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East Coast Regional Consultation on Climate Change Adaptation

Rajamundry, AP, August 26-27, 2013

Session II: Experience Exchange on Community Based Approaches

[Dr. Rachna Arora][Approach to Community based Pilot

measures]

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Funding: EuropeAid (European Commission) Duration: 3 years Location: 18 rural villages, 6 cities (in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu,

India) Partners: adelphi, ICLEI, AGS, AVVAI Key activities:

Vulnerability & needs assessment (V&NA) Locally adapted CCM and CCA guides (LAMG) Pilot projects and replication thereof Capacity development Assistance strategy to local authorities Visibility & networking

Overview of the Initiative

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As identified bottom-up in 2011Climate change impacts

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Approach: Selection process for pilots Step I: General eligibility (EoI):

Administrative elements (incl. stakeholder approval)

General climate change adaptation relevance

Contribution to sustainable development

Step II: Sectoral eligibility (EoI):

Linking vulnerability reduction to specific sectors; also to serve as list of ideas

Description of measure; support documents

Step III: Cost & time requirements (EoI):

CapEx + OpEx, timeframe for implementation

Preferred suppliers / PPP partners

Step IV: Evaluation & scoring (third party)

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Community Selected pilot measures being implementedNellore District (AP)Sri Ramapuram and Ramudupalli Palem

Construction of storage shed for fishing equipment at seashore (with fish drying racks) Repair road/bridges causeway over the nearby Buckingham Canal

Poovula Doruvu SMC activities (irrigation / spinklers) in the existing vegetable /floriculture lands around the village

Prakasam District (AP)

Dasaraju Palli Water treatment: filtration and pumping by solar; pond renovation / pipelines to pond

Motumala Renovation of irrigation tank, channelization of flood water to irrigation tank

Vengamukka Palem

Drinking water: upgradating of existing RO plant with photovoltaic panels

Visakhapatnam District (AP)Chepala Dibbada Palem and Chukkavani Palem

Improvement of piped water scheme (Supported by AP gov.t funds)

Govupeta New latrine and sanitation scheme; efficient "Chulas" (cooking stoves)

Andhra Pradesh: Pilot projects in rural communities

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Tamil Nadu: Pilot projects in rural communitiesCommunity Selected pilot measures being implemented

Nagapattinam District (TN)

Kumarakudi River bund strengthening (and installation of a shutter)

Perumalpettai Coastal bund construction

Pillai colony Regulation of piped drinking water supply / water management

Cuddalore District (TN)

Chinnakaramedu Digging rain water storage unit with irrigation channel, fencing and plantation

Kaduvetti Road side channel bund constructionNadupalayam Strengthening backwater river bund Thiruvallur District (TN)Kadapakkam Pond renovation and bund and shutter constructionThangal Perumpulam

Renovation of drainage channel

Thirumalai Nagar Installation of solar street lights

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Monitoring & evaluation frameworkFor the overall project (according to Logframe)

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As the project is currently being implemented, sustainability strategy and workable models are being developed, by:

Providing community ownership through decision making and supporting implementation and community led O&M

Creating inclusive institutional structures which offer space to all major stakeholders

Replication of pilots through alternative funding sources

Creating planning toolkits like local adaptation and mitigation guides (LAMGs) as living documents

Sustainability of the initiative

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Local capacity is essential for responding to climatic shocks

Direct and visible benefits accrued by CCA pilots keeps community motivated

Relationship of trust between community, leadership and implementing partners is crucial for implementation

Lessons learnt on making community-based adaptation work