Vulnerability Adaptation Dr Reddy 31_aug06

131st August ‘06

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO

CLIMATE CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF INDIA

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY TO

CLIMATE CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF INDIA

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Lead Consultant

V&A PROGRAMME V&A PROGRAMME

Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh

Steering Committee Steering Committee MeetingMeeting31st August 2006, New Delhi

Mahabubnagar

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Programme Implementation Area

Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh

Kondurg

Midjil

Srirangapur Village

Kothur Village

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PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES

1. Situational Analysis

2. Capacity Building

3. Activities Done

4. Research and Innovations

5. Process Documentation

6. Liaison with the District Level Officers

7. State Advisory Council

8. Proposed Activities YPO 2006-07

FACILITATIONFACILITATION RESEARCHRESEARCH

ACTIVITYACTIVITY

CAPACITYCAPACITYBUILDINGBUILDING

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1. Situational Analysis

Situational Analysis - SA-I (District level) and SA-II (Mandal and Village level)

• Selection of Mahabubnagar District & Project Villages

– Assessing the project area with respect to the following parameters General information; socio-economic aspects; biophysical indicators, village level institutions; rural energy; and climatic aspects.

– Identification of progressive farmers and community leaders in the project villages.

• Best Practices / Story lines documented

• Identification of activities through community participation.

Methodology adopted:

Field visits, Structured format, PRA tools, Focused group discussions, community level meetings and case studies documentation.

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2. Capacity Building

Village Level

Village level Awareness Campaigns - about the V & A Programme, Impacts of Climate variability on Agriculture, Water and Energy.

Methodology / Tools

• Street Plays, folk songs, Puppetry,

• Film shows,

• Wall writings, Wall Paintings, V & A Programme awareness structures

• Participatory Rural Appraisal exercises

• Village level workshops with community

• Meetings with Farmers and SHGs in the village

• Focused groups Discussions

• Interaction of International and National Consortium Members with the villagers

Awareness, Exposure, Trainings and Sensitization

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…Capacity Building

Men, Women and youth participated, the learning's are on :

Sustainable Agricultural Practices, ‘System of Rice Intensification Practice,

Horticulture crops, Vegetables Cultivation, Floriculture, Dry-land farming, use

of appropriate technology, Kitchen gardens

Farm animals – Poultry, Small ruminants, Cattle and Dairy

Agri-business, agri-clinics, input cost reduction

Soil testing

Agro-Meteorology

Food Processing technology

Non-farm based livelihood options

Outside the District

Facilitating Institutions

• KVK, Central Research Institute for Dryland

Agriculture; Hyderabad

• KVK, Gaddipally, Nalgonda District;

• Extension Education Institute (EEI) and Agriculture

University, Hyderabad

• MANAGE, Hyderabad

Awareness, Exposure, Trainings and Sensitization

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3. Activities Done

Agriculture / Water

• Advise on agricultural practices and effective utilization of Water

resources.

• Sample Soils of the farmers was tested by trained village youth

• Guidance on treating the alkaline soils in Kothur village

• Facilitated farmers in procuring Foundation seeds (Paddy, Castor

and Redgram) of suitable varieties.

• Encouraged System of Rice Intensification

• Advise given on crops to be grown during the drought period,

• A Water Management action plan is made with community

participation, the activities are in incorporated into YPO.

• Drinking water sources in both the villages has fluoride. To

demonstrate one roof top rainwater harvesting structure was

completed in each village and awareness was created.

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. . .Activities Done

Energy

275 ‘Good stoves’ are adopted by the community in the

project villages.

One Good Stove (large size) was constructed for the school

for cooking mid-day meals for ~50 children in Kothur

village.

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. . .Activities Done

Village Knowledge Center

• A community building was dedicated by the Gram

Panchayat, Srirangapur Village for the establishment

of Village Knowledge Center.

• Information on the sustainable agriculture practices is

displayed.

• Farmers regular interactive meetings with the

specialists are being held in this center.

• Basic infrastructure is provided – Electricity

connection and furniture.

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4. Research and Innovations

A Rural Energy Lab was established in AFPRO, Hyderabad

After studying the existing stoves, which are primitive and less

efficient, the following efficient stoves (prototypes) were designed:

1. ‘Good Stove’ – Fuel wood

2. ‘Best Stove’ (Wood-gas stove) – Chips of wood as Fuel

3. ‘Srushti’ – Biogas plant, kitchen waste and green matter as

feed

1 & 2 stoves were demonstrated in village level workshops, with the

active participation of the community further improvement in the

design is being made.

