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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY – VANUATU[ –––> ] Table 5 continuedCLIMATE CHANGE ISSUE ANDVULNERABILITIESVariability in river flows andaquifer recharge resulting fromclimate changeIncreased salinity of ground watersources resulting from salt waterintrusion, overuse and floodingMITIGATION STRATEGYWATER SUPPLY~ Develop appropriate watermanagement regimes~ Encourage mulching and zerotillage in areas where there isintense rainfall~ Develop laws to protectwatershed areas~ Awareness raising programs~ Develop water managementpolicy especially for smallislands in the group~ Promote water and forestconservationADAPTATION STRATEGY~ Promote land and forestconservation techniques~ Increase rainwater catchmentand storage capacity~ Establish appropriate waterdistribution facilities~ Control issuance of logginglicenses~ Formulate land and water usepolicies~ Increase rainwater catchmentand storage capacity~ Establish water distributionfacility~ Regulate use of irrigatedsystemsLoss of traditional farmingtechniquesOTHER FACTORS~ Revive use of traditionalfarming techniques~ Promote research ontraditional food crops~ Conduct training workshopson use of traditional farmingtechniques~ Document traditional farmingtechniques for future useHigh population growth rateResistance to changeInfluence of large scale, singlecrop farms~ Promote public awarenessand education campaigns todraw attention to the impactof a fast growing populationon the socio-economicdevelopment of the country~ Support public awarenessraising initiatives~ Develop incentives programmein support of change~ Increase support for smallscale farming~ Consider incentive scheme(e.g. subsidy) in support ofsmall farmers~ Support establishment of asmall farmers association~ Develop and enforce apopulation policy for Vanuatu~ Introduce family planninginitiatives especially in ruralareas~ Provide incentives to controlfamily sizes~ Improve understanding of theneed for change in accordancewith changing conditions andcircumstances~ Carry out demonstrations insupport of need for change~ Diversification of crops~ Concentrate on traditionalcrops~ Decentralize food cropbreeding programme~ Increase support for smallfarmers[ –––> ]81