V&A PROGRAMMEV&A PROGRAMME

Project

“VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ENHANSING ADAPTIVE

CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF

INDIA”

Funding: Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)

Duration: 4 years (2005 to 2009)

Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan States

Project

“VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ENHANSING ADAPTIVE

CAPACITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF

INDIA”

Funding: Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC)

Duration: 4 years (2005 to 2009)

Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan States

Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddyhttp://e-geo.org

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Program ObjectiveThe core objectives of this program is to secure the

livelihoods of rural poor and vulnerable communities by building and enhancing their

adaptive capacity to better cope with adverse impacts of climate change and improve their disaster preparedness.

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Main elements of impacts Main elements of impacts frameworkframework

C l i m ate changescenar i os

B i ophy si cal i m pacts

Soci oeconom i c i m pacts

A u tonom ousadap tat i on I n tegrat i on

V u l nerab i l i ty

Purposef u l adaptat i ons

B asel i n e Scenar i os• Po pu l at i on• G N P• Techno log y

• I n st i tu t i ons• E n v i ronm ent

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Adaptation policy Adaptation policy frameworkframework

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APF COMPONENTS

Continuing theadaptation process

Formulating anadaptation strategy

Assessing futureclimate risks

Scoping and designingan adaptation process

Assessing currentvulnerability

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Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes

• To enhance the adaptive capacity of the local communities

• To improve the delivery systems, especially the extension services

• To promote multi-level policy dialogues and general awareness to climate related impacts.

AFPRO 6Human / Social Natural / Environmental / Physical Economic / Political

SCENARIO 1

Policies/Structures Vulnerability Adaptability

Rural Poverty Livelihoods Diversification

Appropriate Skills Water Management

Agriculture Production Water Resources

Energy

Climate Change

Community Empowerment

Bio Diversity

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This is a multi-stakeholder programme involving International and National level Consortium partners

International ConsortiumInternational Consortium

• INFRAS and Inter Cooperation (IC) represent

International consortium has a backstopping

(advisory) role and will provide services on

the basis of demands from SDC.

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National ConsortiumNational Consortium

• MSSRF has been chosen as the lead agency for this program

along with the National level partners AFPRO (Action for Food

Program) and MANAGE (National Institute of Agricultural

Extension Management) from Hyderabad. The above three

agencies are part of the National Consortium.

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Role of AFPRORole of AFPRO

• In this, V&A Programme AFPRO’s areas of

work will be grassroots level and community

level implementation of programme activities,

connecting research and people, bringing

people’s perspective into research, cooperate

with grassroots level NGOs, CBOs, State

level institutions, etc.

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Project Area : Mahabubnagar DistrictProject Area : Mahabubnagar District

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Project AreaProject Area• Midjil and Bijanapally Mandals

in Mahabubnagar District are

selected for the Project.

Midjil

Bijanapally

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Ongoing ActivitiesOngoing Activities

• Situational Analysis Phase – I report of

Andhra Pradesh is prepared.

• Documentation of :

Best Practices

Story lines

Participatory Situational Analysis

Action Plan

AFPRO 13Thank you . . Thank you . .