Google Translate
monitoring
National Capacity Self-Assessments: Results and Lessons Learned for Global Environmental Sustainability
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 19:40Year:
Publisher:
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.
CARE Digital Toolkit: INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 14:45Summary:
The CARE Toolkit for Integrating Climate Change into Development Projects provides practical assistance for adapting design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation to the challenges posed by climate change. Its step-by-step structure helps users design climate-resilient interventions with sustainable impacts. The Toolkit also includes simple checklists to ensure that activities don't inadvertently increase people's vulnerability to climate change. It provides guidelines and recommended tools for all stages of the project cycle, as well as practical examples.
Funding Source:
ALM Case Study 2010 - Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in the Mountain Forest Ecosystems of Armenia
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2011-02-07 22:07
Summary:
Containing more than half the region’s floral diversity and over 300 species of trees and bushes, Armenia’s forest ecosystems form a vital eco-corridor that extends through the Eastern Lesser Caucasus. Although these forests are a biodiversity hotspot and a global conservation priority, the region has been identified as critically vulnerable, especially to the risks posed by climate change. Given the significant value of preserving the area’s biodiversity, this project is working to enhance the forest’s resilience through improving ecological restoration, preventing forest fires and fighting pests. Targeting 75,000 hectares of land, UNDP, in cooperation with scientists, government officials, forestry enterprises, and local communities, is working to preserve the forests. Efforts are also being made to support the local communities to participate in and benefit from the adaptation efforts. By integrating measures to adapt to climate change, the project is also responding to anticipated environmental changes that will occur over the next 25 to 50-years. The immediate focus of pilot adaptation measures are in the Syunik region in south-east of Armenia, but the project may be of broader relevance to all mountain forest ecosystems in Armenia. Key lessons learned from the project to date indicate the need for engagement of stakeholders at all levels and throughout the project cycle based on assessment of their needs and capacities. Lessons also recognise the value of evaluation at different stages of the project, inclusion of international experiences and expertise, and development of institutional capacities and policy frameworks at both local and national levels.
Adaptation Experience:
Solution: Adaptation Approach, Components and Description
Results and Learning:
- Engage a range of stakeholders (from regional, national and community levels) throughout the project planning cycle based on assessment of their needs, role and capacity: During the project preparatory and initiation phases, a stakeholder analysis (including face-to-face discussions, interviews with questionnaires, and seminars) facilitated identification of stakeholder need, roles and capacity. This analysis resulted in a summary matrix of stakeholders and their relevance to the project, including the interests and possible functions of government and non-government entities, community-based organizations and other concerned groups in project implementation. Throughout the development and implementation of the project, various stakeholders at regional, national and community levels have filled a specific niche. Stakeholders have participated in discussions about project ideas and have provided background information during early stages of project planning. Regional-level stakeholders have served as the main authority over planning activities linked to the forest sector (i.e. related to land management, agriculture and economic development) in cooperation with national authorities. National-level stakeholders have also been well positioned to provide forest-sector education on multiple levels. Local specialists have provided important data and technical expertise, and community-level stakeholders have served as primary partners in organizing activities intended to promote community awareness and mitigate anthropogenic pressure on forest ecosystems.
- Evaluate the project at different stages of the project cycle - preparation, initiation, life time: The team realized that project evaluation provides key inputs and is therefore a very important element in the project preparation cycle. Two expanded seminars were organized by the Climate Change Program Unit for evaluating the project at its different stages: one during the project’s inception, and the second in the presentation of findings and fine tuning of the planned measures. In these evaluation meetings, current climate change variability and risks, as well as future scenarios of climate change, were discussed along with suggested mitigation measures that pose a challenge and require the collaborative action of different project partners.
- Bring in international experience to improve forest management and response to climate change risks: During a workshop, International Technical Advisors shared their experiences with implementation of approaches to assess forest vulnerability to climate change impacts and European forest adaptation initiatives. It was found that the project needed to incorporate more international knowledge and experience, including modern concepts of adaptive forest management, as well as early warning and response system to climate change risks, into adaptation measures.
- Develop institutional capacities and policy frameworks at national and local levels: Recognizing that effective local and national government leadership and institutional and legal framework are needed to coordinate and guide adaptation, the project has prioritised building institutional capacity. A public outreach and advocacy strategy has been developed to raise awareness and build capacities for sustainable management of forests vulnerable under forecasted climate change. Specifically, community representatives have been active in designing, planning and implementation project’s initiatives in reforestation, pest outbreak and forests fire monitoring and mitigation.
Sustainability:
Based on recommendations that emerged from the Project Inception Workshop in 2009, locally-based organizations in Syunik have been engaged in piloting selected forest rehabilitation measures and will continue to cultivate local ownership and long-term sustainability of project objectives. Enhancement of adaptive capacities through strong and innovative policy and institutional support, demonstrations of pilot adaptation measures, documentation of lessons learned, and solid project management on all sector levels will also contribute to increased sustainability of the project.
Replication:
In order to replicate project successes and facilitate broader application of climate change adaptation measures, lessons learned from the project will be documented carefully. It is expected that by sharing lessons from the project, adaptation measures can be replicated in other mountain forest ecosystems of central and northern Armenia. The project’s mandate to share experiences and lessons through the ALM is already contributing to this goal.
Image(s):
Funding Source:
ALM Project Profile 2008 - Identification and Implementation of Adaptation Response Measures in the Drini-Mati River Deltas
Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2011-02-07 21:54Project:
Summary:
summary text
Adaptation Experience:
The project’s overall goal is to assist Albania in establishing a mechanism by which strategies to moderate, cope with, and take advantage of the consequences of climate change are enhanced, developed, and implemented. The project’s specific objective is to build adaptive capacity in the DMRD to ensure resilience of key ecosystems and local livelihoods to climate change. This will be done by first identifying and then integrating climate change response measures into conservation and development programming in the DMRD.
