Dated: 30th April 2024
A research paper titled “Groundwater and climate smart agriculture: a reflection from West Bengal, India”, written by Dr. M. N. Roy, Dr. S. Das, R. Mitra and Dr. D. Mukherjee, has been published on 29.04 2024 by Springer Nature B.V. in the leading international cross-disciplinary journal on responses to environmental change, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. The article explores the reasons for the low level of adaptation to climate change among farmers and discusses the potential solutions to make climate smart agriculture viable in India, in the context of water resource management. The paper discusses the debate on water markets, the importance of ‘gender-smart’ approaches, extension services, ownership of local government and community participation in ensuring adaptation. The article can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-024-10137-1