The target community suffers from adverse impacts of climate change and other related human actions including drought, flood, and increased application of chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilisers, and lack of knowledge by farmers on appropriate application of chemicals. As a results crop production gives lower yield and at the same time requires higher inputs, thus households face with food insecurity.

Moreover, past CDPs and CIPs had never place higher priority to actions to adapt to climate change. In general Achi CDP places 80% of its focus on physical infrastructure such as roads. The project faces with problem that its achievements are reversed as the area is prone to damages by flooding. Also the information collected on issues and people?s need does not respond to the current issues people are facing. The issue of insufficient data collection was due partly to lack of financial support for the task and the technical staff to support commune are not present to provide advice on all 5 steps of the CIP.
Moreover capacity of the council to facilitate data/information collection is limited and identification of participants to the information collection sessions contains gaps. Both local community and commune council have no clear understanding of impacts from climate change and there is no NGOs or agencies to disseminate information on actions to adapt to climate change in the area. To respond to issues as stated above the project will implement some activates as follows:
Overall objective: Prek Achi Commune Council has capacity to develop CIP 2015 incorporated actions for adaptation to climate change.
Outcome 1: By the end of 2014 Prek Achi commune council has capacity to develop CIP with actions to adapt to climate change mainstreamed.

Output 1.1: Commune councillors and P&B Committee have capacity to apply VRA tools to consult with local people in identifying issues, needs and interventions for incorporation in the CIP development
Activity 1.1.1: Provision of a three days training on how to conduct VRA for 27 commune councillors and P&B committee members (1 day to cover concept, 1 day for practical exercise, and 1 day for information analysis);
Activity 1.1.2: Cooperation with commune councils, P&B committee and relevant NGOs to conduct VRA in 6 target villages of Prek Achi commune:
Activity 1.1.3: Coordination with commune council and relevant stakeholders to conduct an analysis of data collected through VRA; and
Activity 1.1.4: Holding of a meeting with commune council, P&B committee to reflect on lessons and good practices in VRA application in public consolation process.
Outputs 1.2: Draft CIP 2015 for Prek Chi commune had incorporated climate change issues in sectoral situation analysis.
Activity 1.2.1: Holding of a meeting with commune council, P&B committee and relevant stakeholders to conduct an analysis of sectoral issues and needs (relevant NGOs should attend):

Activity 1.2.2: Drafting of a CIP document;
Activity 1.2.3: Holding meeting with local people and relevant stakeholders (15 participants from each of the 6 villages and 8 commune councillors and commune clerk) to validate the CIP;
Activity 1.2.4: Collaboration with Prek Achi commune council to participate in district integration workshop;
Activity 1.2.5: Submission of draft final of the CIP to the district council for review and adoption; and
Activity 1.2.6: Holding meeting with commune council and relevant stakeholders to reflect on lessons and good practices in CIP process.
Outcome 2: Contribute to enhance adaptation practices of Chong Ampil commune through adaptation actions stated in CIP 2015.
Output 2.1: Some climate change adaptation actions prescribed in the CIP 2015 are supported and implemented to contribute to adaptation by the community to climate change.
Activity 2.1.1 Holding of a meeting with procurement committee by type of supported activity to strengthen the role of members and fix schedule for bidding;

Activity 2.1.2: Organisation of bidding process for the supported projects and coordinate with a bank for opening a commune private account;
Activity 2.1.3: Organisation for signing an agreement with service provider; and
Activity 2.1.4: Holding meeting with commune council to transfer the fund to the commune.
Output 2.2: Lessons and good practices on mainstreaming climate change issues in CIP development process documented and shared with relevant stakeholders.

Activity 2.2.1: Holding meeting with beneficiaries such as commune council (P&B committee) and relevant stakeholders to identify lessons and good practices for sharing;
Activity 2.2.2: Documentation of case studies of project successes;
Activity 2.2.3: Production of video or digital stories on mainstreaming climate change issues in commune development planning process; and
Activity 2.2.4: Participation in workshops to share lessons and good practices on mainstreaming climate change in commune planning process.