Inner page 4 Back page Front page Project Framework Field Units The GEF The SPACC Project adopts a Results Based Framework to monitor and evaluate the project Bharati Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS) progress. Various indicators are used to monitor and assess results of the project implementation at Field Unit - Allagadda: C/o A. Ramasubba Reddy, H.No. #1-5-121, Lingamaiah Street Strategic different levels. Allagadda - 518543. Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Phone: +918519-222339 | e-mail: [email protected] Pilot on Outcome 1 Output 2.1: Adaptation to Information tools and local institutional Farmers acquire skills in managing climate Centre of Applied Research and Extension (CARE) SPACC capacities developed for farmers and CBOs to variability and testing adaptation Field Unit - Achampet: H.No # 142, Venkateswara Colony, Near K.V Sub Station SPACC Climate Change make informed decisions on land and water technologies in farming systems through Achampet - 509375. Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh. management based on scientific and local participation in Climate Change Schools Phone: +918541-274164 | e-mail: [email protected] knowledge, taking into account impact of (CCS) Collective Activity for Rejuvenation of Village Arts and Environment (CARVE) climate variations. Output 2.2: Field Unit - Markapur: D.No#1-205-6-2, First Ward, Agriculture Office Lane Output 1.1 Pilot testing of alternative adaptation Markapur - 523316. Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. Reversing Environmental Degradation and Rural Poverty Completed study on local and scientific technologies and practices in SLWM Phone: +918596-226586 | e-mail: [email protected] through Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought knowledge on impacts of climate Outcome 3 Development Initiatives and People's Action (DIPA) variability/change on natural resources in A platform for land based climate change Field Unit - Giddalur: D.No.10-28-79, PR Colony, Giddalur - 523357, Prakasam District Stricken Areas in Southern India: Andhra Pradesh adaptation measures suitable to drought Andhra Pradesh. Phone: +918405-243512 | e-mail: [email protected] A Hydrological Unit Pilot Project Approach Output 1.2 prone areas developed; adaptation of a Gram Vikas Samstha (GVS) Local monitoring system of climate variability package of methods, tools and institutional Field Unit - Madanapalli: 16-619-A2, Seshappa Thota, Madanapalle - 517325 and its impacts operating approaches in support of District and State Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. Phone: +918571-230183 | e-mail: [email protected] level Natural Resource Management Output 1.3 People's Activity and Rural Technology Nurturing Ecological Rejuvenation (PARTNER) initiative to address the impacts of drought. CBOs with capacities to integrate climate Field Unit - Porumalilla: 5/310A, Opp: MRO Office, Girinagar,Badvel Road variability adaptation measures in Sustainable Output 3.1: Porumamilla, Y.S.R.District. Andhra Pradesh. Land and Water Management (SLWM) Project lessons, results, and products (CCS Phone: +918569-285048 | e-mail: [email protected] Outcome 2 Curriculum, field testing methods, Society For Sustainable Agriculture And Forest Ecology (SAFE) adaptation technology and practices Pilots on SLWM including climate variability Field Unit - Cumbum: H.NO.7-90D, C/o Syed Shaffi(Teacher), Bhagya Nagar manuals, and institutional approaches) adaptation in farming systems in drought- Near Vasavi School, Cumbum - 523333. Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. documented and disseminated Phone:+91 90322 56160 | e-mail: [email protected] prone areas. Social Awareness for Integrated Development (SAID) Field Unit - Miryalaguda: H.No.18-1527, Aruna Nilayam, Opp: Social Welfare Govt., Girls Hostel, Raghavendra Colony, Railway Station Road, Miryalaguda - 508207, Nalgonda District Project Management and Coordination Arrangements Andhra Pradesh. Phone: +918689-244059/243359 | email: [email protected] Global Environment Facility Ministry of Environment Star Youth Association (SYA) (GEF) and Forests(GOI) Field Unit - Gooty: H.No.7/1669-A, LIC Office Line, Naddimulla Complex, Anantapur Road SLEM Lead Agency Gooty - 515401, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. Phone: +91855225186 | e-mail: [email protected] Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ICFRE Technical Facilitation Implementing Agency (IA) Organization Contacts National Executive Director National Programme Coordinator (Land &Water) National Level Steering Committee(NSC) Bharati Integrated Rural Development Food and Agriculture Organization Society (BIRDS) of the United Nations (FAOUN) Project Steering BIRDS, Executive Agency (EA) Community Managed Sustainable H. No. 26/130 B-2, EVA Nest, Gnanapuram, 