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