NDC Knowledge Portal
This resource provides policymakers with practical information for implementing sustainable rice policies that align with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. It includes case studies of successful regional and national projects, seperated into tabs for ease of navigation, along with useful advice for developing appropriate policies and supporting work at the farm level to effectively contribute to the fulfillment of NDC targets.
Example Applications
Scale: International
Location: West Africa
Funder: The Adaptation Fund
Tags: Presentation
Project Status: Ongoing
Language: English
Publication Date: 2022
Presentation on the RICOWAS Project , which aims to improve climate resilience and increase rice system productivity of smallholder rice farmers across West Africa using a climate-resilient rice production approach.
Scale: International
Location: Lower-Mekong River Basin.
Funder: European Union and the Asian Institute of Technology
Tags: Resilience. Crop yield. Productivity. Rainfed Rice.
Project Status: Completed
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
This project aimed to contribute towards enhancing the resilience of rainfed farmers confronting climate change variability in the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) region. It brought various stakeholders together working at global, regional, national, and local levels. The purpose of the project was to increase crop yield, productivity and profitability on a sustainable basis from smallholder farmers’ rice fields in rainfed areas of the LMB.
Scale: Individual
Location: India
Funder: CESCRA.
Tags: GHG mitigation. Field trial. Water saving.
Project Status: Completed
Language: English
Publication Date: 2014
A field trial that investigated the greenhouse gas emissions of SRI compared to other rice cultivation methods.
Scale: International
Location: West Africa
Funder: WAAPP – funded by the World Bank
Tags: West Africa. International, implementation.
Project Status: Completed.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2016
A case study of how SRI has been upscaled in West Africa effectively in West Africa. The success of this project has led to a very similar, ongoing follow-up project – RICOWAS.
Scale: National
Location: Cambodia.
Funder: CEDAC
Tags: Adoption and Non Adoption
Project Status: Completed
Language: English
Publication Date: 2008
Section of Particular Interest: All
Following an initial introduction of SRI into the country, and subsequent organic spread, CEDAC conducted a study to investigate the benefits realised, and reasons for adoption and non-adoption of SRI.
Scale: Regional
Location: Nigeria
Funder: Federal Government of Nigeria and the World Bank
Tags: Irrigation. Farmer field schools.
Project Status: Completed
Language: English
Publication Date: 2020
Section of Particular Interest: All
A project aimed at realising the water use, yield, and cost benefits of SRI by disseminating knowledge using farmer field schools.
Scale: Regional
Funder: The World Bank
Tags: Water, Case Study
Project Status: Complete
Language: English.
Published 2019
Section of particular interest: Box 3.2 – page 15
A World Bank funded project in Tamil Nadu, India in response the the increasing water stress that the region was experiencing. The project aimed to transform agriculturtal irrigation to decrease water usage and increase water use efficiency. SRI was a key compoment in achieving these project aims.
Related information: Public websites for the project, SRI Water Management
Scale: Project
Location: Myanmar
Funder: Myanmar Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock andIrrigation.
Tags: Presentation. Field study. Non-SRI sustainable rice.
Project Status: Completed
Language: English
Publication Date: 2018
A field study into the different advnatges and disadvantages of different methods of rice cultivation. Focus on yield and labour.
Scale: International
Location: West Africa
Funder: The Adaptation Fund
Tags: Funded Project Proposal, Adaptation
Project Status: Ongoing
Language: English
Publication Date: 2020
A funded, and ongoing project proposal with the objective of improving climate resilience and increasing rice system productivity of smallholder rice farmers across West Africa using a climate-resilient rice production approach – SRI.