ALM UNDP

Outcomes:

1. Water and Flood management framework is modified to respond to adaptation needs and improve climate risk management on over 22,067 sq. km 3of land in highly vulnerable region of Greater Caucasus.
2. Key institutions have capacities, technical skills, tools and methods to apply advanced climate risk management practices for water stress and flood mitigation.
3. Community resilience to floods and water stress improved by introducing locally tailored climate risk management practices benefiting over 1,000,000 people on total land area of 22,067 km2 of the Southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus.

1. Strengthened Institutional capacities to implement policies, plans and investments that prevent human and material losses from GLOF events in vulnerable areas of Northern Pakistan
2. Improved access of disaster management planners and policy makers to knowledge, information and research on GLOF risks
3. Reduced human and material losses in vulnerable communities in the Northern areas of Pakistan through GLOF early warnings and other adaptation measures
4. Project experiences documented and replicated

Source: Project Proposal Document, 2011

1. Two communal irrigation systems supply family farms in two micro-watersheds. ($727,215) At least 880 rainwater collection and storage facilities supply family farms in eight micro-watersheds. ($1,650,000) At least 1000 farm families organized and trained in management, efficient use and maintenance of their communal and individual irrigation systems and water storage facilities. ($100,000)

2. At least 1000 farm families with agro-ecological farm transformation plans and using their own resources and available credit for their ongoing implementation. ($132,985) At least 140 hectares converted to water-conscious and climate resilient agro-ecological production in each micro-watershed. ($1,069,800) At least 50 protected hectares in water system recharge areas and riparian zones

3. Local organizations in eight micro-watersheds prepare and implement climate resilient management plans to increase water retention, soil conservation and food security. ($350,000) Inter-institutional coordinating bodies in El Sauce, Achuapa, and Villanueva coordinate governmental and non-governmental agency work plans in the micro-watersheds in the Villanueva River basin. ($40,000) Validated proposals for normative instruments to build climate change resilience and for the operation of a Villanueva River sub-watershed committee. Nine municipalities in the Estero Real River basin incorporate climate change adaptation measures in their land use, investment and water use plans and related normative instruments. ($10,000)

4. A hydrological study of the lower part of the Villanueva River basin, identifying the hydraulic works needed to reduce the flooding caused by sediments from the upper watershed. ($120,000) Ongoing participatory monitoring of water flows and quality, soil conditions, and land use changes. ($130,000) Electronic information posts in each targeted micro-watershed present relevant national and global climate information, digitalize local monitoring data, and prepare maps of land use, water flow and soil quality changes for farm families, local organizations and users of the National Environmental Information System (SINIA). ($190,000)

Source: Project Proposal Document, 2011

The project seeks to achieve its goal through the following activities:

• Building awareness of climate change, coping strategies and nutrition needs whilst supporting the social mobilization of community members into Self Help Groups
• Ensuring water security with flood and rain water harvesting for agricultural irrigation, livestock and fish farming
• Ensuring food security by using sustainable agricultural practices and methods that protect against land degradation such as irrigated vegetable production (supporting HIV/AIDS affected families) using harvested flood and rain water
• Improved dry land crop production through the introduction of improved soil conservation methods such as composting (rehabilitation of degraded soil by using natural fertilizer), bio char, crop rotation and conservation agriculture such as CONTILL
• Increased usage of improved drought and flood resistant crops such as pearl millet varieties (the national staple food referred to locally as ‘mahangu’), rice, mushroom and sweet stem sorghum for human nutrition and fodder security for livestock, chicken and fish to boost availability of protein nutrition and incomes
• Energy efficient stoves and agroforestry in combination with general reforestation techniques

From the above activities, the proposed project will contribute to the development of adaptive strategies in response to climate change. They will help sustain food security and income generation with no adverse impacts to the land or other natural resources.

Policy influence at local, national, and global level; global environmental benefits; replication of project through the dissemination of publications on best practices and lessons learned

To reduce vulnerability of the communities of the Greater Caucasus region of Azerbaijan to water stress and hazards by improved water and flood management.

- Assessment of data and information needs for preparation of the joint Flood Risk Management Plan for the Sava river basin and identification of data sources on national and international level,

- Initial flood vulnerability assessment of the Sava river basin and identification of the most vulnerable areas;

- Assessment if additional modelling of climate change impact on flood vulnerability is needed (starting point are WATCAP results),

- Preliminary identification of possible adaptation measures (costs, effectiveness, side effects, vulnerability reduction, feasibility of implementation, alternatives etc.);

- Preparation of a detailed Program for preparation of the first Flood risk management plan

- Scenario- and modelling-based study of climate change impacts with a special focus on extreme floods in the Dniester basin
- Vulnerability assessment and production of flood hazard and risk/ vulnerability maps
- Improved / new automated flow monitoring stations and data exchange infrastructure
- Enhanced capacities and plans for flood risk communication on the sub-basin / local level
- Agreement and planning of further measures for flood risk reduction, and, if possible, implementation of selected small measures

**1.** Improved quantitative and qualitative weather forecasting products are available in such a way that these can be directly used for flood forecasting;
**2.** Medium-range weather forecasting and climate prediction tools can be applied to extend warning times and produce pre-warning information;
**3.** NMHSs have improved their capacity to cooperate to jointly deliver timely and accurate flood forecasting information;
**4.** Integrated weather, climate and hydrological forecasting information are available in a relevant format for use by civil organizations responsible for disaster preparedness and mitigation.