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UNDP/GEF supported CBA Community Based Adaptation Project Pilot Sites: Onamulunga School Garden Project
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2011-09-26 07:09
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The Community-Based Adaptation Programme (CBA) is a five-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global initiative funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). UNDP works with a number of partners including the United Nations Volunteers and the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). Initial CBA investments have been made in 20 communities in the northern parts of Namibia (i.e. Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kavango Regions). Climate models suggest that these areas are particularly vulnerable and face significant climate change risks, both at present and in future. To facilitate uptake of CBA strategies the Onamulunga Combined School project is focused on integrating adaptation to climate change into school curriculum. The pilot programme at Onamulunga Combined School in the Oshikoto region involves training grade 9 and 10students in adaptation farming methods such as conservation tilling, water harvesting, and micro-drip irrigation and planting drought resistant crops. These methods are subsequently taken up by the students’ native communities. This project directly contributes towards Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2 and 7 and, through a special focus on the inclusion of young women and girls, to MDG 3.The project also indirectly contributes to the realization of other MDGs.
Adaptation Experience:
There are various Community Based Adaptation projects in Namibia. The particular project discussed here is implemented by an NGO called Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES) that applies CBA measures through self-help groups. At the Onamulunga Combined School in the Oshikoto region, grade 9 and 10 students receive practical lessons in how to implement improved farming methods for a future affected by climate change.
Results and Learning:
According to a recent field visit by an independent assessor, the Onamulunga Garden project has achieved many of the intended results. Various sites at the school have been prepared for crop agriculture using the latest conservation tilling methods for dry land crops and micro-drip irrigation for vegetables. The project coordinator is Agriculture and Life Science teacher, Johannes Nelongo, who has provided inspirational leadership for 87 grade 9 and 10 students to put the theory they learn in the classroom in practice in the field, growing maize, sunflowers, cow peas, spinach, carrots, onions and other vegetables.They apply conservation furrowing and ripping, water saving techniques, mulching, application of organic and chemical fertilising, crop rotation and alternative growing methods. As such, the project provides learners with practical adaptation techniques. “Practical exercises make it easier for learners to interpret theoretical information. It thus gives them wisdom and insight and teaches them how to apply these methods at home,” says Nelongo.[Refer to the attached document for further details.]
Sustainability:
The project has built adaptive capacity for almost ninety learners, with the intention that they take these skills forward and apply them in the decades to come. Already a multiplier effect is noticeable in the children and teachers’ home communities. The project focuses on establishing a strong foundation for the application of adaptation mechanisms in farming practices rather than creating dependency through aid. “Because the programme demonstrates tangible benefits for the communities involved, it is sustainable,” says Marie Johansson from CES. “It will continue even if donor support stops tomorrow. It is important to start with educating kids. Young people, especially girls, pick the skills up quickly. From there on it is easier to integrate the community. Later on, many kids will migrate to urban areas and unfortunately fall in the trap of unemployment. But with the skills they learn here, there is an alternative way to make a living off the two hectares or so near their homestead. In this way even small farmers can become commercial farmers.”
Replication:
The project has been so successful that it has grabbed the attention of other schools. Four nearby schools are interested and have been invited to participate. As such, Onamulunga can become a centre of learning for the community. This is compounded by the multiplier effect already mentioned, with children introducing the new methods to their parents and villagers coming to the school to see the improved cropping system with their own eyes. “As a school we need to involve communities and share the skills and knowledge that we have,” says Onamulunga principal Immanuel Namupolo. “Now the community helps us to look after the project when the school is closed. We also give parents our surplus maize, so they can sell it. In doing so, the project reaches out to parents. We give them a role to play, so that they are involved in the process of adaptation.”The experiment teaches children to adapt to a situation where fertile land and water are becoming increasingly scarce resources. But the initiative also has a wider effect within the surrounding communities, with children applying their newly acquired skills in the household farm setting. Enthused by the Onamulunga success story, parents and teachers have also started their own gardens. “The proceeds from the garden save people a lot of money. Sometimes you don’t even have to go to the market for a whole month,” one teacher remarks.
