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Dr. Ashish Chaturvedi
May 11, 2011
ekDRM
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Concept of Climate Change Adaptation
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Understanding the Concept of Adaptation
Adaptation can be…
Anticipatory or reactive
spontaneous or planned
Adaptation is…
risk management over multiple spatial and temporal
scales.
Good community-based adaptation, like other forms of
participatory development, is community-driven,
empowering, and strengthens local capacity.
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Vulnerability
Vulnerability is a function of…
1. Extent of climate change
2. Sensitivity
3. Adaptive Capacity
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Adaptation to climate change - opportunities
What are the benefits of climate change adaptation?
1. Reducing exposure and sensitivity to climate change
impacts
2. Strengthening capacities to deal with climate change
impacts
This can result in …
 Reducing risks for vulnerable population and livelihoods
 Protecting climate-sensitive sectors
 Strengthening existing approaches like DRR
 Furthering the goals of sustainable development
 Climate proofing development activities
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Why is Adaptation needed?
 India is a natural resources based
economy, the projected climate
variability in climate-sensitive
sectors will impact both economy
and population.
 Vulnerable coastal communities
will be severely affected, as they
have most exposure to risk and
limited adaptive capacity.
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DRR  CCA
 DRR: designed to build the resilience of communities to
disasters, such as floods and drought
 Much Community based adaptation is rooted in disaster
risk reduction approaches,
 In contrast to DRR, adaptation should also incorporate
longer-term climate change and its predicted impacts
into community-based planning.
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Aim of the CapCoast Project
Preparedness for
climate change
• Climate change adaptation
• Disaster risk reduction
• Proofing coastal
communities for climate
change
Community-based
& integrated
solutions
• Capacity building for
local communities
• Integration into Local
Action Plans
Technology based
pilot projects
• Up-scaling successful
approaches
• Visibility campaign
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Project Logic
National Action Plan on Climate Change (2008)
Integrate CC in
local level
planning
Management
and
Redevelopment
of Coastal Areas
Improve
livelihoods and
community
resilience
Reduce vulnerabilities of coastal
communities in AP & TN
Create Adaptation
Guide at local
levels
Develop &
implement pilots
Improved
capacities
Networking &
Information
Exchange
Regional
Impact
Improved infrastructure and
capacities for CCA & DRR
Enhanced
awareness
among
communiti
es
Pilots
focusing
on hazard
prevention
Increased
resilience
to climate
variability
Increased
Decision
Making
Skills
National
Impact
Community
level Impact
Poverty
alleviation
& creation
of jobs
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Outcomes
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Capacity Building on CCA and DRR
Flow Chart Climate Navigator & Strategy
Technology List
/ EoI Format
Community
Meetings
Intermediate Results
Pilot Project Proposals
(EoIs)
ToT Climate
Navigator
Intermediate
Results
ToT / Workshop
Climate Strategy
Community
Workshops
Re-fine own tools to
develop local
climate strategies
Re-fine own tools to
use Climate
Navigator concept
in communities
Community
Workshops
Results:
Local climate
strategy
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Local Adaptation Guide
Structure
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Pilot measures - Karlapalem, AP
 Pilot project for Karlapalem aims at climate
proofing the piped causeway.
 The whole structure is envisioned to be wider
and higher to prevent flooding of the bridge.
 The causeway will feature reinforced concrete
pillars, a reinforced concrete surface plate and
stone revetment on the sides to prevent erosion
at the side of the causeway.
 This technological intervention is accompanied
by capacity development on maintenance of the
renovated causeway.
 750 people benefitted in the community
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Pilot measures – Yedurumondi, AP
 Pilot project was revetment of water reservoir
inlet system
 During storm surges the river water is brackish
and salinates the agricultural soil.
 Reservoir is the only source of freshwater for
the island through two pipelines.
 The shore next to the reservoir was fortified
with stones and vegetation. For reservoir
bund, earth excavations done on the shore
followed by construction of stone revetment
using locally available stones.
 15000 inhabitants benefitted
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Pilot measures – Vanagiri, TN
Strengthening of Bund, Coastal Plantation and Pond
Renovation
 Strengthening of bund prevents flooding,
intrusion of sea water, coastal erosion and
loss of land for fishing allied activities.
 The renovation of pond includes activities like
fencing, cleaning, deepening, revetment and
repair of inlet/outlet supply system.
 Casurina plantation acts as a wind block
preventing the strong winds and currents from
damaging the huts and thatched roofs of the
community.
 5000 people benefitted from the pilot
measures
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Sustainability
 LAG presented to Gram Panchayats for integration
into local planning schemes
 CCA pilots are operated and maintained by the
community level tasks forces
 LAG translated to local languages for community and
sign boards prepared
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Sustainability
Operation and maintenance (O&M)
 Maintenance is both a technical activity and a service
provision aimed at keeping resource infrastructure at
a desired performance capacity or to restoring it to a
particular capacity.
Monitor climatic changes and adaptation projects
and keep adaptation plan up to date
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Review and Evaluate
Key questions?
 Is the information on climatic changes and impacts
discussed in the adaptation plan up to date?
 Are the implemented measures described in the plan
successful in reducing vulnerability and creating other
benefits?
 Have the measures described proved to be cost effective
and do the benefits still exceed the operational costs?
 Do the measures contribute to other societal,
environmental or economic targets as envisioned?
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Thank you!
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