by drought and scientiststell us that one of the effects of climate change is that droughts will become more frequentand more severe. So the problems of animal husbandry in this region are also partly due toclimate change. If we can promote animal husbandry, that serves as a way to adapt toclimate change, because it provides farmers with an alternate source of livelihood in case ofcrop failures.12
9 th Topic: Use of agro-meteorological information such as weather, seasonal,and monsoon forecastsQuestions forcommunity:Questions forpolicymakers:Questions forscientists:What are the traditional ways farmers have used to predict weather andseasonal forecasts? To what extent do farmers use scientifically derivedagro-meteorological information? Where do they obtain this information?Do they think this information is helpful? Why or why not? How does itinfluence their decisions on the farm?How can farmers obtain agro-meteorological information? How is agrometeorologicalinformation integrated into decision making processes atthe district/state level?How are farmers’ traditional methods of predicting weather and seasonalforecasts similar and different from scientific forecasts? How are scientificforecasts derived? How should forecasts be interpreted? How doesclimate change affect the accuracy of traditional forecasting techniques?Anchor script informationForecast information can help farmers make better decisions on their farm. It can help themdecide what type of crops to plant, when to plant them, how much fertilizer to apply, andother decisions. For thousands of years, farmers have developed traditional ways to makepredictions about the future state of the weather. In the increasingly unpredictable climatedue to global climate change, having knowledge of the probability of future weather eventscan be particularly valuable. Traditional techniques may not be as effective under climatechange, making scientifically derived forecast information more important.10 th Topic: Health and climate changeQuestions forcommunity:Questions forpolicymakers:Questions forscientists:Ask farmers about the incidence of disease and weather related stress onthem, their families, their livestock, and their communities. How do theyperceive the impact of climate on the health of their communities? Havethey experienced increases in diseases like malaria or dengue? Whatsteps do they take to prevent these diseases? How do they deal withthese diseases when they occur? What are the home remedies /traditional remedies to deal with heat strokes?Ask policy makers about government efforts to address the public healthissues of climate change. What does the government do to prevent vectorborne diseases like malaria and dengue fever? Does the governmentprovide assistance for livestock health? Are they incorporating thepotential impacts of climate change into their planning? Why or why not?Ask scientists about the connection between climate change and health.How and why will climate change impact vector borne diseases likemalaria or dengue fever? How might climate change affect thetransmission of infectious diseases? How might climate change affect theincidence on noninfectious diseases? Ask scientists about how to preparefor the health impacts of climate change. What should be done in case ofextreme heat waves? How can vector borne diseases be prevented?13
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