Strengthening agro-climatic monitoring and information systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR

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1 Photo: CC 4.0 Strengthening agro-climatic monitoring and information systems (SAMIS) to improve adaptation to climate change and food security in Lao PDR

2 LRIMS AEZ OBJECTIVES 1. To enhance national and provincial levels monitoring, analysis, communication and use of agro-meteorological data and in formation for decision-making in relation to agriculture and food security. 2. To improve monitoring and analysis of agricultural production systems by strengthening Land Resources Information Management Systems (LRIMS) and Agro-Ecological Zoning (AEZ) to support agricultural policies and climate-change adaptation. EXPECTED IMPACT Government adopts improved national policies and local adaptation strategies informed by enhanced information to support sustainable agriculture and livelihoods. BENEFITS The project will develop scenarios for policies and plans for agriculture and natural resource management at national and provincial levels in Lao PDR. Improved agrometeorological network and natural resources information system. Improved intra and inter-institutional coordination, and inclusion of information into the national e-government system. Pilot information flow will benefits decision makers and smallholders in Xe Champone and Beung Kiat Ngong with a specific attention to gender and women activities. At national level capacity on geographical information and agro-meteorological will be enhanced. At local level, capacity to use information generated by the project will be improved.

3 Component 1/ Agroclimatic monitoring and analysis The project enhances the existing agro-meteorological networks and develops the infrastructure, procedures and capacity to provide high quality data and information services. Agrometeorological station network 15 stations will be installed and 15 will be upgraded Improved data coding and communication Connectivity between stations, provincial and national centres will be enhanced Standards for monitoring, processing and analysis A calibration laboratory and required analytical capability will be established Standard operating procedures Harmonization of procedure, update of guidelines and handbooks, appropriate staff training Close collaboration with partner projects investing in agrometeorological forecast and infrastructure upgrades will ensure harmonized and integrated activities, effective flow of information and enhanced support to local and national decision makers. Photo: FAO/Monica Petri

4 Component 2/ Land Resources Information Management System (LRIMS) and National Agro-Ecological Zoning (NAEZ) Design policy options and guide land management planning for sustainably, enhancing food security and supporting risk response in a context of current and future climate change. lrims National Agro-Ecological Zoning (NAEZ) Socio-Agricultural Vulnerability Analysis (SAVA) Climate change Biophysical analysis AVAILABILITY Present & future ProduCtIVItY workflow & designing Socio-economic analysis Capacity ACCESS & UTILIZATION livelihood responses IMPaCt Policy Response Scenarios Monitoring Risk zoning/hotspots Multi-criteria analysis Policy options & trade-off Systems at Risk (SAR) SAMIS will use the Land Resources Information Management System (LRIMS), the National Agro-Ecological Zoning (NAEZ) and the Socio-Agricultural Vulnerability Analysis (SAVA) to analyse Systems at Risk (SAR). LRIMS is a data integration and analysis system for land suitability evaluation and for modelling land responses. NAEZ is a spatial analysis system quantifying land productivity based on the FAO Agro-Ecological Zones methodology. SAVA uses geo-referred census variables and socio-economic parameters to characterize vulnerability to hazards.

5 Component 3/ Knowledge management and dissemination Improved ability to apply climate information, create scenarios and test and adapt resilient strategies. Knowledge and information Farmer Field Schools (FFS) Will disseminate and test adaptive lessons learned and training in 2 provinces (Savannakhet and Champassak). Community/Farmers Knowledge ManageMent agencies/ngos Project Monitoring and Evaluation Project participatory monitoring system. Communication and information sharing adaptation planners policy-makers Effective decision making Will disseminate best practice and lessons learnt. Workshops at national, provincial and local levels will reach a wider audience. Will enhable informed decision making for national and local level policy makers. SAMIS will improve local level climate information services and will share them together with production scenarios to support local level planning and smallholders adaptation strategies through appropriate Farmer Field School curricula for climate change adaptation. Photo: FAO/K. Pratt

6 Viengxai Manivong National Project Director Head of Planning and Cooperation Division Tel (0) (0) Monica Petri Project Coordinator Tel +856 (0) Some rights reserved. This work is available under a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) Souphanouvong Avenue, Ban Akat, Sikhothabong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR Postal office: PO Box 2903, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR FAO 2019 I7755EN/1/01.19