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Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028.

Country/Territory
Saint Lucia
Document type
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Climate change Agricultural development Capacity building Research Disasters Agricultural land Irrigation Smallholders/peasants Policy/planning Poverty Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Flood Food security Internal trade International trade Extension Sustainable development Sustainable use Equity Monitoring Gender
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Saint Lucia’s Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector (Agriculture SASAP) 2018-2028 is a sectoral policy document at the national level. The overarching goal of the Sectoral Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan for the Agriculture Sector is to overcome the barriers (policy, regulatory, institutional, technical, financial, business and social) to facilitate the adoption and scaling up of climate resilient agriculture best practices and businesses for enhancing food and nutrition security in Saint Lucia under a changing climate. Four major expected outcomes are: 1. Enhanced enabling environment for climate adaptation action in the agriculture sector; 2. Enhanced nutrition, food availability, quality and security through adaptation in the agriculture sector; 3. Strengthened partnerships for scaling up climate resilient agriculture; 4. Built adaptive capacity to climate variability and extremes in the agriculture sector.

Full text
English
Website
www4.unfccc.int