R4D Collaboration on Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, 20 June 2014

R4D Collaboration

on Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Leocadio S. Sebastian

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• Vietnam, Cambodia

and Laos - most

vulnerable in the

region; hotspots

Addition:

• Indonesia - mitigate impact

of oil palm as driver of

deforestation

• Philippines - mitigate effect

of sea level rise

• Myanmar - future expansion

Focus countries

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December 11-13, 2013 Bangkok, Thailand

Stakeholder Engagement

March 12-14, 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam

70 participants from 6 countries

May 29-30, 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam



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Agrarian and rural

communities are more

vulnerable to climate change

and poverty and are increasingly becoming more food insecure

Low income from agriculture

Low adaptive capacity

Increasing variability

in weather, sea level rise,

and increasing frequency of

extreme events

Low farm productivity

Imperfect agricultural markets and institutions

(i.e credit, tenure, etc.) leading to

low prices, high transactions

costs etc.Landscapes

and ecosystems are heavily degraded.

Agricultural/ forestry policies

unresponsive to the needs of agrarian and rural

communities

Increased GHGs from

other sectors

Increased GHGs from

agriculture (i.erice, oil palm and livestock)

Unsustainable agricultural

practices (i.e. high emission

agricultural cultivation, commodity

based/ single cropping, etc.)

Agricultural practices that are not responsive to changing climates

Persistent institutional

problems within agencies

(i.e. agriculture and forestry ministries)

PROBLEM TREE



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CC Challenges in SEA

CLIMATE

VARIABILITY

SEA LEVEL RISE GREENHOUSE

GAS EMISSION

CH4




Regional Outcome

Statements and Vision




Simplified/ General

Regional Impact Pathway

• Public and private sector

implementing CC measures

• Integration of CC adaptation

and mitigation measures in

regional and nat’l plans

• Millions of

farmers/communities

practicing climate-smart

technologies

• Resilient agriculture for

stable food supply and

adequate access

Behavioral changes

in NEXT USERS

(ministries, research

institutions, private

sector, etc.) leads

to increase in uptake

of CCAFS generated

practices and processes

(i.e. scaling up and out)

Regional

Flagship

Priority

Research

Interventions

(carried out

in CSV areas)

END-USER IMPACTS

Localized

(site based)

evidence of

what works

NEXT USER OUTCOMESREGIONAL RESEARCH OUTPUTS



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Priority R4D interventions

F1: Climate-smart agricultural practices

1. Modalities to link climate smart

villages (CSV) with bigger

landscapes and administrative

units

2. Effective strategies and policy

measures at village to sub-

national level

3. Innovative incentive

mechanisms to support climate

smart villages and rural

development

1. CSA tool boxes for various

stakeholders and decision

support systems for policy,

planning & forecasting

2. Knowledge management

and exchange (e.g. forum,

mass media, internet and

mobile phone apps)

3. Capacity building program

(training, institutions &

facilities)





F2: Climate information services and climate informed safety nets

1. Information on farmers’ demand

for climate services and

strengthened capacity to

effectively share them.

2. Innovative schemes to

communicate appropriate

agricultural knowledge & practices

enriched with climate smart

information.

3. Early warning systems to response

mechanisms

4. Weather-related insurance in SEA

countries

1. Capacity established to

understand and act on agro-

meteorological information

needs

2. Systems enhanced to develop

high-quality historical climate

data, forecast products,

advisories, and impact outlooks

3. Communication channels

established to deliver climate

products and enable usage

enhance climate resilience.





F3: Low-emissions agricultural development

1. Approaches/strategies for up-

scaling/out-scaling mitigation

measures

2. Improved landscape governance

and effectiveness of sustainability

initiatives for agricultural industries

3. Vigorous incentive systems

practices in mitigating GHG and

CC adaptation

4. Regional support systems

1. Quantification methods +

Measuring, reporting and

verification (MRV)

2. Decision support tools and sets

of options (innovations

systems)

3. Feasibility of low-emission

agriculture tested for

compatibility with development

objectives.





F4: Policies and institutions for climate-resilient food systems

1. Policy and institution action

mapping methods and high-impact

intervention points

2. Policy information sharing platform

on CC

3. Methods for country-wide scaling-

up of CSV experiences and

analysis of CSA roadmaps

4. Recommendations for regional

and national level climate smart

agricultural policies guided by

social and gender differentiation

1. Multilingual and user friendly

knowledge-generation and sharing

platforms, at national and regional

level.

2. Transparent and efficient

stakeholder quality consultation

mechanisms from local to regional

level.

3. Effective CSA policy coordination,

implementation, and monitoring &

evaluation of options and

recommendations.



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Strategies

CCFAS SEA

CONVERGENCE

INTEGRATION

COMPLEMENTATIONMOBILIZATION

INNOVATION



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CSAs: Key agricultural activitiesfor managing risks



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Climate Smart Village Sites in SEA

Ma Village (CIAT site)

Vinh Kien commune, Yen Binh district,

Yen Bai province

Cool lowland with surrounding

upland areas

My Loi Village (ICRAF site)

Ky Son commune, Ky Anh district, Ha

Tinh province

Upland agroforestry area with

diversified lowland crops

Tra Hat Village (IRRI site)

Chau Thoi Commune, Vinh Loi district,

Bac Lieu province

Intensive rice area, saline affected

Ekxang Village (IWMI sites)

Phonhong district, Vientiane province

Drought prone rainfed with shallow

water table

Banh Pailom Village (IRRI site)

Champhone district, Savannakhet

province

Drought prone rainfed area with deep

water table

Rohar Sourng village (WorldFish site)

Prek Norinn commune, Ek Phnum

district, Battam Bang province

Seasonally flooded rainfed area

• Represent different CC challenges, agro-ecosystems and landscapes

• With existing CGIAR, government and partner activities and programs

• Small landscape

• Convergence of FP projects



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Site selection of CSVs

Rohar Sourng, Cambodia

Ekxang Village, Laos

Tra Hat Village, Cambodia

Ma Village, Vietnam My Loi Village, Vietnam

Banh Pailom Village, Laos



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