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Scientific Publishers Disaster Risk Reduction At Farm Level Multiple Benefits No Regrets by Fao
This book assesses and identifies solutions with special relevance forsmallholder farmers: DRR good practices that work at farm-level andwhich, with small investments, can have significant positive impact onthe resilience of their livelihoods. It evaluates the cost-effectiveness andsocio-ecological suitability of different specific DRR interventions, withthe intention of providing decision-makers and farmers both with reliableassessments that can guide their decisions around DRR investment. Forsmallholder farmers and development actors alike, the study findings canhelp prioritize options among a multitude of available DRR interventions,taking into account local contexts and specific needs. For policy‑makers,this study is particularly valuable, as it offers cost–benefit figures forindividual good practices as well as for combined interventions that arebased on actually-observed impacts. The report also estimates the costsand benefits of upscaling selected good practices, thus providing insightsto decision-makers on the relevance of establishing enabling conditionsfor replication beyond study sites