Project: Integrating climate resilience into agricultural production for food security in rural areas of Mali...and scaling up... Fifth annual Investment Days - IFAD - Case study - Caterina BATELLO William SETTLE Mohamed SOUMARE Monica PETRI FAO Plant Production and Protection Division
CONTEXT and JUSTIFICATION Since 1968 Lower average rainfall Drying of streams and lakes Progressive deterioration of ecosystems Loss of grazing lands Inadequate agricultural production Low investment capacity of rural populations Climate change projections by 2025 Increased average temperatures from 2.71 C to 4.51 C Decreased rainfall averages ( 11%) Increased frequency and severity of "extreme weather events" (drought and floods) Unexpected pace of the 2012 rainy season This presages Decreased food security due to declining agricultural production And increased vulnerability of rural populations
Adaptation Objective To enhance the capacity of Mali s agricultural sector to successfully cope with Climate Change, by incorporating Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) concerns and strategies into on-going agricultural development initiatives and mainstreaming CCA issues into agricultural policies and programming Duration of project: 4 years 2011/2015 Contour Trenching PLASA
NAPA priorities Priority Ranking Project priorities for Climate Change Adaptation in Mali 1 st Dissemination of improved varieties adapted to the climatic conditions of major food crops (millet, sorghum, maize and rice) 2 nd Extension of plant and animal species best adapted to climatic conditions 6 th Use of meteorological information to improve agricultural production and contribute to food security 12 th Awareness, and organizing people for the preservation of a natural resources (development of local agreements reforestation and agroforestry) 14 th Cultural development actions CES / DRS and composting a a a a 16 th Development of training program for people for simple technologies for adaptation to climate change a
Adaptation & Adoption of Improved Practices Improved water management and conservation of soil moisture will increase drought resistance and help ensure sufficient production and food security Contour Trenching Water Capture techniques Local varieties improved Seed multiplication systems improved (sorghum) 5
Measures Used Varietal tests 15km/10km for the benefit of three villages Sorghum Rice Cotton Farmer observations Mechanical placement of microdose fertilizer 4 varieties of sorghum and cowpea 1 6
Using a participatory approach tool "climate proofing" Participatory identification and prioritization of adaptation measures to climate Results Inscription of CCA as a priority in local policies and action plans 7
Lessons Learned - Mali project Multiple actors (including other GEF projects) and targeting of interventions leads to Increased efficiencies Taking into account CC at district level and national programmes Farmer Field Schools (FFS) : a framework for participation and experimentation by farmers on practices related to CC Local knowledge first must be capitalized Political support (NAPA) leads to better decisions about managing the effects of climate change.
Scaling up FAO GEF climate change adaptation projects in Africa Ongoing scaling up Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP)
Lessons learned and opportunities for scaling up... (1) Mainstream CCA into long established interventions (i.e. FFS) Use ecosystem approach for integrated development and small farmers/herders climate resilience Elaborate tools harmonizing interventions between countries (i.e. SHARP, tool for famers/herders selfassessment used for planning and monitoring) Collaboration with ongoing projects and programmes
I n t e g r a t i o n FFS/APFS integrating CCA Local population resilience Agro- biodiversity Sustainable approach Environmental conservation Agriculture Livestock Agro-ecosystem approach Natural resources management Policies
Climate resilient agro-pastoral field schools Natural resources management Use of local agro-biodiversity (crops, pastures, and forage trees) Scaling-up agro-meteo information Recycling to close fertility gap (functional diversity of crop and livestock) Policy support
SHARP Self-evaluation and Holistic Assessment of climate Resilience of farmers and Pastoralists Holistic understanding of farm system resilience; A herder/ farmer centred approach; A participatory, flexible and learning approach to project small scale intervention planning, implementation and monitoring & evaluation; Stakeholder Engagement; Climate resilience does not equal development. Work in progress to develop SHARP 13
Lessons learned for scaling up... (2) Beyond technical aspects invest in rural areas: Alliances Building on knowledge sharing, Innovation (and farmers innovation), Adaptation policies
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