SECURING MOUNTAIN WATER AND LIVELIHOODS PROJECT 2014-2017 FINAL REPORT AUGUST 2017 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by The Mountain Institute. 1 DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Photos taken by The Mountain Institute Staff FINAL REPORT Securing Mountain Water and Livelihoods Project Cooperative Agreement Number AID-527-A-14-00001 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: April 8, 2014 to September 30, 2017 AOR: Katia Villanueva, United States Agency for International Development of the United States Government SUBMITTED BY: The Mountain Institute AUTHORS: Jorge Recharte, Colleen O’Donnell, & Eduardo Castro ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND COPYRIGHT: This project was designed and implemented by TMI and is supported by the United States Government. SPECIAL THANKS TO: The local community members and leaders in the Waraq, Rio Yanamayo and Tres Cuencas Municipal Commonwealths, McKnight Foundation, UNESCO, CISAL, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, University of Texas, Austin, Universidad Nacional Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo, Laboratory of Water Quality Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the US Forest Service, US Department of State, the Peruvian Government, and The Mountain Institute’s Andean Program staff. AUGUST 2017 FINAL REPORT: SECURING MOUNTAIN WATER AND LIVELIHOODS i CONTENTS I. Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 II. Project Overview ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 III. Component 1. Generating Information for Adaptation ..................................................................................... 8 Strategy 1: Develop a regional information system in Ancash ............................................................................... 9 Regional Environmental Information System (SIAR) ................................................................................................................... 9 Strategy 2: Strengthen the capacities of the public university (UNASAM) to provide information ............ 12 Strengthening Public University Research Cooperation ............................................................................................................ 12 Student Research Internship “Pasantía” Program ..................................................................................................................... 15 Andean Biotic Index and CIAD Meteorological Data Smart Phone Applications .............................................................. 19 IV. Component 2. Developing Public Investment for Adaptation ....................................................................... 23 Strategy 3: Formulate policies and instruments that support climate change adaptation at the level of the Regional Government and the territories of the Municipal Commonwealths ................................................. 23 Policy support to the Regional Government and Municipal Commonwealths for adaptation ....................................... 23 Climate Change Regional Strategy ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Strategy 4: Develop capacities in municipalities, regional government, commonwealths and sectors of Ancash Region to design and fund public investment projects to support ecosystem conservation and irrigation systems ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Certificate Course in Public Investment Projects ........................................................................................................................ 27 Public Investment Project Profiles ................................................................................................................................................... 29 Strategy 5: Develop capacities among groups of women authorities to promote climate change adaptation actions that reduce the vulnerability of women and other highly vulnerable groups ................ 31 Network of Women Councilors “Regidoras” .............................................................................................................................. 31 V. Component 3. Actions for Climate Change Adaptation .................................................................................. 34 Strategy 6: Institutionalize in Huascaran Biosphere Reserve and National Park Mechanisms for the Compensation of Ecosystem Services (MRES) that benefit upland communities and ecosystems that regulate water for whole basins .................................................................................................................................. 36 Compensation For Ecosystem Services ......................................................................................................................................... 36 Strategy 7: Promote local innovative solutions identified through participatory action research ............... 39 Rapid Rural Appraisals and Participatory Action Research ..................................................................................................... 39 Climate-Proofing Communities through Local Development Plans ....................................................................................... 42 Community Initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation ............................................................................................................ 44 VI. Performance Monitoring/Results Summary ........................................................................................................ 50 VII. Performance Against Project Indicators ............................................................................................................. 57 VIII. Next Steps and Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 75 IX. Annex 1: Theory of Change .................................................................................................................................. 78 X. Annex 2: Means of Verification for USAID Indicators ...................................................................................... 79 FINAL REPORT: SECURING MOUNTAIN WATER AND LIVELIHOODS ii TABLES Table 1. Securing Mountain Water and Livelihoods Project components, results, and strategies ................ 6 Table 2. Small-scale adaptations presented by Regidoras for municipal support. ........................................... 32 Table 3. USAID 3 4.8.2-14. Number of institutions with improved capacity to address climate change issues as a result of USG assistance ........................................................................................................................... 50 Table 4. USAID 3 4.8.2-10. Amount of investment leveraged in U.S. dollars, from private and public sources, for climate change as a result of USG assistance. ................................................................................... 51 Table 5. USAID 4.8.2-6. Number of people trained in climate change as a result of US Government assistance .......................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Table 6. USAID GNRD-3. Proportion of women reported increased self-efficacy with training programs by the US government supported ............................................................................................................................... 53 Table 7. USAID 4.8.2-28. Number of laws, policies, strategies, plans, agreements or regulations addressing climate change (mitigation and adaptation) and / or biodiversity conservation proposals officially adopted or implemented as a result of the US Government assistance ........................................... 54 Table 8. USAID C12. Number of people informed and sensitized on natural resource management, biodiversity conservation and climate change as a result of USG assistance .................................................... 55 Table 9. USAID DO 3 C11. Number of studies and scientific research related to environmental issues which contribute to better management of natural resources as a result of USG assistance ...................... 56 Table 10. Performance against project indicators ................................................................................................... 57 FINAL REPORT: SECURING MOUNTAIN WATER AND LIVELIHOODS iii ACRONYMS AAA Ancash Water Authority ABI Andean Biotic Indicator ACRA Association for Community Researchers in Ancash AGRORURAL Development of Rural Agrarian Production ALA Local Water Authority (ANA) ANA National Water Authority CAMBIAR Climate Adaptation in Andean Basins CDM Clean Development Mechanism CES Compensation for Environmental Services CIAD Environmental Investigation for Development Center CISAL Canadian Federation of Municipalities CNH RCN Coupled Human Nature Systems Research Coordination