Building adaptive capacity and ecosystem resilience to floods and droughts in Indigenous and minority communities
The project will assess and document local and indigenous perceptions and voices on climate change (mainly floods and droughts) impacts, implications and responses. It will draw from and build on an ongoing social research process (known locally as Sala Phoum). This research and the practical experience gained will be used alongside farmer to farmer exchanges, and other participatory approaches to the construction and communication of indigenous knowledge e.g., through the development of community produced media (such as Participatory Video), alongside the implementation of pilot adaptation responses. These pilot adaptations are derived from the vulnerability assessment, and in particular those which link to the priority VRA outcomes of 1) production enhancements, 2) information/knowledge improvements and 3) institutional strengthening. The project partners (and local authorities such as commune councilors) will then work with communities to develop village adaptation strategies which will then be discussed at commune council, district and higher administrative planning and policy levels.
Outputs will be shared across and between communities, local authorities and local and international development partners and practitioners through existing local, national and international networks. Efforts to link into local planning processes such as the CDP will be a high priority, as will efforts to mainstream ecologically sustainable ?climate smart? thinking and strategies locally, through ongoing and future long term support to the project partners, thus ensuring sustainability and greater impact.
4.1 Objective, Outcomes, expected outputs
General Objective:
To reduce vulnerability and increase resilience and responsiveness to floods and droughts through production (/ecosystem) enhancements, information (/knowledge) improvements and institutional development (/strengthening).
Specific objectives:
1. Reduced vulnerability and increased adaptive capacity through productive and ecosystem improvements
2. Information and knowledge management system in place to share with other communities and wider stakeholders.
3. Community groups are established and strengthened to manage and mitigate risks and are linked to district/provincial level committees.
Expected outcomes:
1.1. Production increased through more resilient aquatic agricultural production (AAS) systems;
1.2 Ecosystem approach adopted for local biodiversity conservation;
1.3 Increased adaptive capacities in target communities;
2.1 Communities have skills in participatory research and communication enabling information collection and knowledge sharing;
3.1 Community groups are more able to manage and mitigate climate change risks;
3.2 Better informed local institutions with regards to climate change and adaptation;
3.3 Community to district and province links are improved with regards to climate change
Expected outputs:
1.1.1. 60 households (20 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) have access to fish for food or sale through cement ring aquaculture;
1.1.2. 80 households (40 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) with improved access to clean water;
1.1.3. 70 households (30 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) have access to agricultural products for household consumption or sale through home gardening;
1.1.4. 60 households (20 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) with improved access to wild captured fisheries for food or sale through sustainable approaches to natural aquatic resources management and livelihood intervention activities;
1.2.1 X 100Ms of riverbank stabilized through bamboo planting;
1.2.2 X km of stream designated and protected as fish refugia with cement ring and community based protective management regime;
1.3.1 X Number of households trained and applied farmer field school for adaptation to climate change;
2.1.1 All community groups able to conduct participatory research and able to communicate findings effectively;
2.1.2 All communities are able to access and share information on climate change within community and outsiders;
2.1.3. At least 2 community groups have produced participatory videos documenting experiences to climate change;
3.1.1. X Number of disaster risk management committees established;
3.1.2. All disaster risk management committees trained in adaptation and mitigation approaches;
3.2.1 X Number of events organized to communicate findings and raise awareness to climate and CBA initiatives;
3.3.1.X Number of district or provincial events or meetings attended by community groups;
