Increasing climate resilience through an Integrated Water Resource Management Programme in HA. Ihavandhoo, ADh. Mahibadhoo and GDh. Gadhdhoo Island

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  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ministry of Housing and Environment
    Summary:

    The primary problem addressed by this project is climate change-induced decline of freshwater  resources that is affecting the entire population of Maldives. Freshwater resources are scarce in the Maldives. As surface freshwater is generally lacking throughout the country (with the exception of a  limited number of brackish water swampy areas in some of the islands), the key problems pertaining to freshwater security relate to the management of increasingly saline groundwater and increasingly variable rainfall patterns.

    Project Components:
    1. Establishment of integrated, climate-resilient water supply and -management systems in HA. Ihavandhoo, ADh. Mahibadhoo and GDh. Gadhdhoo
    2. Increase participation in the development, allocation and monitoring of freshwater use in a changing climate
    3. Replication and up scaling of climate-resilient freshwater management

    Source: Project Proposal, 2011

    Expected Outputs:
    1. Ground water aquifer rehabilitated and freshwater supply ensured in HA. Ihavandhoo, ADh. Mahibadhoo and GDh. Gadhdhoo to provide reliable, equitable and costeffective access to safe freshwater in a changing climate 
    2. Strengthened local awareness and ownership of integrated, climateresilient freshwater management
    3. Improved institutional capacity to promote and enforce climateresilient freshwater management on all inhabited islands

    Source: Project Proposal, 2011

    Project Status:
    Project Funded (Approval date: 2011-06-22)
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Adaptation Fund
    Cofinancing Total:
    US$ 1,800,000

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

Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40
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.

Global Network on Water and Development Information in Arid lands (G-WADI)

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UNESCO, FAO, WMO, SAHRA, IAEA, OSS, IAH, ESA, IRD, DFID
    Summary:

    Following a decision at the 15th session of the The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and a subsequent meeting of international experts in December 2002, UNESCO supported the establishment of a Global Network on Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-arid Zones by bringing together an international group of experts to develop the concept, objectives, and an outline of the Network.

    Project Components:

    G-WADI's mission is to strengthen the capacity to manage the water resources of arid and semi-arid areas around the globe through a network of international and regional cooperation.

    Expected Outputs:

    G-WADI aims to strengthen the global capacity to manage the water resources of arid and semi-arid areas. Its primary goal is to build an effective global community through integration of selected existing materials from networks, centers, organizations, and individuals who become members of G-WADI. The network promotes international and regional cooperation in the arid and semi-arid areas.

    Specific objectives include:
    * Improved understanding of the special characteristics of hydrological systems and water management needs in arid areas;
    * Capacity building of individuals and institutions, matching supply with need;
    * Broad dissemination of understanding of water in arid zones to the user community and the public;
    * Sharing data and exchanging experience to support research and sound water management;
    * Raising awareness of advanced technologies for data provision, data assimilation, and system analysis;
    * Promoting integrated basin management and the use of appropriate decision support tools.

    Contacts:

    waterportal@unesco.org

    Project Status:
    Under implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    UNESCO, DFID, UK
    Financing Amount:
    Information not available
    Cofinancing Total:
    Information not available
    Total Amounts:
    Information not available

Vulnerability in Inland Fishing Communities in Africa: lessons learned

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-06-02 12:15
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Author(s):
WorldFish Center
Year:
2010
Pages:
6
Summary:

The WorldFish Center has released a paper on vulnerability in inland fishing communities in Africa.

The paper underscores the need to consider that household vulnerability is related to: natural resource systems; local livelihoods; external drivers; and institutions and governance systems. It suggests that interventions should prioritize these four issues. Field data collection revealed that fishery resource vulnerability was less important to households than general food security and access to health education and credit.

Adaptation of floodplain fishing communities to hydro-climatic changes in the Niger basin: lessons learned

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-06-02 12:10
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Author(s):
WorldFish Center
Year:
2010
Pages:
8
Summary:

The WorldFish Center released a paper on adaptation of floodplain fishing communities to climate change in the Niger basin.

The report notes that in regards to adaptation in the Niger basin, the Sahel is undergoing reduced floodplain inundation due to dam construction and increased interannual rainfall variation. It highlights the inability of fishers to migrate in order to cope with environmental change and the challenges of shifting to an agriculturally-based economy.