ABSTRACT
Climate change is associated with elevated temperatures, more intense rainfalls and longer and hotter droughts. These changes add stress to soil and water resources, which form the foundation for a productive resilient agriculture. Crop management practices often stress soil and water resources leading to loss of soil organic carbon, increased soil erosion and degraded water quality. However, selected management systems can improve soil and water quality or limit their degradation, even in light of anticipated climate change stressors. This chapter identifies approaches to increase the adoption of recognized favorable practices in different countries or regions. Three primary approaches seem to exist: (1) incentive-based with no or minor regulatory component; (2) regulatory-dominated with government exercising authority over producer practice options; and (3) long-term planning addressing spatial and temporal land management elements and adoption of those plans with a combination of government support and regulatory authority.
