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Massive Adaptation Awaits Us

Agriculture & Climate Change

With climate change manifesting in such a pronounced way, we have every reason to comprehensively address options for sustainable and climate-smart agricultural development, though it’s not entirely certain at present whether we’re adjusting in an optimal way

The summer of 2024 was the hottest summer in Serbia since records began back in 1951, while 2024 was also one of the driest summers on record. How can we increase our resilience in the face of the ramifications of climate change and how prepared are our experts and institutions to respond to such challenges? We spoke with experts who offer varying views on this topic. We found agreement between optimists, pessimists and those seeking the best solutions, at least with regard to this being an expensive, complex and multiyear task that requires cooperation among all stakeholders – from farmers in the field to national institutions adhering to global agreements.

Danijela Božanić, meteorologist

We’re Lacking Plenty

Viewed globally, the state and availability of water resources is acknowledged as the sector hardest hit by climate change. The National Adaptation Programme (NAP)...

Žarko Petrović, Programme Specialist on Resilient Development at UNDP Serbia

Agriculture is Suffering– Not Just Because of Drought!

Serbia has made great progress in understanding climate change and it is now time to invest in the reduction of all risks to which...

Dr Jonel Subić, Ph.D., Director of the Institute of Agricultural Economics (IAE), Belgrade

Using Resources Intelligently

As is the case in many other areas, the greater participation of clean technologies and innovations, optimal use of resources and improving health conditions...

Dipl. Ecc. Vesna Nešković, International Relations Officer, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad

Reaching Optimal Solutions through Research

Our response is the ClimaPannonia project, which tests climate-resilience solutions in four sectors of agriculture and scales them across the Pannonian Plain for broader...