Table 3.9 Moldova: Key Climate Hazards, Impacts, and Adaptation Measures at National and AEZ Levels Adaptation measure to address impact
Increased pests and diseases
Rainfed crop yield reductions
Lower and/or more variable precipitation
Irrigated crop yields reduction
Decreased river runoff and increased crop water demands
Crop quality reductions
Change in growing season
Increased pests and diseases
Higher temperatures (direct effect)
Reductions in forage crop yields (indirect effect)
Improve livestock management, nutrition, and health
Optimize agronomic practices: fertilizer application and soil moisture conservation
Build new small-scale water storage
Improve crop varieties
Higher temperatures
Livestock productivity declines
Improve irrigation infrastructure and increase basin-wide irrigation efficiency
Encourage private sector involvement in adaptation
Rainfed and irrigated crop yield reductions
Improve farm-level irrigation efficiency
AEZ level
Investigate options for crop insurance
Improve dissemination of hydrometeorological information to farmers
Climate change Cause of impact impact (exposure)
Improve farmer access to technologies and information
National level
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