→ CAPACITY STRENGTHENING A HIGH ALTITUDE RESILIENCE: COMPLEMENTARY The goal is to develop capacities that enable self-management in local actors to design and implement their own adaptation actions to the effects of climate change, and develop skills through innovative, simple and replicable practices that arise from CHALLENGE AN ABILITY TO FACE MEASURES collective knowledge construction between communities and technicians. a climate change event The strengthening of capacities is oriented towards the knowledge of ter- ritory elements with special emphasis on water regulation such as soil, bio- The Colombian capital, Bogotá, as well as its 21 sur- In this context, the Ministry of Environment and Sus- diversity, and efficient water management. Therefore, from knowledge, The project will benefit at least 65 families in the area.From a com- The project has generated great technical knowledge, but the most relevant outcome is the rounding municipalities, benefit from water and other tainable Development, together with Conservation Inter- market potential and territorial environmental offer, families can run their services provided by the high Andean ecosystems national, have been implementing since 2015 the project prehensive analysis of the territory and the state of conservation knowledge exchange that occurs between the scientific and the local. The development on a hu- farms in the short, medium and long term. of the Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero strategic conser- Adaptation to Climate Impacts on the Water supply and of the natural resources of the Area, the project was able to man scale proposed by Manfred Max Neef, as well as the contributions of the Association for Rural vation area. This includes: 2 departments, 22 munic- regulation in the Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero area. The establish the environmental, socio-cultural and economic WATER Development, have been key to simultaneously develop mechanisms for adaptation to climate ipalities, more than 550 thousand hectares, 6 environ- project is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) situation of each of the beneficiary families, and thus CONSERVATION change based on ecosystems (AbE), and complementary mechanisms that strengthen community mental authorities and more than 10 million people. In and administered by the Inter-American Development identify which elements of the family-farm-communi- SOIL capacities, foster knowledge management and influence the life plans of rural families: other words, this area is responsible for the current Bank (IDB). It has four strategic partners with that shares ty relationship should be strengthened to reduce CONSERVATION and future socio-economic development not only of its objectives: the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and vulnerability and increase resilience in the face of climate change. the capital, but also of the entire region. However, cli- Environmental Studies (IDEAM); the Regional Autonomous CREATION OF LOCAL mate change threatens natural resources, particularly Environmental Corporation of Cundinamarca (CAR); the EMPLOYMENT → water availability. Bogota Water Utility and the Regional Autonomous Envi- FOREST EXISTENTIAL NEEDS(ACTION) ronmental Corporation of Guavio (Corpoguavio). CONSERVATION FIGURES 1 DIVERSITY OF 13 2 THE PRODUCTIVE → PRIORITY BASINS SYSTEM DEPENDENCY ON EXTERNALITIES 12 3 PROJECT LOCATION IN THE PARAMO HYDROLOGICAL UNIT BOGOTÁ RIVER BASIN STUDIED SUB BASIN MUNICIPALITIES COMPLEX The project understands resilience as the ability of GUANDOQUE 11 PROPERTY 4 NEUSA RIVER BASIN TAUSA / COGUA GUERRERO a socio-ecosystem to cope » NEUSA RIVER RIVER BASIN AND FAMILY with a dangerous or dis- RESILIENCE 65 100 6 turbing event. This implies Beneficiary families partic- Public officials from Minis- Peasant leaders trained in SISGA RESERVOIR SAN FRANCISCO SESQUILÉ/GUATAVITA CHINGAZA responding or reorganizing 10 5 FAMILY ipated in an exchange of tries, environmental author- participatory community moni- » SISGA RESERVOIR HYDROLOGICAL UNIT RIVER BASIN MARKETING ADAPTIVE COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT knowledge on agroecology at ities and research institutes toring, through an exchange of in such a way that it can pre- CHANNELS CAPACITY serve its essential function, the La Cosmopolitana farm in received training at the “Cli- experiences in San Vicente de TOMINÉ RESERVOIR CHIPATÁ 6 TO BE » GUASCA CHINGAZA 9 TO DO Restrepo, Meta. mate change management in Chucurí, Santander. SIECHA RIVER HYDROLOGICAL UNIT RIVER BASIN identity and structure, while maintaining its capacity for environmental and territorial 8 7 planning” course, developed adaptation, learning and L TUNJUELITO RIVER CHISACÁ O jointly with the Pontifical Xavie- LOCALITY OF USME (D.C.) SUMAPAZ » CHISACÁ RIVER transformation. BASIN