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Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa – Building a comprehensive national approach in Rwanda
Submitted by JulianneBG on Wed, 2010-06-09 03:06
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Summary:
The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has been designed to support the long-term efforts of 21 targeted countries to further develop their capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities.
Project Components:
To strengthen institutional, individual and systemic capacity to address climate change risks and opportunities through a national approach to adaptation in Rwanda.
Expected Outputs:
To address the identified problems and root causes underlying the CC and CCA problematic in Rwanda, a suite of proposed responses will be implemented. Adaptation alternative scenarios include the following:
* **Output 1**: Dynamic, long-term planning mechanisms to cope with the inherent uncertainties of climate change introduced.
* **Output 2**: Leadership and institutional frameworks to manage CC risks and opportunities in an integrated manner at the local and national levels strengthened
* **Output 3**: Climate-resilient policies and measures in priority sectors implemented.
* **Output 4**: Financing options to meet national adaptation costs expanded at the local, national, sub- regional and regional levels.
* **Output 5**: Knowledge on adjusting national development processes to fully incorporate climate change risks and opportunities generated and shared across all levels.
The Rwanda project has the following expected outcomes:
1. Establishing an enabling policy framework to support an effective system for environment management and ecosystem conservation.
2. Strengthening capacity at national, district and community levels to restore and protect ecosystems of national and global importance against potential degradation.
3. Enhancing economic productivity using natural resources in an environmentally friendly way.
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Contacts:
Mr. John Musemakweri
Program manager
john.musemakweri@undp.org
Mr. Henri Esseqqat
Program Officer
henri.esseqqat@undp.org
Fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic systems in a changing climate
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2010-01-19 04:51Year:
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On the occasion of the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, the Global Partnership on Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA) hosted at the European Environment Agency on 15th December a side event on “Fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic systems in a changing climate”.
Bunkers Hill CDC: Land & Preservation Measures to Combat Climate Change pressures in Cockpit Country’s Martha Brae Watershed, Community-based Adaptation
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
UNDP, Southern Trelawny Environmental AgencySummary:
Livelihood benefits
By reducing crop and income losses and building more resilient infrastructure, the project will help secure the livelihoods of dozens of families living in Bunkers Hill.
Technology
The project utilizes a technology known as bio-engineered bank treaments, which stabilize river banks using natural materials, such as stones, and reduce the risk of severe erosion from flash flooding.
Background
Project Components:
Project goals include:
- Reinforcing areas prone to erosion through the construction of “natural” stone barriers and other erosion control methods such as planting indigenous species
- Establishing both culverts, to divert floodwaters away from bridges, and access-ways, to prevent erosion and slow the rate at which water rises
- Developing brochures and training videos on climate change risks
- Providing technical assistance and training to Bunkers Hill CDC and the general community so that they can successfully implement future projects
Expected Outputs:
The UNDP CBA project will stabilize and reinforce river bank slopes to protect against the loss of agricultural lands from the climate change-driven threats, such as increases in flood risks from the stronger hurricanes and higher intensity rainfall.
Areas that are prone to erosion will go through the Bioengineered bank treatment process, wherein crucial points will be reinforced with “natural” stone barriers and topsoil coverage planted with indigenous plant species to protect against soil and bank erosion. The use of the indigenous species in vulnerable areas will strengthen the resilience to climate change, including variability. In addition, step drains in seasonal flow streams will be established to prevent erosion and to diminish the rate at which water flows downstream.
The sensitization of residents on the effects and methods of flooding /erosion abatement will be developed so residents will be able to respond to the climate change impacts. The community will benefit from a safer environment from potential flooding, a reduced risk of crop loss from flooding, and controlled flows of waterways.
Contacts:
- Mr. Dale Rankine
- National Coordinator
- UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme Jamaica
- Tel: +876 978 2390
- Email:Dale.rankine@undp.org
Project Status:
Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
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