3.3.2 X Number of events organized by communities that district or provincial authorities attend.
Activities:
1.1.1.1 Mobilization of interested poor households to participate in the cement ring fish raising;
1.1.1.2 Provision of training on cement ring fish raising including study tour to ATSA site;
1.1.1.3 Installation of cement rings;
1.1.1.4 Implementation of cement rings fish raising;
1.1.1.5 Follow up support for the cement ring fish production;
1.1.2.1 Awareness raising on household ?safe use of water? at community level;
1.1.2.2. Provision of improved household rainwater harvesting and storage facilities;
1.1.3.1 Mobilization for participation of interested household in home gardening productions;
1.1.3.2 Identification with families and agriculture experts of appropriate vegetable gardening system;
1.1.3.3 Implementation of home gardening;
1.1.1.4 Follow up support for home gardening;
1.1.4.1 Strengthen of fisheries management systems;
1.1.4.2 Intervention of important livelihood activities;
1.2.1.1 Local community and authority discussion on bamboo planting as a way to promote river bank stabilization and source of revenue including identification of species, sites for planting and how they can be managed and harvested;
1.2.1.2 Bamboo planting event participated by all villagers, local authorities and other stakeholders;
1.2.1.3 Monitoring of bamboo plantation;
1.2.1.4 Set up of committees for bamboo harvesting and marketing ;
1.2.2.1 Consultation with local people, local authority and fisheries cantonment for setting up community fish refuge using cement rings and relevant regulation;
1.2.2.2 Site identification and establishment of cement rings fish refuge;
1.2.2.3 Organize community to management the fish refuge;
1.2.2.3 Enhance fish stock through release of fish seed;
1.2.2.4 Protect fish refuge from destructive fishing activities;
1.3.1.1 monthly meeting among selected farmers who involved within livelihood intervention activities (cement ring fish raising, home gardening and others);
1.3.1.2 Exchanging lesson learnt and experiences of livelihood testing activities during meeting;
2.1.1.1 Salaphoum researchers introduce the participate action research method to local community people in Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.2 Setting up the groups of researchers for Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.3 Salaphoum researchers train Ratanakiri researchers on research process;
2.1.1.4 Salaphoum researchers joint doing research on climate changes, especially floods and droughts, in Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.5 Salaphoum researchers conduction their own research in their own communities;
2.1.2.1 Each research team present their research findings to local villagers, local authority, and other stakeholders at their community;
2.1.2.2 Screening their video at community level;
2.1.2.3 Disseminating their research findings and video to neighboring communities and stakeholders;
2.1.3.1 Selecting community produced media team for Ratanakiri;
2.1.3.2 Salaphoum researchers (community produced media team) train Ratanakiri community produced media team on how to use camera and making participatory video;
2.1.3.3 Each team consult with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders about content of their participatory video;
2.1.3.4 Filming their own video;
2.1.3.5 Participating video editing which participated by local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders;
2.1.3.6 Consulting the video product with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders at their community;
2.1.3.7 Finalized the participatory video;
3.1.1.1 Selection of disaster reduction management committee members at village level;
3.1.1.2 Set up of roles and responsibilities for this committees;
3.1.2.1 Provision of training on vulnerable reduction and disaster manage especially from floods and droughts;
3.1.2.2 Making of connection with commune, district and provincial disaster reduction committee in order to access information related climate changes and find out some assistants;
3.2.1.1 Consolidating of research findings with other villagers, community councilors, and other stakeholders at commune level;
3.2.1.2 Consultation of the video product with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders at their community and finalized the participatory video;
3.2.1.3 Presentation of research findings and video to community, local authority and other stakeholders;
3.3.1.1 Sending disaster risk management committees, Salaphoum researchers and community members to attend training courses/workshop related climate change adaptation at district or provincial level;
3.3.2.1 Organization of kind of social events which able to share information, research findings to outsiders
3.3.2.2 Consolidating of research findings with stakeholders across the two provinces.
Outputs will be shared across and between communities, local authorities and local and international development partners and practitioners through existing local, national and international networks. Efforts to link into local planning processes such as the CDP will be a high priority, as will efforts to mainstream ecologically sustainable ?climate smart? thinking and strategies locally, through ongoing and future long term support to the project partners, thus ensuring sustainability and greater impact.
4.1 Objective, Outcomes, expected outputs
General Objective:
To reduce vulnerability and increase resilience and responsiveness to floods and droughts through production (/ecosystem) enhancements, information (/knowledge) improvements and institutional development (/strengthening).
Specific objectives:
1. Reduced vulnerability and increased adaptive capacity through productive and ecosystem improvements
2. Information and knowledge management system in place to share with other communities and wider stakeholders.
3. Community groups are established and strengthened to manage and mitigate risks and are linked to district/provincial level committees.
