Presentation made at:Presentation made at:The Stakeholder WorkshopThe Stakeholder Workshop

Hotel Minerva Grand, Hyderabad, October 25, Hotel Minerva Grand, Hyderabad, October 25, 20082008

Key FeaturesKey Features of the of the MEDIUM SIZED PROJECTMEDIUM SIZED PROJECT

proposed for the funding of proposed for the funding of

The Global Environment Facility The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and(GEF) and

Food and Agriculture Food and Agriculture Organization (FAOOrganization (FAO))

Project Formulation Mission Project Formulation Mission Commissioned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Commissioned by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Scheme of Scheme of PresentationPresentation

Project TitleProject TitlePurpose of the WorkshopPurpose of the WorkshopBaseline ScenarioBaseline ScenarioThe GEF AlternativeThe GEF AlternativeConformity with GEF CriteriaConformity with GEF CriteriaInstitutional Arrangements Institutional Arrangements Provisional Work Plan Provisional Work Plan Project CostsProject Costs

Project TitleProject Title

Reversing Environmental Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty Degradation and Rural Poverty through Adaptation to Climate through Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought Stricken Change in Drought Stricken Areas in Southern India: A Areas in Southern India: A Hydrological Unit Pilot Project Hydrological Unit Pilot Project ApproachApproach

Baseline ScenarioBaseline ScenarioScientific confirmation of climate Scientific confirmation of climate change impact on agriculture and allied change impact on agriculture and allied sectorssectorsCommunities in drought prone areas Communities in drought prone areas the most vulnerablethe most vulnerableProven capacities of the community to Proven capacities of the community to self-regulateself-regulateDemonstrated in case of groundwater Demonstrated in case of groundwater management through APFAMGS Projectmanagement through APFAMGS ProjectExperiences from other NEX projects of Experiences from other NEX projects of FAO (AMEF and APWAM) relevant to FAO (AMEF and APWAM) relevant to climate change adaptationclimate change adaptation

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF Alternative

Broadening the agenda of CBOs Broadening the agenda of CBOs to climate change adaptationto climate change adaptationProject Goal:Project Goal: Communities in pilot Communities in pilot Hydrological Units (HUs) prepared Hydrological Units (HUs) prepared to face consequences of climate to face consequences of climate change for sustained livelihoodschange for sustained livelihoodsOverall Objective:Overall Objective: Contribute to Contribute to establishing a knowledge base for establishing a knowledge base for large-scale intervention on large-scale intervention on climate changeclimate change

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF Alternative

Expected Outcomes:Expected Outcomes: Communities in pilot HUs Communities in pilot HUs

understand implications of climate understand implications of climate change on livelihood systemschange on livelihood systems

Communities in pilot HUs have Communities in pilot HUs have knowledge and skills of addressing knowledge and skills of addressing broader issues of climate changebroader issues of climate change

Mechanisms established to sustain Mechanisms established to sustain livelihoods in view of climate livelihoods in view of climate changechange

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF Alternative

Outputs of Outcome 1:Outputs of Outcome 1: Understanding of climate change at Understanding of climate change at

HU level documented and bench-HU level documented and bench-markedmarked

HU level understanding of climate HU level understanding of climate change contextualized with global change contextualized with global level knowledgelevel knowledge

Awareness generated on climate Awareness generated on climate change impact on livelihoodschange impact on livelihoods

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF Alternative

Outputs of Outcome 2:Outputs of Outcome 2: Critical issues related to climate Critical issues related to climate

change and livelihoods, at HU level, change and livelihoods, at HU level, identifiedidentified

Project Staff oriented on issues of Project Staff oriented on issues of climate changeclimate change

Community Resource Persons (CRP) Community Resource Persons (CRP) oriented on issues of climate changeoriented on issues of climate change

Climate Change Schools (CCS) Climate Change Schools (CCS) conductedconducted

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF Alternative

Outputs of Outcome 3:Outputs of Outcome 3: CBOs oriented on climate change and CBOs oriented on climate change and

livelihood issueslivelihood issues Necessary arrangements made to Necessary arrangements made to

sustain CBOssustain CBOs Community Action initiated on climate Community Action initiated on climate

change adaptation on HU levelchange adaptation on HU level Learning from the project Learning from the project

disseminated at local, national and disseminated at local, national and global levelglobal level

The GEF AlternativeThe GEF AlternativeSustainability and ReplicabilitySustainability and Replicability CBOs registeredCBOs registered Proven self-governance capacityProven self-governance capacity Willingness to make informed Willingness to make informed

decisionsdecisions Proven fund-raising CapacityProven fund-raising Capacity Proven replicability of the knowledge Proven replicability of the knowledge

based interventionbased intervention Replicable anywhere in the worldReplicable anywhere in the world Learning dissemination, at local, Learning dissemination, at local,

national and global level, is in built in national and global level, is in built in the project designthe project design

Conformity with GEF Conformity with GEF CriteriaCriteria

Focal Area: Focal Area: Climate ChangeClimate Change

Strategic long term objective 8Strategic long term objective 8 – – to support pilot demonstration to support pilot demonstration projects for adaptation to projects for adaptation to climate change. climate change.

