CBD COP11: Fighting climate change with smart agriculture

CBD COP11: Fighting climate change with smart agriculture

Muneer Alavi, programme coordinator, Rural Communes, Mumbai interview: Rio Conventions Pavilion, CBD COP11, 15/10/2012 – Muneer Alavi, programme coordinator, Rural Communes explains how his organisation is helping farmers in India adapt to climate change.

With rainfall patterns harder to predict they have been helping install small drip irrigation systems not only to improve food security, but also to provide more reliable incomes.