ALM UNDP

1.) Agroforestry and water-efficiency measures undertaken to reduce climate change risks, namely drought and desertification through the establishment of a system of revolving funds to sustainably improve access of improved irrigation technologies to the community, and to facilitate ongoing adaptation-related activities once initial loans are repaid. In addition, the development of intermediary water storage facilities, to reduce the need to store water in unlined canals that will face increasing evaporation pressures stemming from climate change, and also to reduce the need by farmers to water their crops at inefficient times of day (mid-day, etc). There will also be an identification of appropriate palm varieties that will require less irrigation water. Lastly, pilot plantation activities of species and varieties identified in output 3 will occur.

2.) The capacity of the community to understand, to take steps to organize and address climate change is strengthened through climate change information shared and community-level awareness raising. Training activities for the community and project team in agricultural practices to reduce climate change risks will also be provided, as will discussion and development of a local plan, by the community, ensuring efficient use of community land and water, in coordination with local political water management structures.

3.) Lessons learned from the project fuel local policies are replicated at the national level and disseminated globally through information-sharing between CBA projects funded in the oasis region, with the objective of sharing best practices and lessons learned relating to climate change adaptation, the incorporation of lessons learned and identified best practices into local development plans, the documentation of lessons learned and best practices to adapt to increasing aridity in agroecosystems Oasis (in the form of documents or multimedia products), and through the dissemination of lessons learned at the national and global level.