Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation best practices, the experience in Kenya; 6-13 July 2014: Overview of the Learning Route: Case Analysis
This document analyzes three case studies related to natural resource management, climate change, and rural livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. The case studies include the Upper Tana Natural Resources Management Project, the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security programme, and the Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa. The analysis examines aspects of integrated approaches, community participation, capacity building, livelihood improvement, innovation, links to climate change and natural resource management, and sustainability. It draws lessons about the importance of livelihood benefits for communities to engage in natural resource management and the need for diversified livelihoods, localized climate information, and addressing underlying vulnerabilities to build adaptive capacity.
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Learning Route on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Adaptation best practices, the experience in Kenya; 6-13 July 2014: Overview of the Learning Route: Case Analysis
2. Background
Livelihoods in sub-saharan Africa intrinsically
tied to and dependent on land and the
environment
Sustainable livelihoods require NRM
C.C affects livelihoods
Cases about NRM, C.C and Rural Livelihoods
NRM part of C.C mitigation
3. Poverty and NRM/C.C
Poverty closely tied to environmental
degradation and sustainable livelihoods
Poverty impacts C.C adaptation and
vulnerability
4. 3 cases
Upper Tana Natural Resources Management
Project (UTaNRMP) - aims at reversing
environmental degradation while at the same time
improving livelihoods;
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
programme (CCAFS) – provision of localized
climate information for CC adaptation
Adaptation Learning Programme in Africa (ALP)
implemented by CARE International - Multi-
stakeholder participatory scenario planning to
adapt to climate change
5. Analysis aspects
Aspects of integrated approach
Aspects of community participation
Aspects of capacity building
Livelihood improvement and poverty
alleviation
Innovation
Link to climate change
Link to NRM
Sustainability
7. UPPER TANA all projects as one
case
Importance of the integrated approach
These is a nexus between poverty and
environmental management
Livelihood improvement for poor rural
communities is important for effective natural
resources management
Communities are too poor to invest in the
environmental management and also need to
accrue tangible benefits for natural resources
management to be sustainable
8. Lessons learned – UTaNRMP
cont’
Small investments in livelihood improvement
have a huge bearing on natural resources
management
Communities can engage in NRM where they
see clear benefits accruing to them
9. Lessons learned – UTaNRMP
cont’ – school greening
Creation of environmental awareness is
important to NRM and CC
Importance to create awareness at an early
age – easy to change attitudes/mindsets at
early age
Children can influence the whole community
Punishment vs NRM
11. Irrigation project
Capacity building in governance is key to
community livelihood projects – sustainability,
ownership
It is important to incorporate vulnerable
groups- schools CSR, domestic water
Irrigation is part of CC adaptation – also
allows for diversification
NRM components are incorporated in project
– by-laws
13. PELIS
NRM can be a starting point for livelihood
improvement
Communities can fully engage in NRM when
they accrue immediate livelihood benefits
Communities can easily manage themselves
if their capacity is built
Participatory management of natural
resources is key to successful NRM
14. PELIS
For protection and conservation of NR,
communities must own and accrues benefits
NRM and livelihoods need not compete as
they can be integrated
15. WRUA
For successful NRM, communities must be
co-managers
Contradicting policies and legislature
compound NRM
It is important for community groups to have
legal standing
NRM has to start with awareness creation
Importance of community governance
structures for sustainability
16. WRUA
WRUA engaged in CC adaptation by
improving water efficiency
There can be productive NRM practices
Importance of Governance and transfer of
leadership skills
Exotic vs indigenous
17. CCAFS
Diversification of livelihoods is very important
in adapting to and coping with the impacts of
climate change
Livestock is key for CC adaptation especially
in ASALs
There is great need for linkage between
different stakeholders in climate change
management matters
18. CCAFS
Climate/weather information has to be
localized – importance of data collection
Climate/weather information needs to be
shared in formats that locals can understand-
language, modes
It is easier to share information to groups
Formalizing groups increases sustainability
It is important to give evidence – data and
information
19. ALP
Diversification of livelihoods is very important
in adapting to and coping with the impacts of
climate change.
Changes in gender roles are some of the
ways to adapt to the impacts of climate
change.
Changing production systems may help in
coping with the impacts of climate change.
20. ALP
Capacity building of vulnerable groups is
important in enhancing their ability to cope
with climate change.
Local communities are rich in knowledge that
can be used to mitigate the impacts of climate
change.
There is need to address the underlying
causes of community vulnerability to CC
including policy
21. ALP
Adaptation also has to address organizational
capacity of community groups
Weather information is probabilistic – need to
consider and plan for all possible scenarios
Plans vs advisories
Important to integrate into existing
programmes/plans - CIDP