Expected outcomes:
1.1. Production increased through more resilient aquatic agricultural production (AAS) systems;
1.2 Ecosystem approach adopted for local biodiversity conservation;
1.3 Increased adaptive capacities in target communities;
2.1 Communities have skills in participatory research and communication enabling information collection and knowledge sharing;
3.1 Community groups are more able to manage and mitigate climate change risks;
3.2 Better informed local institutions with regards to climate change and adaptation;
3.3 Community to district and province links are improved with regards to climate change
Expected outputs:
1.1.1. 60 households (20 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) have access to fish for food or sale through cement ring aquaculture;
1.1.2. 80 households (40 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) with improved access to clean water;
1.1.3. 70 households (30 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) have access to agricultural products for household consumption or sale through home gardening;
1.1.4. 60 households (20 hhs in Stung Treng and 40 hhs in Ratanakiri) with improved access to wild captured fisheries for food or sale through sustainable approaches to natural aquatic resources management and livelihood intervention activities;
1.2.1 X 100Ms of riverbank stabilized through bamboo planting;
1.2.2 X km of stream designated and protected as fish refugia with cement ring and community based protective management regime;
1.3.1 X Number of households trained and applied farmer field school for adaptation to climate change;
2.1.1 All community groups able to conduct participatory research and able to communicate findings effectively;
2.1.2 All communities are able to access and share information on climate change within community and outsiders;
2.1.3. At least 2 community groups have produced participatory videos documenting experiences to climate change;
3.1.1. X Number of disaster risk management committees established;
3.1.2. All disaster risk management committees trained in adaptation and mitigation approaches;
3.2.1 X Number of events organized to communicate findings and raise awareness to climate and CBA initiatives;
3.3.1.X Number of district or provincial events or meetings attended by community groups;
3.3.2 X Number of events organized by communities that district or provincial authorities attend.
Activities:
1.1.1.1 Mobilization of interested poor households to participate in the cement ring fish raising;
1.1.1.2 Provision of training on cement ring fish raising including study tour to ATSA site;
1.1.1.3 Installation of cement rings;
1.1.1.4 Implementation of cement rings fish raising;
1.1.1.5 Follow up support for the cement ring fish production;
1.1.2.1 Awareness raising on household ?safe use of water? at community level;
1.1.2.2. Provision of improved household rainwater harvesting and storage facilities;
1.1.3.1 Mobilization for participation of interested household in home gardening productions;
1.1.3.2 Identification with families and agriculture experts of appropriate vegetable gardening system;
1.1.3.3 Implementation of home gardening;
1.1.1.4 Follow up support for home gardening;
1.1.4.1 Strengthen of fisheries management systems;
1.1.4.2 Intervention of important livelihood activities;
1.2.1.1 Local community and authority discussion on bamboo planting as a way to promote river bank stabilization and source of revenue including identification of species, sites for planting and how they can be managed and harvested;
1.2.1.2 Bamboo planting event participated by all villagers, local authorities and other stakeholders;
1.2.1.3 Monitoring of bamboo plantation;
1.2.1.4 Set up of committees for bamboo harvesting and marketing ;
1.2.2.1 Consultation with local people, local authority and fisheries cantonment for setting up community fish refuge using cement rings and relevant regulation;
1.2.2.2 Site identification and establishment of cement rings fish refuge;
1.2.2.3 Organize community to management the fish refuge;
1.2.2.3 Enhance fish stock through release of fish seed;
1.2.2.4 Protect fish refuge from destructive fishing activities;
1.3.1.1 monthly meeting among selected farmers who involved within livelihood intervention activities (cement ring fish raising, home gardening and others);
1.3.1.2 Exchanging lesson learnt and experiences of livelihood testing activities during meeting;
2.1.1.1 Salaphoum researchers introduce the participate action research method to local community people in Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.2 Setting up the groups of researchers for Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.3 Salaphoum researchers train Ratanakiri researchers on research process;
2.1.1.4 Salaphoum researchers joint doing research on climate changes, especially floods and droughts, in Ratanakiri;
2.1.1.5 Salaphoum researchers conduction their own research in their own communities;
2.1.2.1 Each research team present their research findings to local villagers, local authority, and other stakeholders at their community;
2.1.2.2 Screening their video at community level;
2.1.2.3 Disseminating their research findings and video to neighboring communities and stakeholders;
2.1.3.1 Selecting community produced media team for Ratanakiri;
2.1.3.2 Salaphoum researchers (community produced media team) train Ratanakiri community produced media team on how to use camera and making participatory video;
