Transcript BIRDS_FINAL-Presentation

East Coast Regional Consultation
on Climate Change Adaptation
Rajahmundry, AP, August 26-27, 2013
Session II: Experience Exchange on Community Based Approaches
S. C. Hassain, Treasurer
Association Promoting FArmers Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS)
Presentation on Strategic Pilot on Adaptation to Climate Change (SPACC) Project
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Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climate Change in DroughtFolie
Stricken
Areas in Southern India: A Hydrological Unit Pilot Project Approach
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About APFAMGS NGOs Network:
 The APFAMGS Network promoted by Nodal NGO-BIRDS with 9 Partners
NGOs to address climate change issues effecting Agriculture, with special
reference to Dry land Agriculture, in drought effected regions.
 Action research through Pilot Projects to assess the impact of Climate change,
its effects, existing adaptation techniques by the local communities and
pursue activities to promote viable practices to face future challenges.
 To replicate the Ground Water management technologies experimented in
APFAMGS project to larger areas with support from Govt., & other Resource
Agencies.
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Background of the SPACC Project:
 The innovative and reputed Andhra Pradesh Farmers Managed Groundwater System (APFAMGS)
project was initiated by BIRDS APFAMGS Network with 9 Partner NGOs and the farming
community was capacitated to effectively use ground water during 2004-2009 in 7 drought pone
districts of AP.
 There is a limited knowledge and understanding of Climate Change Impacts. Hence, the need to
strengthen the knowledge and capacity of farmers to respond to Climate Change Impacts on land and
water resources through pilots.
 The proposed project will promote
– An innovative approach of natural resource management, focusing on community capacity
building,
– Strengthening community based organizations with needed skills and knowledge to adapt to
climate variability and change.
– Empowering the community through the Farmers Climate Schools (FCS)
– Enabling the farmers and communities to gather all technical data related to rainfall, soil
moisture, runoff, soil quality along with appreciation of the process of carbon sequestration
at
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the farm level.
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Objectives of the SPACC Project:
 To create awareness in the rural people about the
changes that have taken place in the seasons, the
changes that are likely to occur and the impact of this
changes on agriculture and water resources.
 To identify the scientific methodology to adopt to
the changes in the seasons and climate variability.
 To test the identified scientific methods and
practices in the farmer fields.
 To disseminate the information and the knowledge
of the experiences of the above activities through
books /web site to different places , regions and
countries .
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Key Components of the SPACC Project:
The project has been structured into three main components.
(i) Information tools for decision making and
Rain Gauge Station
local institutional capacity development:
Establishment of Meteorological installations
Stevenson Screen
1.Rain Gauge
2.Pan Evaporimeter
Pan Evaporimeter
3.Stevenson Screen with Minimum & Maximum
Thermo meters and Wet & Dry bulb
Perihilometer
Wind Vane
4. Perihilometer
Anemometer
5.Wind Wane
6.Anemometer
The above data is regularly collected by volunteers and
displayed on the Display boards in villages for the
benefit of the villagers.
PCM Display Board
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(ii) Pilots on adaptation measures integrated
Dead Furrow
into SLMW practices:
 Groundnut K-9 was finalized for study as it is
highly drought resistant containing high oil
percentage and having good fodder value.
 As a part of Land and Water management :

Soil testing for nutritional management.

Summer Ploughing.

Contour cultivation.

Dead Furrow.

Inter Cropping.

Border Crop.

Bird Purchers.
Bird Purchers
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Border Crop
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(iii) Platform for scaling up climate change
adaptation measures suitable for drought
prone areas:
Farmer Climate Schools (FCS):
 Monthly once the session will be conducted.
 The climatic data collected by the volunteers is
tabulated .
 The effect of climate variability on the Pilots will
be discussed in the FCS.
 Communities will be capacitated to adopt the
resilient methods against adverse climate change.
FCS Session
 Dissemination of Climatic information and the
adaptation methods to the neighboring farmers.
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SPACC Project Implementing Partners:
The Geographic locations of the nine Pilot Hydrological Units are:
 No. of Habitations:143 in 9 HU’s
 Total Geographical Area:1,34,442 ha
 Total population:2,04,567
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Nalgonda
[SAID]
Mahaboob Nagar
[CARE]
Prakasam
[SAFE]
[DIPA]
[CARVE]
Kurnool
[BIRDS]
Anantapur
[SYA]
Kadapa
[PARTNER]
Chittoor
[GVS]
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Approach and methodology for community-based adaptation:
Climate Change Adaptation Committee (CCAC):
 Formation of CCAC at Habitation level includes
CBO leaders, Farmers, Raithumithra Groups,
SHG‘s and other Vulnerable groups
 CCAC at Hydrological Unit (HU) level will be
formed with the key members of Habitation level.
It is a Network of CCAC‘s at Hydological Unit
level (HUN).
Habitation CCAC
 All the members of the CCAC will be the main
stakeholders in inplemeting the adoptation of the
resilient methods to combate with the climetic
changes.
HUN CCAC
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Approach and methodology for community-based adaptation
Methods Employed to Implement
Communities based Adaptation:
 Awareness
Trainings
and Capacity building through
 Workshops involving Scientists Govt. Officials
and CCAC members to evolve different
activities
CBO Leaders Workshop
 Exposure visits to the places where this type of
programmes are implemented
 Established Institutional Linkages
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SLWM Field Day
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Key impacts of SPACC Project:
Benefits
Social
Environmental
Economic
Governance
 The knowledge
and the capacities
of the
communities is
strengthened to
respond to
Climate
Variability and
change impacts .
 Contribution to the
Knowledge ,building and
experience in integrating
Climate Change Adoptation in
Sustainable Land and Water
Management (SLWM).
Sustained
Yields in
agriculture
and
improved
livelyhood
oppurtunities
.
Learned the
collective
and united
efforts will
give the
desired
results.
Established
good
linkages
with line
departments
The effects of Climate
variability and change were
taken into account it has been
contributed to the
rehabilitation and protection
of critical eco-systems and
improved Soil carbon
sequestration while raising the
agricultural productivity.
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To monitor and evaluate On-the ground impact indicators:
 Average crop yields.
 Improved annual groundwater balance, volume of water harvested or water saved through
usage of water harvesting and saving devices/methods.
 Soil moisture availability and/or organic carbon content.
Main Steps of the Monitoring & Evaluation Process:
The monitoring & Evaluation may be of mid-term or final. It can be done either by internal or
external agency selected for the purpose.
 Review the effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of project implementation.
 Identify issues requiring decisions and remedial actions.
 Identify lessons learned about project design, implementation and management.
 Highlight technical achievements and lessons learned.
 Propose any mid-course corrections and/or adjustments to the implementation strategy as
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Lessons learnt on making community-based adaptation work:
 Programmes are Sustainable. United and collective efforts will give desired effects.
Adoptation to the Climatic variations through different resilient methods.
The adoptation should be universal to reverse the Environmental degradation.
 Working in collabaration with local authorities will improve the linkages.
The field data collection will sharpen the farmers’ ability to make critical and
informed decisions on crop varieties, planting season, managing pest attacks etc to cope
with climate variability and change.
Thank You
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