ALM UNDP

The Goal of this adaptation programme is to increase the capacity of resistance of Cape Verde to climate change (CC) and climate variability (CV) in order to achieve the development objectives set in its Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. This programme complements the recently concluded National Strategy Action Plan against Climate Changes which focuses mostly on the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases. In order to reach the Goal, this programme has three priority sectoral Objectives, as identified through the vulnerability analysis undertaken by the broad stakeholders groups during the participatory process to prepare this NAPA. These three Objectives are: 1) Promoting integrated water resources management in order to guarantee water for the people, for the production of food, for the ecosystems and for the tourism industry; 2) Developing the adaptability of the agro-silvo-pastoral production systems in order to ensure and improve national food production; 3) Protecting and preventing degradation of the coastal zones, caused by climatic aggressions and by tourism.

The specific objective of PACC is to promote the
implementation of climate change adaptation strategies
and measures by the local population and public and
private institutions, as well as to capitalize on knowledge
and allow dialogues on public policies at different levels.

PACC works at both the local and national level:

At local and regional level PACC is:
a) Developing scientific knowledge while revaluing traditional
knowledge,
b) promoting local pilot projects on climate change adaptation,
c) promoting the formulation of adaptation strategies and their mainstreaming, as well as instruments for development planning and public investment.

At national and global level PACC is::
a) Using and applying information on global climate scenarios,
b) supporting the country's efforts in international climate change negotiations,
c) supporting the development of a national framework for the implementation of a National Plan of adaptation to Climate Change. The implementation of this dual dynamic will be fostered through coherence and linkages between local and regional policies and processes, promoted in accordance
with the established national policy framework on climate change adaptation. In turn, this policy is expected to incorporate knowledge from local and regional experiences in
adapting to climate variability and to climate change.

The research in PACC takes place at two levels: regional (in Apurimac and Cusco) and local (through prioritised watersheds within these regions). Research is carried out by Peruvian regional (sub-national) and national technical-scientific institutions, which receive support from Swiss scientific
entities. The studies cover a wide range of themes linked to the problem of climate change, and will contribute to a better understanding of its impacts on the rural populations of Cusco and Apurimac and their livelihoods.

PACC considers how political and participative processes at regional level can incorporate climate change scenarios and adaptation demands. With this in mind two regional Climate Change Technical Groups have been formed in the PACC regions.
These Technical Groups provide a multi-institutional working platform for the development of Regional Climate Change Strategies. Such scheme can be adjusted to local levels (watersheds), in areas where existing discussion platforms are part of their decision making process.

To strengthen knowledge and capacities of communities to respond to climate change impacts on land and water resources in Pilot Hydrological Units in Andhra Pradesh, and to establish a knowledge base for large-scale interventions in 650 habitations in Andhra Pradesh, for adaptation in relation to sustainable land and water management.

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.

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 participation

5. 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

• 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