Results and Learning:
In 2008 it was too early to report on lessons learned.
Sustainability:
Sustainable livelihoods of communities surrounding Kune-Vaine and Patok: The objective is to ensure that community level activities, especially among those communes that rely on the natural resource base of the DMRD, mainstream adaptation.
Replication:
In terms of mainstreaming adaptation in the DMRD, both the central government and the regional administration of Lezha will be critical partners. Key activities that provide opportunities for mainstreaming adaptation measures include: * Implementation of the Strategic Environmental Zoning plan (and associated Local Environmental Action Plans or LEAPs) for the DMRD. * Follow-on investments by the EU such as grants for community development projects (e.g., tourism activities). The objective is to ensure that community level activities, especially in communes that rely on the DMRD’s natural resource base, also mainstream adaptation. * Sewage and waste water treatment plans for the DMRD. * Agriculture sector development plans (including fisheries).
Funding Source:
Gender Indicators and Adaptation
Submitted by naomi.sleeper on Wed, 2010-09-15 04:59Year:
Summary:
This resource page includes several publications on gender indicators that can be applied to the monitoring and evaluation of adaptation (i.e. low-emission, climate-resilient development) projects.
- Alsop, Ruth and Nina Heinsohn. Measuring Empowerment in Practice: Structuring Analysis and Framing Indicators. World Bank. 2005.
Abstract: _This paper presents an analytic framework that can be used to measure and monitor empowerment processes and outcomes.
ALM Case Study 2010 - Identification and Implementation of Adaptation Measures in the Drini River Deltas
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-03-25 05:22
Project:
Summary:
The Drini and Mati River Deltas in Albania are experiencing stressful impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems as a result of climate change. There is currently a lack of institutional and individual capacities to undertake a rigorous assessment or to address the potential climate change impacts on biodiversity. The aim of this project is to address key risks and vulnerabilities in the coastal areas of Drini Mati River Deltas of the Northern Adriatic by developing the capacity to adapt to climate change. The key lessons learned thus far with regard to the adaptation project have been: engaging in broad stakeholder consultation during project design; building regional collaboration and support from project inception; ensuring coordination among multiple stakeholders during implementation stage; focusing on strenghtening local institutional and human capacity; remaining focused, pragmatic and strategic about scope, objectives and outcomes.
Adaptation Experience:
The vulnerability of the DMRD, combined with the potential impacts of climate change on its biodiversity, produce an urgent need for all stakeholders to take climate change into account within sustainable development plans. By developing adaptive capacity and piloting adaptation approaches in the DMRD, the project will be first step to extending this experience to other vulnerable areas and sectors of the country.
Results and Learning:
Key lessons learned:
- Engage in broad stakeholder consultation during project design: The first key lesson learned is the importance of conducting a detailed stakeholder analysis during project design. The project counterparts include representatives of Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Water Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, World Bank, Regional Environmental Centre, regional authorities and the Council of Lezha Qark as well as Environmental Association operating in the project area.
- Build regional collaboration and support from project inception: The regional authorities have demonstrated strong support to the project, voicing it explicitly at the inception workshop. Local authorities fully realize the need to assess climate change impacts and implement adaptation measures, especially since these issues have not yet been addressed in the development plans of the Zone or the Protected Area of the DMRD.
- Ensure coordination among multiple stakeholders during implementation stage: Careful coordination among multiple stakeholders including government and civil society during the implementation stage have proven to be vital to insure inclusion and engagement across stakeholder groups including community groups and various government bodies.
- Focus on strengthening local institutional and human capacity: The beginning of the project proved to be challenging, due mainly to the limited expertise in the country for this specific topic (climate change adaptation). Unexpected delays were encountered in the recruitment of the project staff due to the very limited in-country experience for the requisite specialized domain.
- Remain focused, pragmatic and strategic about scope, objectives and outcomes (particularly during inception stage): Projects need to remain focused and be cognizant of their logistical and practical parameters. Given its small size and limited resources, it was noted that this project should find strategic short-cuts for achieving the designated set of objectives and outcomes. At the inception stage it was recommended that the project only cover coastal ecosystems and not consider marine ecosystems in any studies or activities.
Sustainability:
The Global Environment Facility resources will be utilized to ensure the sustainability of the current response mechanisms (policies, programmes, financial schemes, etc.) with a focus on maintaining the functional integrity of the ecosystem and protectingthe biodiversity in the area. This will specifically be done by identifying the measures that need to be taken to avoid fragmentationand help enhance the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem. For example, the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem will be enhanced byestablishing buffer zones or migration corridors.
Normal 0
false false false
EN-US X-NONE X-NONE
(policies, programmes, financial schemes, etc.) with a focus on maintaining the functional integrity of the ecosystem and protectingthe biodiversity in the area. This will specifically be done by identifying the measures that need to be taken to avoid fragmentationand help enhance the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem. For example, the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem will be enhanced byestablishing buffer zones or migration corridors. The Global Environment Facility resources will be utilized to ensure the sustainability of the current response mechanisms(policies, programmes, financial schemes, etc.) with a focus on maintaining the functional integrity of the ecosystem and protectingthe biodiversity in the area. This will specifically be done by identifying the measures that need to be taken to avoid fragmentationand help enhance the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem. For example, the adaptive capacity of the ecosystem will be enhanced byestablishing buffer zones or migration corridors.
Replication:
The specific objective of the project is to build adaptive capacity in the DMRD to ensure resilience of the key ecosystems and local livelihoods to climate change. Building adaptive capacity is the first step to enable replication to occur.
Image(s):