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Onamulunga School Garden Project
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Onamulunga Combined School; Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES). Other stakeholders include: the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Namibia Agronomic Board, GEF through its Strategic Priority on Adaptation (SPA) programme, UNDP; Small Grants Programme and all its delivery partners.Summary:
The Community-Based Adaptation Programme (CBA) is a five-year United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) global initiative funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). UNDP works with a number of partners including the United Nations Volunteers and the GEF Small Grants Programme (SGP). Initial CBA investments have been made in 20 communities in the northern parts of Namibia (i.e. Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto and Kavango Regions). Climate models suggest that these areas are particularly vulnerable and face significant climate change risks, both at present and in future.
Project Components:
There are various Community Based Adaptation projects in Namibia. The particular project discussed here is implemented by an NGO called Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES) that applies CBA measures through self-help groups. At the Onamulunga Combined School in the Oshikoto region, grade 9 and 10 students receive practical lessons in how to implement improved farming methods for a future affected by climate change. Through equipping the students with relevant agricultural adaptation skills, the pilot programme is designed to sow the seeds for uptake and wider spread of adaptation measures throughout the community.
Expected Outputs:
- Outcome 1: Enhanced adaptive capacity allows communities to reduce their vulnerability to adverse impacts of future climate hazards.
- Outcome 2: National policies and programmes promote replication of best practices derived from CBA projects.
- Outcome 3: Cooperation among member countries promotes innovation in adaptation to climate change including variability.
Contacts:
SGP-CBA: Contact Nickey //Gaseb
E-mail: NickeyG@unops.orgCES: Contact Marie Johansson
E-mail: info@ces.org.naOnamulunga Combined School: Mr. Nelongo: +264 81 69 66700
AAP-NAM: Contact Ernst Mbangula
Email: embangula@met.na
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Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
Major stakeholders are: the Onamulunga Combined School; Creative Entrepreneurs Solutions (CES). Primary beneficiaries are the grade 9 and 10 students, their families and the communities living within the pilot areas, as well as other schools in the wider area.
Confronting Climate Change and Land Degradation in Viet Nam Increasing Finance for Sustainable Land Management
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40Year:
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The Asia and Pacific Division of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD ) and the Asia and Pacific Desk of the Global Mechanism (GM ) of the United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD ) have been working together to articulate adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change as a means of strengthening sustainability of project interventions and to mobilize supplementary funding from climate change financing mechanisms to scale up pro-poor sustainable land management (SLM) activities.
Viet Nam is highly vulnerable to climate change.
National Capacity Self-Assessments: Results and Lessons Learned for Global Environmental Sustainability
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40Year:
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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.
Reconstitution of hut livestock to reduce household vulnerability to climate change in the communities of Houtchi and Dan Djaoudi, Roumbou
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UNOPSImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Villagers Community of Houtchi and Dan Djaoudi, Departmental Direction of Animal Resources of Dakoro, Cabinet Studies-Cartographie-TrainingSummary:
Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa. The Sahara desert and the semi-arid Sahel zone cover approximately 80 percent of the country’s land. The climate is Sahelian and unfavorable due to its low altitude. The rainy season lasts three to four months, from June to September, and the dry season lasts eight to nine months.
Contacts:
CBA Project Management Unit United Nations Development Programme Energy and Environment Group 304 East 45th St, 9th Floor New York, NY 10017 off: 212-906-5006
Project Status:
Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
community of Houtchi and Dan Djaoudi villages in the municipality of Roumbou, Niger
Improving agro-forestry and providing better seeds to the community of Maigochi Saboua, Roumbou
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UNOPSImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Government of Japan, ALAD, Rombou CommunitySummary:
The landlocked country of Niger is located in Western Africa. The Sahara desert and the semi-arid Sahel zone cover approximately 80 percent of the country’s land. The climate is Sahelian and unfavorable due to the low altitude. The rainy season lasts three to four months, from June to September, and the dry season lasts eight to nine months.
