practitioner’s diary: drr climate change adaptation and livelihood integration: ninh thuan 29...
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Practitioner’s Diary: DRR Climate Change Adaptation and livelihood
Integration: Ninh Thuan
29 October 2008Provash MondalOxfam in Vietnam
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Sub-climate regions and their vulnerability to natural disasters
1. Northern Uplands
2. Red River Delta
North Central
South Central
Central Highlands
SoutheastMekong River Delta
Mekong River Delta
Flashflood, storm, landslide, earthquake
Storm, tropical depression, river flood, inundation
Storm, flood, flashflood
Storm, flood, flashflood, drought
Flood, flashflood
Flashflood, flood, storm, drought
Flood, landslide, saltwater intrusion, storm surge, inundation
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Climate Vulnerability ( sea level rise)
Vietnam one of the most vulnerable countries due to climate change and sea level rise
past 50 years, sea level rise increased about 20 cm
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Ninh Thuan experienced severe drought TyphoonsFlash floods and landslideForecasting: drought/climate changes in Ninh
Thuan are more and more serious in the future. Sea level rise, migrationEthnic minority, poorest province, no voice
Disaster and vulnerabilities in Disaster and vulnerabilities in Ninh Thuan Ninh Thuan
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Oxfam’s Livelihoods Program since 2005
Horticulture Provide seedlings and technical training on planting hybrid
maize, cassava, bamboo for shoot, Jatropha Provide seedlings and techniques on planting home garden
vegetables utilized daily used waterAnimal husbandry Provide technical training and lending breeds of black pigs,
cow and local chicken via community revolving fundsWater management Establish water use groups and developing regulations for
maintenance Support to build up public gravity water flow system, and
irrigation canal systems
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Research 2006-2007Oxfam- Kyoto University Climate Change Research
Historical profileClimate chance perceptionRainfall variability last 60 yearsVulnerabilities and risksImpact of droughtClimate change impact in mountainous and coastal areasShort term and long term recommendation
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/climate_change/downloads/ninh_thaun_research.pdf
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Impacts of drought on livelihood in mountainous region
Sectors Impacts Consequences Agriculture Maize die
Cassava die Cashew nut die
Loss of crops
Animal husbandry
Lacking grass for animals (cattle, buffalos, goats) Lacking water Animal getting sick, thinner, or die
Loss of income
Forestry Forest fire Trees die
Reducing biodiversity
Small traders Unmarketable Unprofitable Human Lack of water
Illnesses (skin rash, red eyes, diarrhoea, cold-like illnesses malaria, diarrhoea) Food shortage Can not work because of crops dying
Famine Jobless
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Sector Impacts Consequences Agriculture Crops damaged
New diseases on grape No fresh water for cultivation (Saline water inundation of field or penetration into fresh water wells) Exhausting ground water
Losing fresh water sources, abandoned/Stalinisation of arable land => Loss of crops
Aquaculture Not enough fresh water for control salinity degree of shrimp ponds Water pollution Diseases
Unprofitable Bankrupted
Animal husbandry
Lacking feed and water for livestock New diseases, lose pregnancy Loss of productive
Loss of income
Forestry Pine trees die Other sectors Can not work because of sun heat Jobless
Human Lack of water
Illnesses (cold, diarrhoea) Food shortage
Famine School drop-out
livelihood in coastal region
Current Oxfam’s activities and Plan: 2008
a) Community level HVCA by Province and use climate change lances
b) Supporting community ongoing adaptive activitiesc) Revising Livelihood activities and implementation
methodology ( short term and long term perspectived) Adding disaster risk mitigation, early warning, emergency
preparednesse) Involve multi stakeholders involving scientist, practitioners
and Govt./leadersf) Household- commune-province- national level linkageg) MEL ( Baseline survey, mid-term assessment and final
assessment
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Example: Disaster risk reduction
HVCA by Red Cross/ Oxfam staff using Red Cross and Oxfam’s tools
Providing training for communities on emergencies of disasters
Early warning system Conduct workshops on DRR to specific identify roles
and responsibilities of each parties; local authorities, communities and individuals
Conduct competition for communities on drawings of their understanding about forest protection and DRR.
Emergency Preparedness to respond frequent and sever emergencies timely and effectively to
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Examples: community level livelihoods adaptation activities
Adaptation
Review Oxfam’s ongoing activities considering multi-sectoral livelihood intervention and gender perspective
Advocacy on public health, water education and other section
Support to change crop calendar, new types of and crop reorientation
Provide training how to store and save water Support to build individual water cisterns to store water
(rain or collected water) Provide guidelines and materials to make roof of cottages
to reduce heat
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Policy and practices change in next 2- 3 years
Share experiences in district and province
Replicate other provinces Support district and
Province authority to develop integrated socio-economic plan including DRR and climate change
Contribute to the National Plan ( SEDP)- Aim 4 will be working with us for changing Province and national Plan
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What is new?
Livelihood activities in two communes have baseline survey
Staff and partners were only involved implementing livelihood activities
Oxfam’s drought response project 2005
Have in-depth assessment, long terms perspective
Climate change forecasting Disaster risk reduction included Early warning mechanism Staff are thinking widely Adaptive activities wider
context, consciously doing, modeling current coping mechanism
Scientists, leaders, practitioners are involved
Linking local, national and global
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Challenges:
Changing staff and partners idea and believes
Experiences, knowledge and expertise are limited
Time: We all are busy Money (OGB and OAus) MEL Advocacy, linking,
articulation
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Many Thanks