55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi - 110 003, India Committee Agriculture (CMSA) - Society for Elimination of Project Management Unit Nandyal (R.S), Kurnool District, Pin: 518 502, Phone: +91 11 46532205 (PSC) Rural Poverty (SERP) (PMU) A.P, India. Phone No: +91 8514 222266 State Level Department of Rural Development (GoAP) Fax No:+91 11 24620115 Building Adaptive Capacity of rural communities Fax No: +91 8514 248444 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.fao.org Partner Non Govt. Organization (NGO) in Land and Water Management Project Implementation website: http://www.birdsorg.net District Level Team (PIT) Hydrological Unit Network District Level HU Level (HUN) Government Agencies SYA O Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) GEF Inner page 1 Inner page 2 Inner page 3 FAO Initiative While leaders of the world debate on who was 2. Farmer Water Schools use a discovery and responsible for global warming and resultant experiential learning process. FWS participants changes in the climate, and who should cut meet once every 15 days in the farm/field, from down on their greenhouse gas emissions, June to May, to discuss concepts on BIRDS network embarked upon a mission to groundwater management namely, availability build the adaptive capacities of the rural of water resources, impact of available water resources on crop production, role of communities to cope with consequences of institutions in sustainable groundwater climate change and variability. Building on the management. experience of APFAMGS, BIRDS network aims 3. Crop-water Budget (CWB) involves estimation to minimize impacts of climate of groundwater balance based on the total change/variability through: mass awareness recharge and draft for a particular hydrological generation, skill development and evolving year. This estimation helps farmers make location-specific technologies and methods of informed decisions on the crops to be sown. climate-smart agriculture and water Local farmers CBOs organize CWB workshops management. Strategic Pilot on Adaptation to Climate Change (SPACC) Project at the hydrological unit level before the Rabi In the business as usual scenario, FAO would season. The workshop acts as a platform for The project “Reversing Environmental overuse of groundwater for irrigation, BIRDS have continued to support BIRDS network in sharing information on water balance, cropping pattern, groundwater dynamics of the HU, as GEF Additional Inputs Degradation and Rural Poverty through Network, with the support of the Government their endurance to build the community capacity around sustainable groundwater well as crop planning for upcoming Rabi GEF funds bring in additional environmental package of adaptation practices at each of Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought of Netherlands and Food and Agriculture season. Later, the CBO members follow up on management, through the following key benefits to the on-going FAO initiative through GEF pilot HUs. Stricken Areas in Southern India: A Organization (FAO) has engaged communities CWB decisions to review adoption of crop activities: broadening the agenda of community capacity Hydrological Unit Pilot Project Approach”, in to create a platform for community plans. 4. Institution Building Climate Change for sustainable groundwater management to also referred to as Strategic Pilot on Adaptation management of groundwater systems, through 1. Participatory Hydrological Monitoring 4. Groundwater Monitoring Committees (GMCs) Adaptation Committees (CCACs) manage building adaptive capacity of rural community to Climate Change (SPACC) Project is what is now popularly known as the Andhra (PHM) sensitizes individual groundwater are the farmer institutions at the habitation level the climate monitoring system at the implemented in 9 Hydrological Units, spread Pradesh Farmer Managed Groundwater users on judicious use of groundwater. It that monitor groundwater resources in the for sustainable land and water management, habitation and hydrological unit level over 143 habitations of the extent of about Systems (APFAMGS) Project. It is to this improves the users understanding of local particular habitation. GMCs federate into through the following key activities: and disseminate information and 134,442 ha, covering a population of initiative that BIRDS network is engaged with, groundwater resource characteristics. This Hydrological Unit Networks (HUNs) at the 1. Monitoring Climate Variables The existing knowledge on climate variability/change. 204,567. The Project is financed by the Global the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is helps local communities to form a Hydrological Unit level. In all, 638 GMCs and climate monitoring system generates data on This includes identification of site for Environment Facility (GEF), under its Focal providing