Table 2.

Climate-related challenges and identified policy solutions from qualitative interviews with community members in drought-affected communities and key stakeholders

Domain	Challenges Identified	Policy Solutions
Agriculture	Poor crop yields due to rainfall anomalies	• Crop diversification, including hybrid seed introduction
		• Planting climate-resilient crops with early maturing seeds (e.g., legumes, sunflower)
		• Investments in alternative, renewable energy sources to reduce deforestation demands
		• Fertilizer and farming input subsidies
Economic development	Food insecurity, hunger, & malnutrition	• Food relief for the most vulnerable households
		• Start-up capital (via low-interest loans) for business ventures
		• Sink more boreholes for human and livestock consumption
SRH	Unaffordability & inaccessibility of SRH services	• Procurement and promotion of long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (i.e., Sayana Press)
		• Task-shifting to and expanded financing of non-facility-based health workforce cadres (i.e., community-based distributors)
		• Construction and staffing of additional rural health posts