RIVER BASIN C E rian University. A PRODUCTS TO HAVE TO STAY PARTICIPATION IN G L TO SELL N Source: GEF High Mountain Project F ORGANIZATIONS A A C H T C O E R FOOD T This group of indicators is applied to each beneficiary family S SECURITY A as an input to estimate the level of intervention required, and T M H LI to guide the selection of ecological restoration or rehabilita- A → WE DON’T WORK ALONE tion, productive reconversion and strengthening measures T C WHERE DO for the most convenient local organizations for each case. CULTURAL F I N VALUES O Prepared by: GEF High Mountain Project. FL TECHNICAL TS We have analysed the situation and joined forces with local organizations that know the territory and carry out UE KNOWLEDGE EC continuing processes. We have grown stronger together. Among these groups, the following stand out: NC FF WE START? E F E E → COMPLEMENTARY MECHANISMS INCLUDE: Science for decision making in vulnerable territories AM TH ILY RESILIENCE TO Arts Collegium: through photography and video, girls, boys and young people from Guatavita, Sesquilé and Guasca learn, recognize and appropriate their natural environment, striving for generational sustainability. COMMUNITY MONITORING. The effects of changing climate on the daily activities of peasant families pose the chal- Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Guatavita (Ameg): this association is part of the initiative to lenge of understanding weather behavior in greater depth, on a daily basis. The use of strengthen entrepreneurship and value chains from the transformation of milk. Many Ameg members are linked →APPLYING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE FOR ADAPTATION IN THE TERRITORY simple technology to record and monitor climate, humidity and precipitation variables is to the project through their farms; therefore, they are part of an ongoing strengthening process. giving communities the possibility to make more accurate decisions about planting, harvesting and natural events that would otherwise affect their crops and conse- Sesquilé Women Association (Amuses): this association is in charge of the restoration of the San Fran- quently make them vulnerable. cisco river basin. It is an example of how gender equity and restoration go hand in hand. Many Amus- →SCIENCE FOR es members are linked to the project through their farms; therefore, they are part of an ongoing DECISION MAKING The community monitoring network in the San Francisco River basin strengthening process. →AGREEMENTS was consolidated more than five months ago. WITH FAMILIES AND Sabias Montañeras: INSTITUTIONS through multimedia elements, this collective seeks to exalt the integral Analysis of • Vulnerability Analysis role of rural women, highlighting their traditional trades, their ability to keep their customs sensitivity latent and their relationship with the territory in which these tasks are carried out. factors, par- • Local Families (small potato ticularly water • Water Regulation resource, and Rural Lifestyles and milk producers) Bosque Nativo: this association helps the project carry out the implementation of ecologi- and adaptive capacity • Adaptation and Conversion of cal restoration strategies in the municipality of Tausa. according • Expected • Strategic Public Land Production Systems (potato/cattle) to the social Changes in the Weather for Water Regulation conditions of the Sisga-San and Water Supply • Ecological Restoration and Francisco • Local Priorities river microba- (private and public) Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas sin. Prepared → by: GEF High OUR IMPACTS Mountain • Adaptation measures imple- Project. mented in public and private →ADAPTATION properties STRATEGIES We contribute to fulfilling Colombia’s commitments to the Paris Agreement, es- pecially in relation to the goals of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in terms of →ADAPTATION adaptation to climate change. The communities in paramos and high mountains area, 2) the possible impact that climate change will OF PRODUCTIVE P PRACTICES h o are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. have on the ability of these areas to supply and regulate t We articulate government institutions with private companies to fulfill the project’s goals. o : In these socio-ecosystems, which have been historically water in climate change scenarios, 3) socio-ecological C l a u d inhabited, several production systems have been devel- vulnerability with emphasis on social, economic, cultural i We monitor climate communally to obtain daily information at a local (farm) level, which facilitates a P oped, including potato monoculture and dairy production, and gender issues, and, 4 we have led the implementa- a t decision-making and adaptation to climate variability and change. i r c i with very significant environmental and social impacts. tion of