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CONTENT
CLIMATE ADAPTED VILLAGES ..........................................................................S. 4
CAV IN 1,2,3 .............................................................................................................S. 6
To know ............................................................................................................ s. 8
To do ........................................................................................................ s. 8
To sustain................................................................................................... s. 8
CAV IN PRACTICE .............................................................................................. s. 10
Vulnerability assessment ...........................................................................s. 12
Adaptation plan .................................................................................s. 15
CAV IN HONDURAS ........................................................................................... s. 16
Enforce conservation areas ...................................................................... s. 20
Green warriors ..............................................................................................s. 21
Data collection and mapping .....................................................................s. 22
Bridge builders ............................................................................................. s. 24
Diversity in the fields .................................................................................. s. 28
The youth are committed........................................................................... s. 32
Health is a priority ....................................................................................... s. 34
With the mayor on their side ..................................................................... s. 36
CAV LEARNINGS ............................................................................................. s. 38
CLIMATE ADAPTED
VILLAGES
in local communities.
When CAV is implemented within a larger
CAV IN 1-2-3
areas.
long-run.
TO
KNOW
TO DO
TO
SUSTAIN
1. TO KNOW
Knowledge and assessment
The first stage of CAV raises awareness about im-
2. TO DO
Planning and implementation
At this stage, the adaptation plan is prepared. The results
3. TO SUSTAIN
Sustainability of adaptation measures
The Development Fund supports communities in their
Worst year ever: This year has been the worst ever. First, there was no rain, and most of the corn dried up, then we planted
beans, but we experienced a periode of heavy showers making the beans rot. Now we need to plant other varieties of corn
and beans, which are more resistant; we need to plant fruit trees and vegetables also says Angela Gmez who is a farmer
and a board member of the local cooperative ESMUCOL.
A visionary goal: Our goal is that the climate adapted villages in Santa Cruz become a national project anchored in the
government of Honduras, says Omar Gallardo from FIPAH - Development Funds local partner in Honduras. He has drawn a
map of Santa Cruz micro-watershed, where the local villages have joined through the Steering Committee for the adaptation
plan of Santa Cruz.
CAV IN PRACTICE
A guide to climate adaptation on the ground
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vulnerability assessment, it is important that the facilitator of the process is a good motivator, in order to en-
climate change, and ensure that the necessary information is provided, so stakeholders can participate more
actively. Using highly skilled people and reports that
have sufficient knowledge, both about the methodologies and the topics, so he or she is able to explore
important questions that may arise from groups work
during the vulnerability assessment process.
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The Development Fund encourages womens participation, by insisting on involving women in decisionmaking in all steps of the CAV process. Women takes
in place so women can participate actively in decision-making and not just on paper.
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Assessment
new ones.
Additional data lends more credibility to the vulnerability assessment report. Relevant data can be found
on local livelihoods.
finalize the report, which is then presented and valirelevant stakeholders that took part in the vulnerability
analysis.
1. See http://www.careclimatechange.org/tk/cba/en and publication on Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis. Handbook.
(2009).
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available funds.
cover maintenance costs it may be necessary to estabcompensation systems should be discussed during the
Subcommittees
are
responsable
for
Financial resources
When the climate adaptation plan is in place, The
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CAV IN HONDURAS
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eople in Honduras can feel the consequences participativa (FIPAH). FIPAH has for the last 15
of a changing climate in their daily lives.
years been working to increase food security of
The country is one of the poorest in Central
1. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)-UN: country profile Honduras 2014..
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within a micro-watershed
each farmer uses the soil, the forest, plants and animals
of neighbors and of the different villages was an
important part of the planning. Participants from the
four villages have been involved in the whole CAV
government (and other potential donors) how adaptation can be planned and implemented at a local level.
cooperative
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3000 meters above sea level, with lush forests and fer-
tional organizations. Our dream is that our way of orproject, says Gallardo.
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GREEN WARRIORS
Stronger when organized
People in La Paz have always been quick to mobi-
replant the trees. But not a single tree has been planted
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FIPAH. Her tasks are collecting data from the field, in-
micro- watershed.
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BRIDGE BUIDERS
Infrastructure an important part
of the value chain
Major oods have destroyed many of the bridges in
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Broken Bridge:
Left: Scarlet Bautista Snchez
and Luisa Gmez Garca,
volunteers for FIPAH, they are
looking at the damages after the
flood. The coffee is transported
to be sold to merchants in Jesus
dOtotro town. It is urgent that a
permanent bridge is put in place.
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Challenging roads: This is the main road; twelve villages use it to get to
The volunteers:
and from town. It is still possible to drive on it, but when it starts to rain
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Further up the valley, a smaller bridge was taken by the ood. Without it, the children
Saturdays market.
in mountain villages cant get to school, and no one can send fruits and vegetables to
The Steering Committee of Santa Cruz had to take action, they couldnt wait for an
answer from the municipality. With volunteers, fundraising and project funding, the
new suspension bridge was constructed.
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DIVERSITY ON FARMS
Spreading the risk for better
climate change adaptation
Steering committee member, Ignacia Vsquez, from
El Injerto is passionate about bean cultivation. She
walks from one bean row to another in the steep field,
In the local seed bank, the best seeds from all over
Diversity enthusiast:
Ignacia Vsquez sows beans,
corn, herbs and vegetables on
every vacant spot. She sends
the best seeds back to the
local seed bank.
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cultivate several plant varieties because of the unpreafter her husband was shot in the street by unknown
assassins. Marina is pointing to her fields; some plants
Dead beans
Marina Turcios has only a
single bouquet of beans left.
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on the market, but this year there has not been anything
to put aside.
I have not done this for a long time, but I have certainly
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Coffee pollution: When coffee producers wash coffee beans in the river, it contaminates the water. The waste from the
coffee beans sucks out the oxygen, and the water changes its color to a greyish yellow. The Steering Committee of Santa
Cruz has taught coffee producers how to build wells in order to filter waste water from their coffee production. Marina
Bautista is one of these coffee produces; here she is standing in front of her well.
maize varieties to find which variety is best suited for the growing
conditions on her farm. The seeds that performs best is kept for the
next season.
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Experienced farmer: Edwin Lpez (18) has received guidance while testing
different types of coffee to find the ones that are best adapted to the local
conditions. He is ambitious, and dreams of starting his own coffee factory
with a group of friends.
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experienced farmer.
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HEALTH IS A PRIORITY
Marina Turcios spends lots of time and effort
on the voluntary work.
voluntary work.
Many are undernourished, and it is important to diagnose it before the children are harmed by it.
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Future generations: Diana Bautista (17) is about to become a mother. The distance to the hospital in town was too long for women about to give
birth; there they were risking their own and the childs health on the long trip. Because of the health clinic women can now give birth locally, in a safe
environment.
Health is a priority: The local health clinic is important in the area, as the roads are often blocked during the rainy season. The
doctor comes once a month and all pregnant women can come for regular check-ups. All children are weighed, measured and
examined to detect symptoms of diseases and malnutrition. Diana Exely Artioiga and her son Joseph Naum Cabrera are among
those benefiting from these services.
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de Otoro town.
says Cantarero.
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CAV
LESSONS LEARNED
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he key to success for local climate adaptation is building strong local institutions,
this is the most important lesson we
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funds are used for direct investments, and the remaining 50% is used for microcredit loans to individuals;
- both physically and mentally. Voluntary work is important for the projects, and people volunteer because
they see that it benefits all.
Available funds
Conducting a vulnerability assessment and designing
important elements in this funding scheme. The importance of implementing local adaptation plans was also
raised at the national level in Honduras, which will
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