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Information and Knowledge Management
Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas of India – CCA RAI
Indo-German Development Cooperation
Bangkok, 28 February 2011Ilona Porsché
Indo-German Technical Cooperation
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Contents§ GIZ - Ci:grasp§ Ministry of Environment and Forests & GIZ -
Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India (CCA RAI)§ DfID - Coordination of climate research and
information services South Asia (CRISSA)
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Objective§ ci:grasp an open and interactive
information system on climate stimuli, climate impacts, and climate change adaptation§ ci:grasp aims to supports decision
makers in developing and emerging countries to prioritise adaptation needs, and to plan and implement appropriate adaptation measures§ ci:grasp directly targets the decision
makers’ technical support structures
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Impacts Chains§ Link the 3 layers§ Example: sea level rise
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Look and Feel
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Some Statistics§ 4 key stimuli: temperature, precipitation, drought,
sea level rise§ 30-year time slices: 1961-90 (basis), 2001-30,
2011-40, 2031-60, 2041-70, 2071-2100§ 3 emissions scenarios: A1B, A2, B1§ 5 global emission models: HadCM3, ECHO-G,
CM2.1, ECHAM5, CCSM3.0§ 9 focal countries during system development:
Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Peru, South Africa, Tunisia
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Outlook§ Beta test in January 2011 completed§ Public launch of the platform in March 2011 § Follow-up project Inventory of methods for
adaptation to climate change§ Key areas of activity§ Continued development of the ci:grasp
platform§ Refinement of the platform‘s tools (impact
indices, impact chains)§ Learning and knowledge network
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Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas of India – CCA RAI
Indo-German Development CooperationGIZ India
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Indo-German Cooperation Project on Climate Change Adaptation in Rural Areas§ Lead executing agency: Ministry of
Environment and Forests, GoI
§ Implementing partners: state governments of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
§ Budget: 6.5 million Euros
§ Project duration: 5 years, 2009 - 2014
Map not to scale
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CCA RAI Project Components
1. Support for the preparation of State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) – currently 11 states
2. Vulnerability and risk assessment
3. Development of technical adaptation solutions
4. Climate proofing of rural development programmes
5. Development of adaptation oriented financial instruments
6. Information and knowledge management
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Information and Knowledge Management
§ Focus on information recipients. What kind of information required in which format?§ Documenting traditional knowledge and
coping / adaptation mechanisms§ identifying information needs of different
actors§ testing communication channels to
vulnerable communities
CCA RAI
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Coordination of climate research and information services South Asia (CRISSA)
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Objectives of DFID initiative
• More coordinated climate research• Increased quality and quantity of south Asian climate change
publications• Climate information services delivered that meet demand• Standardised protocols for climate information presentation
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Strategic dialogue among research and climate information services
• Better coordination to:• Build greater awareness of who is doing/planning what,
where, how and why (international and national funding)• Reduce (unnecessary) duplication and identify thematic
and geographic gaps• Develop Strategic Research Advisory Board to guide future
research investments in the region that meet needs
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Model guiding climate change researchModel guiding climate change research
DataInformation/Evidence
Decisions
Information/Evidence
Data collected on regular basis
Physical Sciences*
Satellite
Emissions
GIS
Data from Primary research
Glaciers
Ecological shifts
Data analysis*
Fact
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nflu
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Modeling**Adaptation
** Early warning systems, crop, regional climate models etc.
* Includes economic benefits
* Theoretical models of climate, monsoons,westerlies etc.
Communication & Info services
Policy relevant info
synthesis
Planning
Agriculture& Food securities
Government
Hydropower/reinvestment
Industrial**Household
level impactors*
**Seasonal/location/supply chains*Development of seasonal
forecasts, early warning systems etc.
Protocols
Insurance companies
Hydropower/reinvestment
Decision frameworks
Disaster riskmanagement
Hydromet
Geo-referenceddata
Land Use,forests
Epidemiology
Habitats/Ecology
RE Potential
Economic costs,
benefits
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§THANK YOU §FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION !
§ German Technical Cooperation GTZ§ Natural Resource Management Programme§ B – 5/1 Safdarjung Enclave§ New Delhi, 110029, India§ Tel: + 91 11 46027617-19§ Fax: + 91 11 46027620§ Web: www.gtz.de/india
