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Strengthening Climate Resilience in NTT Province

The SPARC project aims to enhance climate resilience in rural communities of Nusa Tenggara Timur Province through capacity building, livelihood improvements, and water resource management. By integrating climate resilience into sustainable development, the project addresses the socio-economic and climatic challenges faced by NTT.

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Strengthening Climate Resilience in NTT Province

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  1. Strategic Planning and Action to Strengthen Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province (SPARC) 2012 – 2016

  2. Fund: USD 5,000,000 Funding Source: Global Environment Facility (GEF) / Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) Government Implementing Partner/Executing Entity: Ministry of Environment Government Implementing Entity/Responsible Partner: BAPPEDA NTT Province

  3. I. Situation Analysis: Why is SPARC project relevant for NTT? • NTT faces socio-economic challenges: • One of the poorest province in Indonesia • Human Development Index behind national HDI • Low MDGs performance • Food and water insecurity are common • Livelihoods largely depend on subsistence agriculture Low Adaptive capacity WFP,2010

  4. NTT faces geographical and climatic challenges: • High climate variability, affected by El Niño and La Nina • Repeated crop failures due to extreme climate events • High occurrence of natural disasters High risk exposure El Nino La Nina -150 -100 -50 0 +50 +100 +150 Perubahan hujan (mm/bulan) Sumber: Giannini et al, 2007

  5. Pilot Districts: East Sumba, Manggarai, Sabu Raijua

  6. Project Objective: To enable the NTT province to strengthen climate resilience of its rural Communities to improve livelihood, food, and water security Outcome 1: Institutional capacity developed to integrate climate resilience in sustainable development at provincial and district level Outcome 2: Livelihoods of vulnerable rural communities strengthened in a changing climate • Outputs: • 120 communities have developed a community based climate risk information system • 40 communities have adjusted subsistence farming practices to more variable and extreme climatic conditions. • 40 communities have become more resilient by diversifying sources of income which are less sensitive to climate change • In 40 communities, water resources infrastructure and management have been improved taking into account projected changes in rainfall patterns. • Outputs: • A multistakeholder dialogue on climate change has been established and institutionalized at provincial and district level • Staff of government agencies, members of parliament, media, universities and CSOs capacitated to address climate change adaptation • The provincial government and three district governments have integrated key policies, programmes, and made necessary budget allocations to priority adaptation

  7. Watershed in Sabu island

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