Contacts:
CBA Project Management Unit
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
304 East 45th Street, 9th floor New York, NY, 10017
Tel: 212-906-5006
Project Status:
Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
community of Maigochi Saboua, Rombou, Municipality of Dakoro,Niger
Second Natural Resource Management Project
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World BankImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
World Bank, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MARH), National Sewerage and Sanitation Agency (ONAS), General Directorate of Rural Engineering (DGGRE) and General Directorate of Environment and Quality of Life (DGEQV)Summary:
The objective of the Second Natural Resources Management Project for Tunisia is to improve the living conditions of rural communities in the project areas in terms of access to basic infrastructure and services, sustainable increase the three agencies income, and improved natural resource management practices by fostering an integrated approach to community-based development.
Project Components:
There are three components to the project. 1. Component one: support to Participatory Development Plan (PDP) investments - this component will contribute to the project development objective by supporting the financing of investments within the PDPs framework which reflect the priority needs of local communities in the project target areas. 2. Component two: support to the development of treated wastewater use for agriculture - the objective of this component is to support the National Program for Wastewater Reuse through the transfer of treated wastewater from the Greater Tunis area towards the interior of the country (south of the Tunisian Dorsal) where demand for water is high. In these areas demand for water is high and treated wastewater will help to increase yields on agricultural land, reduce fluctuations in agricultural production, and enhance adaptation to climate variability and change. 3. Component three: institutional strengthening and awareness raising - the objective of this component is to support the mainstreaming of the Integrated Participatory Approach (IPA) in rural development in the three governorates of Jendouba, Kasserine, and Medenine through institutional strengthening and capacity building of target groups involved in project implementation. The component will also support the implementation of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for project activities and for safeguards, and communication and sensitization on sustainable land management, and environmental issues.
Expected Outputs:
Agricultural Development Groups have been formed and are managing income-generating activities. An increased number of farmers benefit from quality advisory services. Increased number of small irrigated areas created and rehabilitated. Increased number of small water supply systems. Viable income-generating activities implemented. Increased capacity of farmers to adopt SLM practices to increase productivity and enhance climate resilience. Water storage capacity improved (water tanks). Irrigation efficiency improved (water saving equipment used). Increased area of productive land is protected from erosion. Reduction in soil loss in areas protected from erosion.
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Under Implementation
Sustainable Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Improved Livelihoods in Uttarakhand Watershed Sector
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World BankImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
World Bank, Watershed Development Department, UttarakhandSummary:
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 participation5. 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.inMr. 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.comMalcolm Jansen, Regional GEF Coordinator (South Asia Region)
World Bank
GEF Agency Contact Person
Tel. and Email:1 202 458-2748Project Status:
CEO Endorsed
Integrated Land Use Management to Combat Land Degradation and Deforestation in Madhya Pradesh
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Ministry of Environment and Forests, State Government of Madhya PradeshSummary:
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)
ALM Project Profile 2008 – Adapting to Climate Change through the Improvement of Traditional Crops and Livestock Farming
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2011-02-07 21:54Summary:
Adapting to Climate Change through the Improvement of Traditional Crops and Livestock Farming (CCA) is a $1 million project which aims to enhance the adaptive capacities of farmers, pastoralists and natural resource managers to climate change in agricultural and pastoral systems in north-central Namibia. It is a project under Namibia’s Country Pilot Partnership for Integrated Sustainable Land Management (CPPISLM), contributing to Objective 2; identifying and disseminating cost-effective, innovative and appropriate sustainable land management techniques which integrate environmental and economic benefits.
Adaptation Experience:
The project’s goal is to assist Namibia in devising and implementing adaptation strategies to cope with predicted effects of climate change in the North-Central regions, thus improving livelihoods and food security among the most vulnerable communities. Its objective is to develop and pilot a range of effective coping mechanisms that assist the region’s subsistence farmers to better manage and cope with climate change, including variability such as droughts.
Results and Learning:
Project Objective: To develop and pilot a range of coping mechanisms for reducing the vulnerability of farmers and pastoralists to climate change, including variability.
Sustainability:
The project has trained trainers from supporting institutions and 200 farmers to train others, some adaptive activities can be incorporated within the Ministry's of Agriculture Water and Foresty activities and ensure financial support to community after end of project. At least 2 local personnel are being trained on the project activities.
Replication:
The community information toolkit that has been created can be used elsewhere to create awareness and includes a range of adaptive options. Rainwater harvesting methods can be replicated and used to capture rainwater for household uses.
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