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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
Countries:
Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
Cities:
Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Colombia, Peru
Basins: Magdalena
Project SDGs:
Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the project and its locations.
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Project Tags:
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Nature-Based Solutions
Conservation Agriculture/Agronomy
Progress to Date: 45 Stakeholders engaged with
Services Needed: Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Desired Partner: Labour Organization
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Sep. 01, 2014  »  Dec. 01, 2018
Project Website: amazonlandscapes.org/our-work
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: pool
Project Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, PROCESS: Insufficient stakeholder engagement
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

Project Overview

The project aimed at developing the capacity of the national environmental authorities and local farmers in the Amazonian regions of Peru and Colombia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. To achieve this, it supported the development and implementation of sustainable land use measures that help to preserve carbon sinks in selected pilot regions. The first stage involved analyzing the impacts of climate change on th…

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The project aimed at developing the capacity of the national environmental authorities and local farmers in the Amazonian regions of Peru and Colombia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. To achieve this, it supported the development and implementation of sustainable land use measures that help to preserve carbon sinks in selected pilot regions. The first stage involved analyzing the impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector and on water-related ecosystem services and thus identifying the need for adaptation. In consideration of the needs of local communities, the project introduced customised, sustainable land use measures and increased the expertise of its partners in the fields of monitoring and evaluation. It demonstrated possible ways in which Peru and Colombia may use these land use measures to achieve the ambitious goals they set themselves in the field of climate change mitigation.

Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought, PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Heightened agreement on priority basin water challenges, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: Pool funding (i.e., joint funding of several partners)
Challenges: RESOURCES: Lack of financial resources, PROCESS: Insufficient stakeholder engagement

Project Narrative

Project information was disseminated over various social media platforms like twitter with (#AmazonianLandscapes), the project (website www.amazonlandscapes.org) and the institutional blog. A communication video of the project’s advances is available in English (www.youtube.com/…) and Spanish (www.youtube.com/…). National Agrarian University La Molina (UNALM) - Peru Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. - PIK) - Germany Research Center for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (CIPAV) - Colombia SINCHI Amazonian Institute of Scientific Research - Colombia The Peruvian Amazon Research Institute (IIAP) - Peru University of the Amazon - Colombia

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International Climate Initiative (IKI) is one of the most important instruments of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) for the international financing of climate change mitigation and biodiversity. IKI operates within the framework … Learn More


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