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NAPA Experiences From the NAPA Experiences From the Kingdom of Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan
Bhutan’s Experiences Bhutan’s Experiences with NAPAwith NAPA
Started preparation in 2004Started preparation in 2004 National level training and workshopNational level training and workshop Task Force – cross sector multidisciplinary Task Force – cross sector multidisciplinary
teamteam 5 key sectors – Thematic group5 key sectors – Thematic group
Agriculture and LivestockAgriculture and Livestock
Biodiversity and ForestryBiodiversity and Forestry
Natural disaster and InfrastructureNatural disaster and Infrastructure
Human HealthHuman Health
Water Resources and EnergyWater Resources and Energy Sectoral vulnerability assessment and Sectoral vulnerability assessment and
findingsfindings
contdcontd Participatory Rapid Appraisal – 4 regions Participatory Rapid Appraisal – 4 regions
covering whole countrycovering whole country Stocking taking of climate extreme and variability Stocking taking of climate extreme and variability
eventsevents Analysis of Impacts of extreme and variability Analysis of Impacts of extreme and variability
eventsevents Vulnerability mapping (hazards and affected socio-Vulnerability mapping (hazards and affected socio-
economic groups)economic groups) Stock taking of existing adaptation measures and Stock taking of existing adaptation measures and
assessment of it: effectiveness and ways to assessment of it: effectiveness and ways to improveimprove
Consolidation – Thematic and PRA resultsConsolidation – Thematic and PRA results Development of Project profilesDevelopment of Project profiles
55 to 20 & finally 9 projects 55 to 20 & finally 9 projects
ProcessProcess Guiding principleGuiding principle
Multidisciplinary approachMultidisciplinary approachParticipatory approach - 20 districtParticipatory approach - 20 districtComplementary approach – national Complementary approach – national
plans and policiesplans and policiesSustainable development - main Sustainable development - main
streamingstreamingGender Equality Gender Equality Country driven approach – Disaster Country driven approach – Disaster
Management Office in 2005Management Office in 2005Cost effective – urgent and immediate Cost effective – urgent and immediate
adaptationadaptationSimplicitySimplicity
Our ScenarioOur Scenario No Assessment and Impact studiesNo Assessment and Impact studies Adaptation more focused more on Adaptation more focused more on
community level - most impacted groupcommunity level - most impacted group Implementation – benefit more realizedImplementation – benefit more realized Most vulnerable sector – Forestry, Most vulnerable sector – Forestry,
agriculture and hydro-power agriculture and hydro-power Vulnerable community – rural people, Vulnerable community – rural people,
crops and livestockcrops and livestock Major hazard – GLOF, Landslide and Flash Major hazard – GLOF, Landslide and Flash
FloodFlood
Debris free glaciers (C-Debris free glaciers (C-type)type)
1983
1998
1984
1998
Remnants of 1994 GLOFRemnants of 1994 GLOF
Lugge Tso
Thorthormi Glacier
Rapstreng Tso
91 house hold, 5 water mills, 815 acres dry land, 965 acresPasture, 16 yaks, 16 tons food
What have we done so far??What have we done so far?? Hazard zonnation Hazard zonnation
mapmap
Mitigation of lakes at the Mitigation of lakes at the sourcesource
Installation of Technical Installation of Technical Early Warning System Early Warning System (TEWS)(TEWS)
Create AwarenessCreate Awareness
Red :Prohibition zone
Yellow : RegulationZone
Blue : RegulationZone
Brown : Information Zone
Rapstreng Tso
ConclusionConclusionFunding – Time for actionFunding – Time for actionLack of data – Lack of data –
GLOF – 1957,1960,1968,1994GLOF – 1957,1960,1968,1994Flash flood & land slides – 2000, 2003 Flash flood & land slides – 2000, 2003
TsatichuTsatichuFlash flood – 2004, Flash flood – 2004,
Low level of awarenessLow level of awareness Inequity – Less contribution to global Inequity – Less contribution to global
warming and impact more and less or no warming and impact more and less or no resources to adapt resources to adapt