Hi-tech support helps Sri Lanka's farmers navigate the climate crisis
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9979
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Photo Credit/Author/Presenter
Samurdhi Ranasinghe / IWMI; Pradeep Liyanage / IWMI
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national disasters South Asia climate change poverty quality smallholder farmers rain drought funding insurance Giriraj Amarnath satellite base weather insurance project Anurdhapura insurance payouts crop damage climate resilience seeds agro-advice climate advice pesticide disease control
Date
01 June 21
Country
Sri Lanka
Vedio URL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZUsKzQHDDU&t=5s
Summary
Every year, extreme weather events dominate the news in Sri Lanka. Projected climatic changes are expected to impact the country’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, exacerbating poverty and inequality. Smallholder farmers are among the most vulnerable to climate shocks. Now however, through an IWMI initiative, hi-tech solutions are reducing farmers’ financial burden that result from damage to crops, which can help them break free of the poverty trap.
IWMI has trialled similar schemes in other countries with proven results, including helping farmers to increase their resilience to flooding and other natural disasters, and supporting them on the road to recovery while boosting local wealth and profitability.