These stove’s designs are reviewed by International experts on

stoves www.bioenergylists.org

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5. Process Documentation

Programme :Process Documentation covers the following

aspects:

Gram Sabhas, meetings / workshops and decisions

taken, Field visits and observations, activities and work

done.

Gram Panchayat : The respective Gram Panchayat’s have

passed resolution’s regarding participation, contribution, and

protection and sustenance of assets created.

Audio-Visuals : ~1000 photographs and video footage is

taken covering important events and activities. Four short

duration documentary video films (draft versions) were made.

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6. Liaison with the District Level Officers

Awareness on V & A Programme was created among the District

level officers and sought their cooperation and active participation in

the successful implementation of the programme.

Rapport is established with the District Collector, Chief-planning

officer, Joint Director of Agriculture (JDA); Joint Director of Animal

Husbandry (JD-AH); Assistant Director of Horticulture (AD-H);

Project Director – District Water Management Agency; District

Manager, NEDCAP; Head, District Groundwater Department; and

other line departments.

Mandal level: Established rapport with Mandal Development

Officers; Mandal Revenue Officers; Agriculture Officers; and Project

Implementing Agencies (PIAs) - DWMA

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7. State Advisory Council

A State Advisory Council (SAC) is formed and first meeting was held on 15th May 2006.

• Ms. Gayathri Ramachandran, Director General, EPTRI is the Chairperson of SAC. • Seniors specializing or having experience on the focal theme areas from reputed

Government Institutions, Organizations and the District Collector are the members of

SAC.

Important suggestions:• Crop diversity• Fodder Development and improved livestock• Recharging dried-up wells, micro-irrigation technologies, • Importance to rural energy / sustainable energy• Explore new technological options• Convergence – Institutions and Programmes• Flexibility to operate and making choices should remain with the local implementing

partners• ToR’s for the SAC

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

1. Documentation of process and case studies of selected

coping practices in the project villages or areas:

• Visual documentation of Sustainable cropping system, waste

land use, livestock and fodder management, low cost water

harvesting structures / renovation of the existing structure,

use of energy efficient chullahs ‘good stove’ and ‘best stove’

and use of biomass as energy.

• Assessing the opportunity for post harvest technologies &

dairy.

• Case studies on coping and adaptability by community to

Climate Variability.

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

2. Awareness campaign on Climate Change / Variability;

• Awareness through Local Theatre / film shows / wall-

writings, on climate themes like extreme weather, disaster

preparedness, Natural resources management, use of

efficient stoves, organizing climate specific programs for

school children and youth.

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

3. Participatory Facilitation of Best Practices (PFBP) on

focus areas (agriculture, water and energy) for selected

farmers and groups;

• Participatory Facilitation of Best Practices (PFBP) on IPM for

Castor and Tomato crops

• System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

• Replacing rice with irrigated dry crops

• Alternate tree component to replace Prosopis Juliflora

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

4. Capacity Building of farmers (on specific best practices) and CBOs;

• Community mobilisation : Community and SHGs meeting on planning,

institution of Smart Farmers Club and strengthening the Water

Management Association.

• Joint workshops for community and extension service professionals.

• Exposure visits for farmers and women groups (technologies and best

practices)

• Training for community weather managers (one man and a women from

each project village)

• Exploring possibilities of insurance as a mechanism to cope against affects

of climate variability on livelihoods.

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

5. Demonstration of location specific best practices:

Agriculture:

– Facilitating adaptation of refined technologies from PFBP,

– Compost pit for waste recycling,

– Nursery and biomass plantation of Pongamia, Jatropha and Subabul

– Introduction of fruit trees (Amla, Sapota, Pomegranate, etc.,)

– Establishment of seed banks,

– Fodder development,

– Organizing veterinary camps and up gradation of small ruminants.

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

5. Demonstration of location specific best practices (…Contd.)

Water

• Maintenance of existing water harvesting structures

constructed under different schemes, water conservation

methods, roof top rainwater harvesting, and strengthening

tank management committees.

• The community is willing to construct another community

Roof-top rainwater harvesting structure by self-

contribution.

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Proposed Activities - YPO (2006-07)

5. Demonstration of location specific best practices (…

Contd.)

Energy

• Energy from biomass :

– ‘Good Stove’ designed will be improved with feedback

from community,

– Field level demonstration on renovation and repair of

different existing small scale biogas plants,

• Familiarization of bio-fuel briquettes.

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Thank you