National Capacity Self-Assessments: Results and Lessons Learned for Global Environmental Sustainability

Author(s):
Jean-Joseph Bellamy and Kevin Hill
Year:
August 2010
Publisher:
UNDP
Summary:

This report summarizes the main results from the NCSAs, identifying the common issues, challenges, priority capacity development needs, and recommendations for action to be undertaken through national or regional initiatives.

Tackling Climate Change, Contributions of Capacity Development

Author(s):
Gabriele Rzepka and Yasmin Rabiyan
Year:
2010
Publisher:
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Pages:
36
Summary:

Climate Changes tackles all sectors in different dimensions and with different impacts. The challenges facing the developing countries and international cooperation are immense. GTZ can draw on many years of experience in more than 100 countries in sectors. To share this information our innovative solutions, approaches and practical experiences are summarized in this publication.

Planning to Deliver: Making the Rio Conventions more Effective on the Ground Climate Change, Biodiversity, Desertification

Author(s):
Anja Sharma
Year:
2009
City:
Eschborn
Publisher:
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Summary:

The instrument of national action plans (NAP) is currently being debated; this report provides insight and analysis for the ongoing discussion. It reviews the history of the NAPs under the three conventions, revisits global expectations from the national planning exercise and explores their synergies. The conclusions recap key challenges at the global and national level that should be urgently addressed before any future national planning exercises are launched.

Building capacity and raising awareness for a sensitive community on climate change adaptation in Rwanda (NBDF).

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    The Nile Basin Discourse Forum (NBDF) in Rwanda is an Umbrella organization of 30 civil society organizations (local and international organizations) dealing with water, environment and development
    Summary:

    The CC DARE team conducted an inception mission to Rwanda, jointly with UNDP, the Least Developed Countries Adaptation Fund (LDCF) and the Africa Adaptation Programme for Climate change (AAP), from 4th to 9th July 2009. The objectives of the mission were to increase awareness of the CC DARE programme among main stakeholders involved in climate change adaptation in Rwanda and coordinate efforts with similar initiatives.

    Project Components:

    Overall Goal: Enhance capacity and raise awareness of a large percentage of the population of Rwanda that will influence their perception and participation in the implementation of climate change in the country. civil society organizations and communities on climate change adaptation by reducing vulnerability in Rwanda

    Expected Outputs:

    1. To build capacity of the general public, journalists and civil society Organizations on climate change adaptation 2. To provide adequate information by producing and disseminating awareness materials on climate change adaptation

    3. Document and disseminate best practices of climate change adaptation and vulnerability reduction

    Contacts:

    Principal Actors:
    UNFCCC National Climate Change Focal Point:
    Sebastien Dusabeyezu, dusabeseba@yahoo.fr

    CC DARE anchor persons for Rwanda:
    Peter Paap, peterpaap@hotmail.com

    Policy Advisor Climate Change & Development Programme, UNDP United Nations Office in Nairobi: Johnson Nkem, johnson.nkem@undp.org

    UNEP Focal Point: Bubu Jallow, Bubu.jallow@unep.org

    UNDP Focal Point: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org

    UNEP Risoe Centre Focal Point: Anne Olhoff, olho@risoe.dtu.dk

    Project Status:
    Completed
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    CC DARE
    Cofinancing Total:
    Information not available

Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency:
    World Bank
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    World Bank, Watershed Development Department, Uttarakhand
    Summary:

    The project objective is to restore and sustain ecosystem functions and biodiversity while simultaneously enhancing income and livelihood functions, and generating lessons learned in these respects that can be up-scaled and mainstreamed at state and national levels.

    Project Components:

    1. Watershed planning through community participation
    2. Controlling land degradation through the SLM approach at watershed level
    3. Fostering markets for NTFPs
    4. Biodiversity conservation and management through watershed planning and community participation

    5. Adaptation to Climate Change

    6. Documentation of Best (Worst) practices to share within the state as well as nation-wide through the SLEM program

    7. Project management

    Expected Outputs:

    20 Participatory Micro Watershed Management (MWS) plans completed for implementation

    * 40-50% increase in number of farmers practicing improved SLM techniques in targeted MWS
    * 20-30% of the area in selected MWS under improved SLM techniques.
    * Increase in availability of water in the dry season by 5% in the treated MWS.
    * Increase in vegetative cover by 10% in the treated 20 MWS.
    * Implementation of 5 to 10 alternative technologies and approaches for enhancing water availability for agriculture and other domestic use.

    * Reduction in dependency of 2000 households on forest for fuel wood.
    * At least 50% of targeted households enter market with pine briquettes (produced from pine needles).
    * Domestication and cultivation of at least 5 local medicinal and aromatic plants by communities in 20 micro watersheds.
    * 10% increase in opportunities for sustainable alternative livelihoods (Non farm based livelihood options)
    Increase in direct and indirect evidence of presence of key species of flora and fauna in 20 MWS.
    * 10% increase in tree and other vegetative cover in the 20 MWS.
    * 50% reduction in incidence of fire in treated MWS.

    Study on impact of climate change on mountain ecosystems completed.

    * Implementation of strategy for managing impact of climate change in mountain ecosystems at the end of the project.

    At least 5 to 10 new and innovative techniques and approaches documented, disseminated and up-scaled within the Uttaranchal state.

