Presentation by Dr. Buddika Hapuarachchi, Technical Advisor, Disaster Risk Reduction, UNDP
Technical Session 02: Climate Change Adaptation
Experience Sharing Forum on Climate Smart Initiatives of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Next – A blue Green Era – Conference and Exhibition 2017
16 – 17 October 2017, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka
resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability and Extreme events through an integrated approach to water management
1. Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
RESILIENCE OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND
EXTREME EVENTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO WATER MANAGEMENT
CLIMATE RESILIENT INTEGRATED
WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECTCRIWMP
2. Build the resilience of the
poor like Ganga (36, mother
of 4 children in Kurunegala in
the Dry Zone) and her family
and those in vulnerable
situations to climate related
extreme events and disasters.
To strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers,
particularly women, in the Dry Zone through improved
water management to enhance lives and livelihoods
Project Objective
4. • 770,500 (of which 51% female) men, women and children will be
directly benefited from improved access to water for agriculture and
drinking, and improved climate related advanced warning.
• At least another 1,179,874 (of which 51% female) living in the three
river basin and adjacent districts will be indirectly benefited from
improved services from Agrarian Service Centers and early warning
systems on weather.
Target
beneficiaries
5. 1. Upgrading village irrigation systems and promoting climate
resilient farming practices in three river basins of the Dry Zone
2. Enhancing decentralized water supply and management
solutions to provide access to safe drinking water to vulnerable
communities
3. Strengthening climate and hydrological observing and
forecasting systems to enhance water management and
adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers to droughts and
floods.
Outputs
6. Implementing Partner:
•Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
Responsible Parties:
•Department of Agriculture
•National Water Supply and Drainage Board
•Department of National Community Water Supply
•Department of Agrarian Development
•Ministry of Disaster Management
Project Implementation
7. Output Description GCF Grant
(USD,
Million)
GoSL Grant
(USD,
Million)
Budget
(USD,
Million)
1 Upgrading village irrigation systems and promoting
climate-resilient farming practices in three river
basins of the Dry Zone
21.04 7.14 28.18
2 Enhancing climate resilient, decentralized water
supply and management solutions
9.90 6.11 16.01
3 Strengthening climate and hydrological observing
and forecasting system to enhance water
management and adaptive capacity
3.65 0.75 4.40
4 Project Management 3.48 - 3.48
TOTAL 38.08 14.00 52.08
Project Budget and Duration
Project Duration : July 2017 – June 2024
8. Targeted
beneficiaries
• Looking at both top-down and bottom-up approaches for
adaptation
• Taking integrated water management approach through cascade
water resource development and management planning
• Coping strategies exist, but for climate change adaptation
communities need further inputs
• Natural boundaries are targeted rather than administrative
boundaries
Key highlights about the approach
In the WB assessment, the identification of the priority coastal lines (Yellow line) and high-value priority coastal lines (Red line) was done by identifying residential areas through a review of Google Earth.
In the WB assessment, the identification of the priority coastal lines (Yellow line) and high-value priority coastal lines (Red line) was done by identifying residential areas through a review of Google Earth.