Conformity with GEF Conformity with GEF CriteriaCriteria

Incremental Benefits: Incremental Benefits: Government investments for climate Government investments for climate

change adaptation is more in terms of change adaptation is more in terms of infrastructure and equipmentinfrastructure and equipment

Preparing communities with knowledge Preparing communities with knowledge and skills to adapt to climate change is and skills to adapt to climate change is the the incremental benefitsincremental benefits

Global Environmental Benefits:Global Environmental Benefits: An alternative approach to climate An alternative approach to climate

change adaptation replicable at global change adaptation replicable at global levellevel

Increased Carbon sequestrationIncreased Carbon sequestration

Conformity with GEF Conformity with GEF CriteriaCriteria

GEF Operational Focal Point in India:GEF Operational Focal Point in India: Ministry of Environment and Forests Ministry of Environment and Forests ((MoEFMoEF)) endorsed the PIFendorsed the PIFCountry Partnership Program:Country Partnership Program: India India Sustainable Land and Eco-system Sustainable Land and Eco-system Management (Management (SLEMSLEM)) GEF Implementation Agency: GEF Implementation Agency: Food and Food and Agriculture Organization Agriculture Organization (FAO)(FAO)Government of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) (GoAP) endorsed the PIFendorsed the PIFExecuting Agency:Executing Agency: Bharathi Integrated Bharathi Integrated Rural Development Society Rural Development Society (BIRDS)(BIRDS)

Institutional Institutional ArrangementsArrangements

FAO-NRLW DivisionFAO-NRLW Division

FAO-GEF UnitFAO-GEF Unit

Project Steering Committee Project Steering Committee (PSC) (PSC)

Project Management Team (PMT) Project Management Team (PMT)

Local NGOsLocal NGOs

Institutional Institutional ArrangementsArrangementsOther Institutions for mutual learningOther Institutions for mutual learning

Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU)University (ANGRAU)

M. S. Swaminathan Research FoundationM. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

International Crop Research Institute for International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Central Research Institute for Dry land Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture (CRIDA) Agriculture (CRIDA)

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Centre for Economic and Social Studies Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) (CESS)

Institutional Institutional ArrangementsArrangementsOther Institutions for mutual Other Institutions for mutual

learninglearningAndhra Pradesh Drought Andhra Pradesh Drought Adaptation Initiative (AP-DAI)Adaptation Initiative (AP-DAI) National Geophysical Research National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI)Institute (NGRI)University of Hyderabad University of Hyderabad Osmania University Osmania University Action for Food Production (AFPRO)Action for Food Production (AFPRO)Madras School of Economics (MSE)Madras School of Economics (MSE)

Provisional Work PlanProvisional Work PlanPlanned Work YEAR - 1 YEAR - 2 YEAR - 3

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Project initiation workshop X                      

Bench-Mark Survey

X X                    

International Workshop     X                  

Cultural shows X X X X        

CRP Training/Exposure     X X X X        

Climate Change Schools       X X X X X X X  X  

Formation of CC adaptation Committee

    X                  

CBO Training and Exposure X   X   X     X X      

Fund Raising Workshop                   X X  

Carbon sequestration activities X X X X X X X X X

Institutional Linkage establishment

    X   X X X   X X X  

Mid-term Review            X            

External Evaluation                      X  

Steering Committee Meeting    X   X    X    X    X    X 

Project CostsProject Costs Outcome

Co-Finance GEF Total

Communities in pilot Hydrological Units understand implications of climate change on livelihood systems

301,415 100,472 401,887

Communities in Pilot HUs have knowledge and skills of addressing broader issues of climate change

189,083 63,028 252,111

Mechanisms established to sustain livelihoods in view of climate change

876,618 292,206 1,168,824

Project Management 1,235,153 544,294 1,779,447

Total (All figures US$) 2,602,270 1,000,000 3,602,270

The Formulation The Formulation Mission TeamMission Team1.1. Dr. S. V. Govardhan DasDr. S. V. Govardhan Das2.2. Prof. R. RatnakarProf. R. Ratnakar3.3. Sri. M. S. Ravi PrakashSri. M. S. Ravi Prakash4.4. Sri. Ch. RambabuSri. Ch. Rambabu5.5. Dr. Arundhati Kunte PantDr. Arundhati Kunte Pant

Thank YouThank You