ALM UNDP

Expected Outcomes include:

1. Enhanced capacity of sectoral planners to collect, analyze and communicate climate risk information
2. Integration of climate risk planning into the Safer Islands Strategy of the Maldives
3. Climate Change Adaptation benefits demonstrated on islands within and outside the SIDP
4. Project knowledge captured and disseminated

1. 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).

2. - 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

3. 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

4. - 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.

1.1.1 Detailed synthesis of vulnerability of coastal water resources in context of climate change.

1.1.2 Policy implications/ guidelines document; Necessary institutional and legal reforms put in place.

1.1.3 Revised standards or norms for sustainable coastal resource extraction, including of water (as an annex to existing policies/plans)

1.1.4 Training of communities/staff on climate change adaptation and ICZM

1.1.5 private sector engagement strategy

1.1.6 long-term vulnerability reduction plan for Khor Angar/ Damerjog approved at district level

2.1.1 Environmental resilience restored in degraded watersheds and wadi shores in 2 project areas to reduce floods from sea water intrusion and intense rains. This will be done through replanting of vegetation and identifying natural groundwater infiltration zones.

2.1.2 Mangrove rehabilitation in the north to reduce coastal erosion/ floods from sea-level rise

2.1.3 Measures to reduce pressure on mangrove harvesting put in place (cooking efficiency, enhanced community management of fuel wood, and ecotourism and fishing development around mangroves for incentivization)

2.1.4 Small sand banks to control sea water intrusion in Damerjog put in place

2.1.5 Technologies for sustainable water extraction demonstrated, including through training.

2.1.6 Community training for management and maintenance of measures and incentives

3.1.1 Geographic extension/ coordination of existing early warning systems

3.1.2 Sea-level rise impact monitoring system

3.1.3 Hydrometric monitoring tools in 3 watersheds are put in place to measure rainfall and temperature

3.1.4 Decentralized training for hydro-climatic monitoring