Sustainable research initiatives focusing on agricultural adaptation to climate change in the Brazilian semiarid region

Abstract

The objective of this review was to describe the research implemented and with potential use in the Brazilian semiarid region for adaptation to climate change. The study covered topics such as climate risk mitigation, phytosanitary responses, crop resilience to heat and water stress, forage species that are native and cultivated in livestock systems, crop-livestock-forestry integration, microbial inputs, soil quality and carbon sequestration, and water technologies. For this, searches were conducted in databases and repositories of government agencies and international organizations. As a strategy, a set of terms, including the cited topics, were associated with the term “Brazilian semiarid”. This review also highlights critical research gaps in these domains. From this analysis, it is notable that ongoing adaptation technologies have often been applied in isolation in rural landscapes, indicating that the main challenge of research lies in developing synergies between these technologies.