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Community Based Adaptation
Programme-Preparation Workshop
Adaptation Priorities for Jamaica
17-19 October 2007, Amari Watergate Hotel,
Bangkok, Thailand
CBA Preparatory Workshop
Portfolio of existing community projects
Current portfolio
•7 SGP projects currently under implementation
•Projects in Biodiversity and Land Degradation GEF
focal areas
Project Typologies
•Biodiversity – Conservation of endemic faunal species
and community-based ecotourism, and advocacy
projects
•Land Degradation – Soil conservation, Sustainable
Land and Watershed Management, watershed
management
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Portfolio of existing community projects
Successful Examples of SGP Jamaica Projects
High Tunnel House for Sustainable Land ManagementMarked Reductions of soil erosion, Application of
pesticides, and insecticides. Use of compost, generation of
alternative livelihoods and markets
•Project Name: Sustainable Land
Management in Upper Rio Grande
Valley•Project funding: US$20, 600
•Focus: Soil conservation (14 acres) and
BD conservation of the GSB.
•Generation of GEB, and alternative
livelihoods
•Nominated Best Eco-tourism Project in
Jamaica-2006)
Left: Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
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Opportunities for building resilience to CC in GEB
The Climate risks are associated with increases in impacts of
severe weather systems (tropical cyclones), coastal erosion and
saline intrusion, and sea level rise.
Key Socio-economic sectors to be affected: Water, Agriculture,
and Coastal Resources
Potential project examples: Region to cover 3
parishes
•Community-based drought control and irrigation for sustainable
agriculture -(in context of increases in intensity of extreme weather events)
• Community-based storm risk reduction through protection of
threatened coastal ecosystems - (in the context of more frequent and
intense storms due to increasing SST)
•Community-based land management for reducing water stress
–(in context of increased storm surge associated with more intense and
frequent storms and increased sea level rise)
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Opportunities for cash co-financing
Potential co-financing sources:
•Key bilaterals: USAID Rural Enterprise, Agricultural and
Community Tourism (REACT), FAO, UNDP (Jamaica), Prince
Charles Foundation
•Foundations: Environmental Foundation of Jamaica,
Foundation, Cable & Wireless Foundation,
•Private sector partnerships: Bank of Nova Scotia
Modalities for engaging co-financing partners:
•Timelines: August 2007-July 2008 (First Agreement)
•Key meetings: Donor Harmonization and donors conference
•Plans/Agreements: Parallel funding
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NSC Modification and Country Programme Development
• Jamaica has a creditable cadre of experts working in climate change
adaptation
–1st National Communications submitted
–2nd National Communications under preparation
• CBA Committee (in addition to National Steering Committee)
–UNFCCC focal point (the Meteorological Service)
–Reps from academia (e.g. Climate Studies Group, and Marine Geology Unit(University of the West Indies))
–development and disaster mitigation agencies (e.g. FAO, Jamaica Red
Cross, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management)
• National capacity situation:
Implementation of adaptation
measures at the community level
presents a major opportunity for addressing environmental problems
effectively at the local level.
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NSC Modification and Country Programme Development
Strategies for Successfully engaging Potential
Grantees
•Hosting of awareness sessions, training and capacity
building meetings, partnering with other agencies
(including state agencies), use of current network of
SGP grantees. “Training the trainers”.
•Collaboration with UNFCCC 2nd Nat. Comm.
adaptation training and capacity building activities.
•Partnering with NGOs and agencies including EFJ,
ADA that currently host project development and
management seminars and workshops. Make use of
capacity building funds for training of potential grantees
(where these exist).
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Strategies and Support for Project Development
Support services for proposal development:
•Support staff Met. Service-2nd Nat Comm., Interns from the
UWI, use of part-time consultants with experience in climate
change adaptation.
•Thorough evaluation of community and local priorities.
Alignment of interventions with SPA requirements. Active
community participation in project scoping, and development.
•Capacity building strategies for grantees: Training sessions,
web-based receipt and dissemination of information; regular site
visits (at least three times in project cycle); progressive sharing
of lessons learnt; presentation of best practice for proposal
writing, project management and M&E
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