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Presentation made at: The Stakeholder Workshop

Key Features of the MEDIUM SIZED PROJECT proposed for the funding of The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO ). Presentation made at: The Stakeholder Workshop. Hotel Minerva Grand, Hyderabad, October 25, 2008. Project Formulation Mission

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Presentation made at: The Stakeholder Workshop

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  1. Key Features of theMEDIUM SIZED PROJECTproposed for the funding of The Global Environment Facility (GEF) andFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Presentation made at:The Stakeholder Workshop Hotel Minerva Grand, Hyderabad, October 25, 2008 Project Formulation Mission Commissioned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

  2. Scheme of Presentation • Project Title • Purpose of the Workshop • Baseline Scenario • The GEF Alternative • Conformity with GEF Criteria • Institutional Arrangements • Provisional Work Plan • Project Costs

  3. Project Title • Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought Stricken Areas in Southern India: A Hydrological Unit Pilot Project Approach

  4. Baseline Scenario • Scientific confirmation of climate change impact on agriculture and allied sectors • Communities in drought prone areas the most vulnerable • Proven capacities of the community to self-regulate • Demonstrated in case of groundwater management through APFAMGS Project • Experiences from other NEX projects of FAO (AMEF and APWAM) relevant to climate change adaptation

  5. The GEF Alternative • Broadening the agenda of CBOs to climate change adaptation • Project Goal: Communities in pilot Hydrological Units (HUs) prepared to face consequences of climate change for sustained livelihoods • Overall Objective: Contribute to establishing a knowledge base for large-scale intervention on climate change

  6. The GEF Alternative • Expected Outcomes: • Communities in pilot HUs understand implications of climate change on livelihood systems • Communities in pilot HUs have knowledge and skills of addressing broader issues of climate change • Mechanisms established to sustain livelihoods in view of climate change

  7. The GEF Alternative • Outputs of Outcome 1: • Understanding of climate change at HU level documented and bench-marked • HU level understanding of climate change contextualized with global level knowledge • Awareness generated on climate change impact on livelihoods

  8. The GEF Alternative • Outputs of Outcome 2: • Critical issues related to climate change and livelihoods, at HU level, identified • Project Staff oriented on issues of climate change • Community Resource Persons (CRP) oriented on issues of climate change • Climate Change Schools (CCS) conducted

  9. The GEF Alternative • Outputs of Outcome 3: • CBOs oriented on climate change and livelihood issues • Necessary arrangements made to sustain CBOs • Community Action initiated on climate change adaptation on HU level • Learning from the project disseminated at local, national and global level

  10. The GEF Alternative • Sustainability and Replicability • CBOs registered • Proven self-governance capacity • Willingness to make informed decisions • Proven fund-raising Capacity • Proven replicability of the knowledge based intervention • Replicable anywhere in the world • Learning dissemination, at local, national and global level, is in built in the project design

  11. Conformity with GEF Criteria • Focal Area: Climate Change • Strategic long term objective 8 – to support pilot demonstration projects for adaptation to climate change.

  12. Conformity with GEF Criteria • Incremental Benefits: • Government investments for climate change adaptation is more in terms of infrastructure and equipment • Preparing communities with knowledge and skills to adapt to climate change is the incremental benefits • Global Environmental Benefits: • An alternative approach to climate change adaptation replicable at global level • Increased Carbon sequestration

  13. Conformity with GEF Criteria • GEF Operational Focal Point in India: Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)endorsed the PIF • Country Partnership Program:India Sustainable Land and Eco-system Management (SLEM) • GEF Implementation Agency: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) • Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) endorsed the PIF • Executing Agency: Bharathi Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS)

  14. Institutional Arrangements • FAO-NRLW Division • FAO-GEF Unit • Project Steering Committee (PSC) • Project Management Team (PMT) • Local NGOs

  15. Institutional Arrangements Other Institutions for mutual learning • Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) • M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation • International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) • Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture (CRIDA) • World Wildlife Fund (WWF) • Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS)

  16. Institutional Arrangements Other Institutions for mutual learning • Andhra Pradesh Drought Adaptation Initiative (AP-DAI) • National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) • University of Hyderabad • Osmania University • Action for Food Production (AFPRO) • Madras School of Economics (MSE)

  17. Provisional Work Plan

  18. Project Costs

  19. The Formulation Mission Team • Dr. S. V. Govardhan Das • Prof. R. Ratnakar • Sri. M. S. Ravi Prakash • Sri. Ch. Rambabu • Dr. Arundhati Kunte Pant

  20. Thank You

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