Climate Change Adaptation in the tropical Andes

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The initiative of systematization is identified by the need of exchange and disseminate experiences under development, both to plan new projects and to promote best practices in the field of agricultural production and natural resource management, as well as issues concerning management, organization and community participation, all within the strategies to increase the availability, access and use of foods to reduce levels of food insecurity. The Field Documents systematized in the context of TCP/RLA/3112 (TCP/RLA/3217) contain the information the selected good practices were based upon. The documents include detailed information on socio economic, institutional and environmental context of the pilot sites and information on good practices, results and reflections or conclusions.

Bolivia

GOOD AGROECOLOGICAL, LIVESTOCK AND NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR RISK REDUCTION IN BENI, BOLIVIA

Natural disasters worldwide have produced countless human losses, especially in recent decades, affecting mainly agricultural production and Bolivia is one of the countries of the region strongly affected. Due to the combination of causes and sources of natural and man-made hazards that cause damage to the main productive activities, this documents analyzes good practices in the region that have been identified and systematized which manage to reduce or prevent different levels of damage.

GOOD PRACTICE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE RISKS PREVENTION AND MITIGATION IN THE INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES OF JACH’A SUYU PAKAJAQI IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND IN OMASUYOS, IN THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS

Climate change is a concern for small farmers who are in the Bolivian highlands, affecting their livelihoods. For this, practical measures are required for prevention and mitigation of damage caused by extreme climatic events (frost, drought, hailstorms and floods), a requirement which can be summarized as the need for an agricultural risk management, as these two activities are the basis for food security and incomes of small farmers living in daily risk. In this context, this document presents the systematization of the most successful local practices, presenting the economic and institutional frameworks I which they are implemented.

Ecuador

GOOD PRACTICES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TUNGURHAUA VULCANO ERUPTION

In 2006, the Tungurahua volcano began its latest eruption processes, affecting some 30,000 people. This document systematizes the good practices at the community level for risk management of natural and man-made disasters that affect the food security of communities vulnerable to the Tungurahua. This systematization is an analytical reconstruction process, both from an institutional perspective, as well as a socila perspective on the capacities of members of a society or community, in this case farmers, to face shocks and hazards, preventing and minimizing the damage, mitigating the effects of adverse events to ensure the provision of food and agricultural production.

GOOD PRACTICES FOR WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN QUIJOS AND CHACO (NAPO) MUNICIPALITIES

The use of renewable natural resources and watersheds in Ecuador can be characterized largely spontaneous or based on the need to use a particular resource, but not for a planned process, although this is changing now. In the Napo River Basin, which is the most important means of transportation in the Ecuadorian Amazon, it is possible to identify concrete actions for land management with the purpose optimizing planning and fostering development.

GOOD PRACTICES FOR NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE CHONE WATERSHED

This document systematizes the good practices at community level in preparation for natural disasters affecting the food security in the Chone river watershed and provides an overview of practices thropught the upper, middle and low parts of the watershed. In the lower part, with the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem through community management of the Corazon and Fragata islands, in the middle part of the watershed, focusing on the increasing of resilience in the silvopastoral system and finally, in the upper part of the watershed, with the cultivation of fruit trees.

Peru

EXPERIENCIES OF AGROFORESTRY, INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT AND SEED MANAGEMENT IN PUNO AND CUSCO

Farmers in the rural communities of Cuyuni and Jullicunca, in Cusco, as well as those of the communities of Taype and Janac Ayllu Escalera in Puno, act considering productive relationships, their environment and their experiences in the community. This document systematizes some good practices of natural resources management, as sustainable farming and forestry techniques have been introduced, which replace migratory and predatory agriculture. These techniques are sustainable at the environmental, economic and social levels in the context of climate change, and include good practices such as forestry and agroforestry systems, management of seed potato and integrated crop management among others.

EXPERIENCES IN TERRACES AND INFILTRATION DITCHES IN CUSCO

Natural resources management practices in the districts of Ccatca, Ocongate and Carhuayo, in Cusco introduced by the National Watershed Management and Soil Conservation Programme (PRONAMACHCS) are experiences of natural disaster prevention replicable in areas with similar ecosystems in the Andean region of Peru. This document systematizes the experience of slow formation terraces, with the aim of controlling erosion, improve soil fertility and incorporate new areas for agriculture, guaranteeing both food and economic sustainability in the household.

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EXPERIENCES OF TECNICHAL IRRIGATION THROUGH MICRO RESERVOIRS IN CAJAMARCA

The Condebamba district is considered as one of the poorest in Cajamarca. In the context of erratic rainfall patterns, traditional irrigation practices have very low efficiency levels, leading to problems of erosion with environmental, economic and social impacts for local communities. In order to improve this situation, families are experiencing the implementation of family reservoirs. This farming irrigation systems is aimed for farms located on slopes. Its operation is based on the hydraulic pressure generated by the weight of the water column and the gradient between the reservoir and irrigation points downhill.

GOOD PRACTICES ON LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT IN THE CAYLLOMA COMMUNITY IN AREQUIPA

Andean communities face adverse weather events that put at stake their agricultural livelihoods, with implications for food security. In this context, the community of Caylloma received support from institutions for the recovery of livestock capital. Support actions included the introduction of veterinary kits and organizational practices to use it sustainably by the community; the building of shelters for the cattle against weather conditions, and good practices for proper feeding of livestock.

GOOD PRACTICES FOR CAMELID AND SHEEP BREEDING IN CONDOROMA, CUSCO

The main economic activity in the Condoroma community is alpaca and sheep raising, the only species which adapted to the harsh climatic conditions of the area. However, there is a misuse of existing pastures and poor livestock practices, with consequences on the quality of products and price levels that can be obtained for them. To improve conditions, sustainable practices to increase the production of this sector were introduced.

GOOD PRACTICES ON INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN SALLICANCHA AND JULLICUNCA, CUSCO

The Jullicunca and Sallicancha communities in Cusco are located 3,000 masl and have been repeatedly affected by phenomena such as drought, frost, snowstorms, etc, with adverse impacts on agricultural activities. The main activity is farming, being the most important, sheep and cattle raising. Currently, these communities with the support of institutions, are introducing good practices for the recovery and conservation of natural resources, including reforestation to increase the absorption levels in the soil humidity; nurseries, for seedling production of native and foreign species, and infiltration trenches, to retain rainwater and preserve moisture in the soil.

last updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013