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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.
Integration of Sheep into the Traditional Farming System
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Summary:
The introduction of tropical sheep, as a new opportunity for farmers under mixed farming systems, is a step towards raising the level of productive efficiency of the traditional farming system. The establishment of sheep production systems that are efficient and sustainable would enhance household food security, generate some form of income to rural households, and offer some employment opportunities.
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FAO Contact:
Vili Fuavao
vili.fuavao@fao.org
Tel: (+685)22127
Fax:(+685)22126Project Status:
Completed, 2008
Support to the Adaptation of Vulnerable Agricultural Production Systems
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IFADImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable; Ministère du Développement Rural; Ministère de l’Hydraulique et de l’AssainissementSummary:
To increase the resilience of rural communities to increased water stress and reduced productivity of agricultural and livestock sector as related to climate change impacts. Situated in the Saharan region of West Africa, Mauritania fronts the Atlantic Ocean on the west is bordered by Western Sahara on the northwest, Algeria on the north, Mali on the east and southeast, and Senegal on the southwest. Except for the valley of the River Senegal on the south, two thirds of Mauritania is within the Sahara Desert.
Project Components:
1. Vulnerable crop production systems adapted to current and future climate change impact
2. Increased climate resilience of livestock system
3. Increased efficiency and climate-proofed water management systems
4. Capacity building and awareness raising on climate change impact on rural production systems
Expected Outputs:
- Suitable farming and environmental conditions restored under a context of deterioration due to changed climatic conditions.
- Quality of crops improved in terms of increased resilience to climatic factors.
- Risk associated with possible decreases in crop productivity minimized (leading to a % reduction of crop failure due to increased climatic stress) and % reduction of crop productivity derived from increased pressure of divagating livestock reduced.
- Economic vulnerability of rural livelihoods reduced by ensuring a % increase in farmers’ income thanks to the diversification of protected crop production (at least two secondary crops in the oasis) and by ensuring a % increase in wood energy supply (by planting a small scale perimeter of tree species adapted to arid zone).
- Integrated livestock cropping systems piloted in 5 oasis and/or potentially irrigated areas
- % increase in feed units uptake from valorized fodder to improved animal resilience to climatic stress
- Decrease in livestock mortality expected from climate change impact
- Decrease pressure on pastoral areas around oasis zones leading to less degradation and better resilience of cropping systems
- Improve natural regeneration of arid adapted Panicum species through air seeding in vicinity of the oasis
- Improved range management system compatible with rangeland production and capacity in oasis region and semi-arid zone
- Reliable system for water resource monitoring is established in targeted areas
- Drip irrigation systems implemented in 8 oasis and/or semi-arid areas
- 40 % increase in water use efficiency for irrigation due to the adoption of suitable water conservation technologies.
- Breaking water runoff dikes in oasis zones constructed
- National and local water management planning consider adequately climate change impact
- Decision makers trained on increasing the resilience of national/local water management policies (6 sessions)
- 15 villages and 40 households targeted by adaptation awareness raising campaigns
- Traditional knowledge is captured through case studies and dissemination mechanisms at the local level are designed/promoted
- Training materials on adaptation of agricultural production systems to climate change is produced
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Project Contact Person: Mr. Naoufel Telahigue Programme Manager GECC Unit PMD, IFAD Email: n.telahigue@ifad.org Tel: +390654592572
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Council Approved.Primary Beneficiaries:
rural communities
Adapting Livestock Management to Climate Change in the Northwestern Lowlands of Eritrea
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Eritrea's NAPA highlights that the livestock production system and related livelihood opportunities of pastoralists are highly vulnerable to long-term climate change and variability.
Integrating Climate Change Risk into Community-Level Livestock and Water Management in the Northwestern Lowlands of Eritrea
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United Nations Development Program-UNDPImplementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
Government of EritreaSummary:
Enhance climate change adaptive capacity of livestock production systems in the Kerkebet area.
1. This PPG follows the earlier submission of UNDP-GEF’s Project Indentification Form (PIF) for an LDC funded NAPA follow up project in Eritrea. The PIF was submitted on June 5th, 2007.
Project Components:
This project will support adaptation to changing climatic conditions of pastoral communities in the rangelands of Eritrea in the areas of livestock and water management. The project will enhance technical capacity in climate change risk management of key stakeholders at the community and national/sub-national levels, implement priority demonstration climate change risk management activities (based on activities identified through the NAPA process), and provide support for the diversification towards less climate change sensitive livelihood opportunities for rangeland communities.
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Outcome 1: Livestock management systems that are effectively integrate climate change risk management techniques piloted.
Outcome 2: Technical capacities of communities and relevant institutions on integrating climate change risks into livestock and water management enhanced.
Outcome 3: Lessons learned and acknowledgement management component established.
- Personnel trained in forage conservation techniques;
- Personnel trained in managing and distributing water based on available climate information;
- Improved knowledge on reseeding of the rangeland with specific varieties of grass and legume species that will be appropriate in changing climatic conditions;
- Extension support services and other relevant stakeholders trained in climate issues;
- Awareness of climate change risks and needs pertaining to livestock and water management in rangelands improved for policy makers; and
- Development of a rangeland management plan incorporating climate change risks over the next 30 years.
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Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP-GEF
Tel: +1-212-906 6843
Email: pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.orgMs. Jessica Troni
Regional Technical Advisor, Southern & Eastern Africa
Phone: (27) 12-082-333-0591Project Status:
Under ImplementationPrimary Beneficiaries:
Pastoral communities
Burkina Faso - National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2009-06-22 23:08
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National adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs) provide a process for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to identify priority activities that respond to their urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change – those for which further delay would increase vulnerability and/or costs at a later stage. The following summarizes the NAPA for Burkina Faso.
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The overall objective is to strengthen the contribution of the UNFCCC to poverty reduction in Burkina Faso through the elaboration of the National Action Programme for Adaptation.
Expected Outputs:
Activity 1.1: Procurement of Project Goods and Services
Activity 1.2: Creation of NAPA Steering Committee
Activity 1.3: Creation of a Multidisciplinary Team
Activity 2.1: Identification of Sectors and Areas Vulnerable to Climate Change
Activity 2.2: Identification of Potential Adaptation Options
Activity 3.1: Selection of Priority Adaptation Measures and Development of Project Proposals
Activity 4.1: Production of the NAPA Document
Activity 5.1: Adoption of the NAPA Document
Activity 6.1: Dissemination of the NAPA Document
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This document was endorsed by the GEF Operational Focal Point
Mr. Jean-Baptiste KAMBOU
on 14 March 2003.
Focal Point for the Convention
on Climate Change:
Mr. Mamadou HONADIA, 03 BP 7044
Ouagadougou 03 - Tel.: 00226 24 02 40,
fax: 00226 33 24 75,
E-mail: honadia@fasonet.bf and honadia@voila.fr
