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Lessons learned on the achievement of the Joint Program of Climate Change Adaption in the Colombian Massif (Andean Belt Constellation Biosphere Reserve - Cauca Basin) with indigenous and peasant communities to affront the effects of climate change. Presented by Luis Alfonso Ortega at the "Perth II: Global Change and the World's Mountains" conference in Perth, Scotland in September 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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
Pagina web: www.cambioclimaticomacizo.org
Teléfono: (0928) 319488 – 8319499
Popayán - Colombia