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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Adapting to Climate and Environmental Change

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Climate change threatens grassland ecosystems and herders’ livelihoods in Mongolia. Herders depend on pasture and water resources for their livestock, and are thus among the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts. However, although climate change impacts on grassland ecosystems are measurable, current institutional capacity and financial resources limit implementation of adaptation practices. This publication reviews grassland management and traditional nomadic pastoralism in the local Mongolian context, and identifies potential adaptation strategies and practices, such as rotation and resting of pasture, long-distance migration of animals in fall and/or winter, and reduction of livestock stocking rates.

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  • Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2013. "Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Adapting to Climate and Environmental Change," ADB Reports RPT136010, Asian Development Bank (ADB), revised 03 Mar 2014.
    • Handle: RePEc:asd:wpaper:rpt136010
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    mongolia; grasslands; desertification; climate change; mobile pastoralists; overgrazing; deforestation; herders; nomadic culture; livestock; pasture; adb; asian development bank;
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