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PACC Solomon Islands - Improving the ability of isolated low-lying island communities’ address food production and food security issues impacted by climate change
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
UNDP, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)Summary:
PACC Solomon Islands - Improving the ability of isolated low-lying island communities’ address food production and food security issues impacted by climate change
Contacts:
PACC Focal Point
- Mr Rence Sore
- Permanent Secretary
- Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Meteorology
- PO Box 21
- Honiara
- Solomon Islands
- Email: ps@mecm.gov.sb
PACC Implementing Agency
- Mr Jimi Saelea
- Director of Research
- Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
- PO Box G13
- Honiara
- Solomon Islands
- Tel: +677 22143 / 28925
- Fax: +677 7477 333
- Email: j_saelea@yahoo.com
PACC Coordinator
- Mr Casper Supa Sikou
- PACC National Coordinator
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Tel: +677 22143/7445 757/7504 137
- Project Mob: +677 7445 752
- Email: ckasie@gmail.com
Project Status:
Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
Local Communities
Rethinking Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-03-31 05:22Year:
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Innovative thinking on agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion will help nations meet rising food demands, protect environments and prepare for climate change.
Nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion need to ‘rethink’ their agricultural industries to meet future food needs, given the social shifts and climate changes that are forecast for the coming decades. With better farming practices, and by managing agriculture within the wider context of natural ecosystems, nations could boost production and increase the wealth and resilience of poor people in rural communities.
Micro-level analysis of farmers' adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa
Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-10-30 05:03
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Micro-level analysis of farmers' adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa
Authors: Nhemachena, Charles and Hassan, Rashid M.
Publisher: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Center for Environmental Economics and Policy in (CEEPA)
2008
Summary
Agricultural production remains the main source of livelihood for rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, providing employment to more than 60 percent of the population and contributing about 30 percent of gross domestic product. With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting temperature zones, climate change is expected to significantly affect agricultural production, which could be detrimental to the region’s food security and economic growth. An assessment of the factors influencing farm-level adaptation can facilitate the formation of policies and investment strategies that help moderate potential adverse consequences of long-term climate change. Because smallholder farmers tend to have a low capacity to adapt to changes in climatic conditions, policies that help these farmers adapt to global warming and associated climatic extremes are particularly important.
Building the Capacity of the Agriculture Sector in DR Congo to Plan for and Respond to the Additional Threats Posed by Climate Change on Food Production and Security
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Project details
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Implementing Agency:
United Nations Development ProgrammeImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
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To reduce vulnerability among small farmers and rural populations to the effects of climate change on pluvial agrarian systems and food security. This project is based on priorities outlined for the agriculture sector in the National Adaptation Program of Action (NAPA) for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Specifically, the project addresses the second NAPA priority, due the fact that the first identified priority referred to enhancing energy access within rural areas, which is not eligible under the LDCF.
Project Components:
COMPONENT 1: Needs Assessments and technical feasibility of adaptation options and measures
COMPONENT 2: Project Development
COMPONENT 3: Consultation with key stakeholders
COMPONENT 4: Develop a financial plan and co-funding scheme
Expected Outputs:
As outlined in the project preparation grant of July 11, 2008, the expected outputs from the Preparation phase based on assessments undertaken under Components 1-4, which will feed into the Project Document are:
* Summary of the relevant baseline development plans and investment programs of the public and private sector in DRC focusing on food security and sustainable agriculture that describes possible inter-linkages and entry points for the proposed UNDP-GEF intervention;
* Review and summary of the existing policy and regulatory framework relevant for agriculture and rural development, improvement of farming systems, and droughts mitigation;
* Review, analysis and summary of the past project related activities of other donors and private sector in adaptation, food production and security in DRC and an updated report on the co-operation and co-financing possibilities in the frame of the envisaged UNDP-GEF project;
* Supporting reports to justify the proposed project interventions and to leverage financing for the proposed activities (this will include climate risks assessments and costing, pre-feasibility studies and cost/benefits analyses for pilots, draft business plans etc.);
* A Project Logical Framework that captures the indicators and verification strategies;
* M&E framework for the projects that focuses on adaptation to climate change including variability. This includes a list of proposed indicators and an associated monitoring and evaluation plan (with a clear definition of how these indicators would be measured and how verification data would be collected through the monitoring programs);
* A work plan with detailed roles and responsibilities for implementation;
* A stakeholder participation plan, with a clear focus on rural community involvement;
* Endorsement letters from the government and letters confirming co-financing commitments;
* Project Document and Executive Summary as per GEF and UNDP requirements including completed UNDP checklist for preparing adaptation projects; and
* Other reports from all project relevant stakeholder consultations.
Contacts:
Project Contact Person: Tom Twining-Ward Regional Technical Advisor for CC-A, West Africa (through Bo Lim, Principal Technical Advisor) UNDP/EEG/Climate Change Adaptation Unit Email: tom.twining-ward@undp.org
Project Status:
Council ApprovedPrimary Beneficiaries:
small farmers, rural populations
