Lessons learned on the achievement of the Joint Program of Adaption of Climate Change in the Colombian Massif (Andean Belt Biosphere Reserve - Cauca Basin) with indigenous and peasant communities to affront the effects of climate change. PERTH SCOTLAND, 09-2010

Ecosystems

productive systems and food security

Water Resource

Management

Healthy Environments

Risk Management

The object of study is the analysis of the interactions between climatic

conditions, population and socio-environmental system

COLOMBIA

SUR AMERICA

Biosphere Reserve

CINTURON ANDINO DEL

MACIZO COLOMBIANO Range Altitud: 1,800

– 5,750 m

Area: 5,250 Km2

Core area: 3,750

( 3 National Natural Parks)

Provide 70 per cent

of the national

population with

water

HIGH BASIN CAUCA RIVER

Colombian Massif

Biosphere Reserve

CINTURON ANDINO DEL

MACIZO COLOMBIANO

60,000 hectareas

Territory - Social Organizations

Program Partners

Indigenous and Peasant Organization

United Nations

National Government

Regional and Local

Government

Vulnerability Assessment Objectives

1. Establish a participatory manner based on the

identification of climate hazards and levels of climate

variability, to prioritize adaptation measures whit the

communities.

2. Develop a participatory manner to the implementation

of a transition route for adaptation.

This project has a duration of three years and ends in February 2011. But only three months ago, we began the implementation of measures. For this

reason we need to plan a route, so that communities can continue to

lead the process

Exchange of experience

building and strengthening networks.

Intercultural teams,

respect for organizational forms

agreement of confidentiality of information.

Joint agendas,

learning - doing,

training of trainers

Project Strategies

Participatory

methodology

for vulnerability

analysis and

definition of

adaptation

strategies

Activity 1:

• Socialization and consultation with local and regional actors

Activity 2:

• Structuring the evaluation of vulnerability: definitions,

frameworks and objectives “construct languages – DIALOGO DE SABERES”

Activity 3: • Sensitivity assessment: Current Vulnerability

Activity 4: • Future vulnerability assessment

Activity 5: • Linking the results of vulnerability assessment and adaptation with strategies policies

For example. The indigenous authorities require to the families, plant at least 3 food species resistant to climate change (quinoa, amaranth, wild beans) and also establish windbreaks, etc

Vulnerability to climate change and variability

What we look?

Knowing the baseline of current vulnerability to

climate change

Where?

52 villages (in the municipalities and Popayan Puracé)

Why?

Limited presence of actions and policies related to climate change

Based on what?

Four axis of focus (production systems, health, water and natural risk)

For what?

Develop strategies to increase resilience

How?

With a system of indicators (scientific and empirical)

With what? Community surveys (Consensus statistics) and household surveys

Systematization: degrees of vulnerability

A

Standardized precipitation index

Grafico 1. Percecion de intensidad de eventos

Mapa 1. Percepcion intensidad de eventos climaticos

% Of Veredas, according perceception levels events

How? you have received in the last 5

years the intensity of rainfall, wind, hail,

drought, frost? (In relation to impacts

on crops, forest, water resource,

livestock, diseases, etc.)

Much stronger

Stronger

Less strong

Weaker

The survey had 40 questions of this

type

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AGUA 2,5 2,3 2,4 2,4

SUELO 2,4 2,7 3,5 2,8

BOSQUE Y FAUNA SILVESTRE 3,2 2,9 3,5 3,2

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL AGROECOSISTEMA 2,0 3,1 4,0 3,0

INDICE SOSTENIBILIDAD AMBIENTAL 2,5 2,7 3,3 2,8

INGRESOS 1,8 3,2 2,9 2,6

NIVEL DE AUTOSUFICIENCIA 2,5 2,8 3,8 3,0

MERCADO Y COMERCIALIZACION 2,5 2,8 2,6 2,6

POSTCOSECHA, AGROTRANSFORMACION 2,9 2,5 2,5 2,6

INDICE SOSTENIBILIDAD ECONOMICO 2,4 2,8 2,9 2,7

PARTICIPACIÓN Y ORGANIZACIÓN 2,4 3,1 3,2 2,9

SEGURIDAD Y SOBERANIA ALIMENTARIA 2,8 3,0 3,5 3,1

SALUD Y NUTRICION 2,7 3,0 3,5 3,0

INDICE SOSTENIBILIDAD SOCIO-CULTURAL 2,6 3,0 3,4 2,9

INDICE SOSTENIBILIDAD PROMEDIO 2,5 2,8 3,2 2,8

Promedios de los Sistemas Productivos

predominantes en la cuenca alta del río

Cauca

La tendencia de sostenibilidad de los

sistemas productivos en la cuenca alta

del río Cauca es de

Significado:

La situación ambiental, económica y

socio cultural es crítica para la

sostenibilidad integral de las

comunidades

El sistema intensivo y el mixto tienden a

ser más insostenibles en relación con el

sistema tradicional

The results of surveys were presented in maps:

Adaptation capacity axies:

ecosystems, production

systems and water

resources for the study

area

Sensitivity axies:

ecosystems, production

systems and water

resources for the study

area

V= ƒ (S, CA) Donde: V= Vulnerability S= Sensitivity CA=Adaptacion Capacity

Then the results fueron integrados en dos mapas: a) Sensitivity map b) adaptation capacity map

Levels of vulnerability

In this way we obtained the level of vulnerability for each

village The levels of vulnerability are

the basis for the design of adaptation measures and the

route of adaptation

Transition route for adaptation "Safe water and safe food in a healthy territory"

This strategy comprising a series of actions focused on the design and planning of actions to generate ability to adapt to climate change.

Transition path for Adaptation

Focused capacity building and gender differential population

Development actions in priority areas

Field Schools to multiplication and replication activities

Communication of progress and results

Sustainability of the adaptation process

Strategies

To develop measures, the

communities identified 5 corridors

, with representation spiritual,

cultural, political and environmental

Field schools for adaptation to climate change

Each school is

composed of: 1. One Plot Mother :

Food Security.

Sustainable livestock

Conservation.

Water solutions.

2. 19 Plots Daughters

Food Security

Sustainable livestock.

Conservation.

Water solutions.

3. Plots granddaughters:

Food Security

TOTAL: 844 Mother School: 6. Daughter Plots: 114. Granddaughter Plots: 724.

Each family with a daughter plot, must teach a

group of plots granddaughters.

The appropriation of these results, will allow

replicate the schools in other areas

Adaptation measures for conservation

Expanding

Habitats

(Corridors)

Farm management

for agricultural

production and

release of areas

for conservation

and water

production

Establishment of

seed banks in situ

and ex situ

Plots of

acclimatization

and exchange of

agricultural seeds

Strengthening of the

ancestral practices and

knowledge to

management of agro

biodiversity

Establishment of

network of food

security and

diversification of

production systems

Adaptation measures for food security and production

The TRUEQUE is an ancient adaptation measure for the exchange of seeds, food and products from different climatic zones

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