2.1.3.3 Each team consult with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders about content of their participatory video;
2.1.3.4 Filming their own video;
2.1.3.5 Participating video editing which participated by local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders;
2.1.3.6 Consulting the video product with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders at their community;
2.1.3.7 Finalized the participatory video;
3.1.1.1 Selection of disaster reduction management committee members at village level;
3.1.1.2 Set up of roles and responsibilities for this committees;
3.1.2.1 Provision of training on vulnerable reduction and disaster manage especially from floods and droughts;
3.1.2.2 Making of connection with commune, district and provincial disaster reduction committee in order to access information related climate changes and find out some assistants;
3.2.1.1 Consolidating of research findings with other villagers, community councilors, and other stakeholders at commune level;
3.2.1.2 Consultation of the video product with local villagers, local authority, elders, and other stakeholders at their community and finalized the participatory video;
3.2.1.3 Presentation of research findings and video to community, local authority and other stakeholders;
3.3.1.1 Sending disaster risk management committees, Salaphoum researchers and community members to attend training courses/workshop related climate change adaptation at district or provincial level;
3.3.2.1 Organization of kind of social events which able to share information, research findings to outsiders
3.3.2.2 Consolidating of research findings with stakeholders across the two provinces.
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Non-Timber Forest Products
Country:
Cambodia
Area Of Work:
Community Based Adaptation
Grant Amount:
US$ 45,994.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 6,960.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 28,784.00
Project Number:
KHM/MAP-CBA/2010-005
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
As part of the project formulation, NTFP in collaboration with WorldFish Centre and communities conducted the participatory data collection and assessment in terms of community?s vulnerability reduction at target villages in Ratanakiri and Stung Treng provinces. At this stage communities were consulted in the aim to identify local issues, perceptions and existing practice in relation with climate change impact, such as the existing coping strategies, adaptation and resilience. The finding from the Vulnerable Reduction Assessment was analyzed by all involved stakeholders; basically it was validated by communities before it is used for data to develop the full proposal. Apart from this, the initial participation and interaction among communities is aiming to build their ownership.
The nature of project designed for community-led rather NGO? Led, therefore the communities are the main actors to implement the project and administer their institution, basically the community?s committee members. The main strategies for them to continuously own the process is to involve them to do action research after their knowledge and skill are developed. Their main roles and responsibilities are to lead and manage the daily works, which included planning, documentation, communication facilitation, coordination, organizing, negotiation, conflict resolution, monitoring and evaluation the project among their communities and the government agencies. The ongoing action research?s finding is useful for improving and developing further strategic plan.
However at the beginning of project around three month, not many activities are done by communities since it is a preparatory phase.
Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples
In Ratanakiri province, at Kok Lak commune, the Kavet indigenous community householders derive more than half of their total livelihoods from forest use and harvesting. The community?s daily subsistence is almost entirely based on collecting non-timber forest products and shifting cultivation. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) generate 42% of the total livelihood value for lowest income groups and these people are highly dependent upon climate sensitive natural resources. The Kavet of Kok Lak commune number 2071 people in total.
In Stung Treng province, at Koh Snaeng and Sameakki communes, Khmer-Lao minority groups make their living from fishing; farming (shifting and paddy) and the collection of NTFPs.livelihood portfolios demonstrate diverse and dynamic characteristics across and within wealth groups. These livelihoods in many ways reflect the spatial and temporal variability of the resource itself. Whilst the contribution of fish and other aquatic animals to livelihoods throughout the year is important, seasonally, the nature of this contribution - through providing important safety nets in times of food shortage e.g., during floods and droughts, through consumption, sale or exchange - demonstrates a dynamic yet crucial contribution of aquatic resources to food and income security. The Khmer ?Lao minorities in target villages number 1,723 people in total.
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Indicators
Biophysical
VRA1: Vulnerability to present climate change hazards
5
Livehood
Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project
270
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Navirak NGIN
Phone:
+(855-23) 860900 Ext.1958
Email:
Ms. Socheata Kim
Phone:
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