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Climate forecasts predict a general rise in temperatures and an intensification of droughts, especially in Mediterranean zones moving northward in France. By 2050, the climate of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is expected to become more Mediterranean, and its agriculture will have to face new meteorological challenges. Moreover, given the globalized system in which this agriculture operates, this is not the only challenge it will encounter, and an agroecological transition is underway to meet these food, health, environmental, economic, and social issues, among others.In this context, the AgriAuRA2050 project aims to design viable production methods and practices to ensure the sustainability of farms and the economic viability of three sectors in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region - field crops, herbivore livestock, and arboriculture - by 2050, in a context of climate change and agroecological transition. As part of this project, an inventory of structured projects in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region was carried out to summarize the known responses of crop and livestock systems to non-conventional practices in the region. The objective was to identify the the levers used by projects in the region to adapt agriculture to climate change, and in particular to water constraints, which are likely to be a major challenge in the coming years. A characterization of these levers and a summary of the results obtained were also carried out.Research carried out mainly on the Internet identified 65 projects and highlighted 27 main levers grouped into four main categories: genetics, agricultural practices, functional diversity, and miscellaneous subjects for more forward-looking projects not focused on specific levers. A wealth of information was collected on these projects, especially through discussions with coordinators, in order to characterize them. Additionally, complete or partial results were obtained for 31 projects, and were the subject of a qualitative analysis summarizing their overall positive, negative, or neutral effects based on the lever studied and the variable measured.The levers studied were categorized by the sectors testing them. Thus, the miscellaneous subjects are the only ones to include projects involving several sectors, and otherwise only include livestock projects. The other groups include all three sectors, with more field crop projects for genetic levers, more arboriculture projects for agricultural practices, and a more balanced distribution for functional diversity levers. Regarding implementation dates and durations, projects focused on genetic or agricultural levers tend to be short, ongoing, and started after 2015, often tested on a reduced scale, primarily at specific sites. On the other hand, projects of miscellaneous subjects tend to be longer, also ongoing, and initiated between 2000 and 2020. They are implemented on a larger scale, often at the departmental or regional level, as are the projects on functional diversity, which also have the highest proportion of completed projects. These are relatively short and were typically initiated after 2015, although some are older. The structures managing these projects vary between groups. For example, research-focused institutions are more prominent in the agricultural practices and genetics groups, while the functional diversity and miscellaneous subjects include more associations. However, agricultural chambers are present in every groups. Moreover, the results of the experiments are generally positive or neutral for genetic strategies, more variable and nuanced with a positive trend for agricultural practices and functional diversity, and overall positive for the miscellaneous subjects, in a negative climatic context. These overall positive results may partially reflect a communication bias, with a tendency to highlight successes. Nevertheless, they are also supported by literature for several levers.Additionally, a comparison with work conducted in other parts of the AgriAuRA2050 project revealed that the practices and levers tested by groups of farmers or individual farmers in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region are similar with those studied in structured projects. Thus, the issues explored by research institutions and technical or professional organizations overlap with those of farmers.