Climate Change Impacts in Bhutan: Challenges and opportunities for the agricultural sector

This project was undertaken to examine the suitability of 8 keys crops in Bhutan under current conditions and under a high emission climate scenario (RCP 8.5) for the year 2050. This was a collaborative initiative between MoAF, CIAT and UNEP, funded through the Asia-Pacific Climate Technology Network and Finance Center (AP-CTNFC). The project had two principal objectives: Objective 1: Build capacities of key technical staff to produce suitability maps for a wide range of crops under different emission scenarios. Furthermore enhance the understanding and interpretation of uncertainties of the projections and introduce climate-resilient crop management practices in Bhutan. Objective 2: Assess the impacts of climate change on the climatic suitability of maize, rice, potato, chili and tomato growing areas in Bhutan. Share and discuss the results and implications of crop suitability studies with key stakeholders from Bhutan and relevant international agencies such as UNEP and FAO.

本项目旨在评估不丹境内8种主要农作物在当前气候条件以及2050年高排放气候情景（RCP 8.5）下的气候适宜性。
本项目由不丹农业与林业部（MoAF）、国际热带农业中心（CIAT）与联合国环境规划署（UNEP）联合发起，由亚太气候技术网络与金融中心（AP-CTNFC）资助。
本项目设有两项核心目标：目标一：提升核心技术人员的能力，使其能够针对不同排放情景下的多种农作物生成气候适宜性分布图；同时加深团队对气候预测不确定性的理解与解读，并在不丹境内推广气候韧性作物管理实践。目标二：评估气候变化对不丹境内玉米、水稻、马铃薯、辣椒及番茄种植区的气候适宜性造成的影响；并与不丹本土关键利益相关方以及联合国环境规划署（UNEP）、联合国粮食及农业组织（FAO）等相关国际机构分享并研讨作物适宜性研究的结果与启示。