    Contacts:

    Mr. SUDHIR MITAL
    Joint Secretary and GEF Operational Focal Point India
    Ministry of Environment and Forests
    Paryavaran Bhawan
    CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
    New Delhi
    Tel: 011-24363956
    Fax: 011-24369192
    mital_sudhir@nic.in

    Mr. M.H.Khan
    Chief Project Director & Secretary
    Watershed, Watershed Management Directorat, Indira Nagar Forest Colony, Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
    Tele 0135-2768712, 2712802
    Fax 0135-2762839, 2760170
    e-mail: wmd-ua@nic.in, wmd@vsnl.com

    Malcolm Jansen, Regional GEF Coordinator (South Asia Region)
    World Bank
    GEF Agency Contact Person
    Tel. and Email:1 202 458-2748

    Project Status:
    CEO Endorsed
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF Trust Fund - Strategic Priority for Adaptation (SPA)
    Financing Amount:
    97,490,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    90,000,000

Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security through Innovations in Land and Ecosystem Management

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency:
    World Bank
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    Department of Agriculture, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
    Summary:

    The project objective is to strengthen institutional and community capacity for sustainable land and ecosystem management through approaches and techniques that combine innovative and indigenous techniques for restoring and sustaining the natural resource base, including its biodiversity, while taking account of climate variability and change.

    Project Status:
    CEO Endorsed
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF Trust Fund - Strategic Priority for Adaptation (SPA)
    Cofinancing Total:
    100,000,000
    Total Amounts:
    110,000,000

Sustainable Land and Ecosystem Management in India

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    Ministry of Environment and Forests, State Government of Madhya Pradesh
    Summary:

    Integrated Land Use Management to Combat Land Degradation and Deforestation in Madhya Pradesh

    The project objective is to promote community-driven sustainable land and ecosystem management at the landscape level through integration of watershed management, joint forest management, and sustainable livelihoods development so as to balance ecological and livelihood needs.

    Project Components:
    • 1. Creation of an enabling environment for SLEM in Madhya Pradesh
    • 2. Demonstration and up-scaling of innovative approaches for sustainable land and ecosystem management
    • 3. Developing adaptive capacity
    • 4. Project management
    Expected Outputs:

    1.1 Review of legislative and regulatory framework for SLEM in Madhya Pradesh and addressing of policy gaps related to land, forest and ecosystem management in the face of climate change

    1.2. Training on forest governance, natural resource management and good practices in win-win options for livelihood generation and biodiversity conservation (target: 2000 Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMC) and 100 members trained as trainers in the four project sites)

    2.1 Sustainable watershed management in 3,000 ha of forest with high conservation values and non-forest land (in roughly 1:2 ratio) in the four project districts

    2.2 Approximately 14,500 ha of degraded bamboo forests rehabilitated in the four project districts

    2.3 Incentives for forest fringe villages in the four project districts to conserve bamboo forest identified

    2.4 Development of small and medium sized enterprise in 100 forest village communities (e.g. on Non-Timber Forest Products)

    2.5 Increased production from rain fed agriculture and improved livestock management practices in 30 villages

    2.6 Good SLEM practices documented and fed into SLEM Coordination and Management Mechanism established at national level

    3.1 SLEM approaches promoted by the project integrate additional measures to ensure that practices are resilient to extreme weather events and climate change, such as adjustment and timing of farming operations, integration of water harvesting practices into SLEM packages, and promotion of more drought tolerant crop and livestock breeds

    3.2 Capacity building of local communities in adaptive management in the face of climate variability and change

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation (as of 6 February 2012)
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-SPA
    Financing Amount:
    GEF Project Grant 5,763,000 (as of December 2011)
    Cofinancing Total:
    95,523,750 (as of December 2011)
    Total Amounts:
    101,626,750 (as of December 2011)

SPREP Releases 2009 Report

Body:
SIDS Policy & Practice

Full Article

The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has released its annual report of activities for 2009, which covers activities related to climate change and biodiversity, among others.

On climate change, the report discusses the Pacific Year of Climate Change campaign, support to national meteorological services, the five-year Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change project, and support to Pacific negotiators for the Co

Satoyama Initiative

Summary:
Summary

Satoyoma is a place where people and nature exist in harmony, where people make a sustainable living from the land. In these areas, traditional and new resource use, including carefully managed forests, play an important role in enriching the environment in plant diversity and protection of animal life.

ALM Project Profile 2008 - Identification and Implementation of Adaptation Response Measures in the Drini-Mati River Deltas

Summary:

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Adaptation Experience:

The project’s overall goal is to assist Albania in establishing a mechanism by which strategies to moderate, cope with, and take advantage of the consequences of climate change are enhanced, developed, and implemented. The project’s specific objective is to build adaptive capacity in the DMRD to ensure resilience of key ecosystems and local livelihoods to climate change. This will be done by first identifying and then integrating climate change response measures into conservation and development programming in the DMRD.

Results and Learning:

In 2008 it was too early to report on lessons learned.

Sustainability:

Sustainable livelihoods of communities surrounding Kune-Vaine and Patok: The objective is to ensure that community level activities, especially among those communes that rely on the natural resource base of the DMRD, mainstream adaptation.

Replication:

In terms of mainstreaming adaptation in the DMRD, both the central government and the regional administration of Lezha will be critical partners. Key activities that provide opportunities for mainstreaming adaptation measures include: * Implementation of the Strategic Environmental Zoning plan (and associated Local Environmental Action Plans or LEAPs) for the DMRD. * Follow-on investments by the EU such as grants for community development projects (e.g., tourism activities). The objective is to ensure that community level activities, especially in communes that rely on the DMRD’s natural resource base, also mainstream adaptation. * Sewage and waste water treatment plans for the DMRD. * Agriculture sector development plans (including fisheries).

Funding Source:
SDC