This report captures key insights and outcomes from the district-level CREEA workshops held across Kerala between 25th July 2023 and 18th January 2024. It brings together voices from the ground and institutional perspectives to inform a more integrated and climate-resilient approach to agriculture in the state.

Key takeaways and highlights from the report: 

Identifies a set of flagship projects that are feasible and essential for implementation of CREEA, aligned with five priority areas: (i) Integration and Convergence, (ii) Risk and Emergency Planning,  (iii) Climate-Resilient Farming Systems, (iv) Net-Zero and Energy-Efficient Agriculture Capacity Building and (v) Skill Development. These project ideas are intended to be implemented through multi-stakeholder consultation and inter-departmental collaboration.

The report documents  hyper-local climate impacts and vulnerabilities across Kerala, based on inputs  and insights from district-level consultations and secondary research.

Introduces the Climate Resilient and Energy Efficient Agriculture (CREEA) framework for addressing the climate change challenges in Kerala’s agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries sectors. It outlines the core principles, objectives, and thematic components of the framework. 

Presents the process and structure of the CREEA district-level workshops, including the timeline, departments involved, and the participatory, cross-departmental planning approach adopted.

Showcases how the workshops facilitated a multi-stakeholder and inter-departmental consultation platform to enable collaborative planning and convergence.

Presents a management approach for CREEA that emerged from the consultation process, organised around four key themes: (i) Ecosystem Health Management (ii) Extreme Event Management, (iii) Energy & Resource Management (iv) Institutional Management

Documents a range of field-level Climate Resilient Agriculture initiatives implemented by both governmental and non-governmental agencies, illustrating diverse approaches that integrate climate resilience and energy efficiency in agriculture.