adaptation leaning labs raks thai
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Presentation on Adaptation learning labs by Raks Thai August 2012TRANSCRIPT
CC Adaptation + CDRMSustainable Communities
Raks Thai Foundation
Capacity Building Workshop on Climate Change Negotiation Process
Friday 17 August 2012, at the Amari Watergate Hotel
Raks Thai Foundation 2540/1997Member of CARE InternationalProgramsNatural Resources• Watershed Community Natural
Resources Management • Where the Rainfalls • Coastal Resiliency and CC• Community Disaster Risk ReductionDisaster Response & Preparedness• Tsunami rehabilitation• Flood response Ubon• Flood response/rehabilitation
Ayutthaya, Pathumthani • Flood response Southern regionHealth and rights• Migrant workers (HIV, TB, Malaria)• Children/women living with HIV• Youth HIV preventionEducation (leadership development) Women in Deep South provinces
LEARNING LAB• Review/analyze • Tools development • Process• Results• Impact• Case studiesCommunityAgencies, Civil societyNational Regional (Asia)
10 key steps on CBDRM process
Setting up
Community Learning
Sustainability / Scale out
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Raks Thai & CS Partners
• Raks Thai Foundation • Red Cross • Thailand Environment Institution• Sustainable Development Foundation • Southeast Asia Regional Center of the Global
Change System for Analysis, Research, and Training (START)
• RECOFT
Location of six CBDRMs in 2 sub-districts, Krabi Province
Introduction to case studies
Klong Prasong sub-disttrict
Koh Lanta sub-disttrict
DISASTERS IN BAN KOH KLANG and PROBLEMS CAUSED TO COMMUNITY
• Tsunami: (2004) caused some deaths, injuries and psychosocial effects. Damages to infrastructure & livelihoods
• Storms: (2010)damage to agriculture & fisheries (big loss of income)
• Landslides: (2007) landslides on rubber plantation, 100 rubber trees lost. Roads blocked by mud and landslides
• Floods caused by high sea level: damages to infrastructure & houses
• Drought: (2009) dry wells, rubber trees died, damages to rice paddies, shortage of water for the community
Year 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 200
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Disaster 1Disaster 2CC-ImpactCC-Impact2Human
Multi-hazard and compounded impacts
COMMUNITY Adaptation +
CDRR
SettlementInfrastruc-
ture
Gender & Rights
Natural Resources
Livelihood
POLITCAL ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL I+EQ ENVIRONMENT
Participatory Processes
• Sustainability must come from within. CC response cannot be solved from outside.
• True participation = inclusiveness and engagement of voiceless.
• Participatory process may seem more expensive at beginning but is high cost effective in long term.
Secondary data review
Community
Introduction
Community Forum for
Mapping
Historical Timeline
Livelihoods
Ranking
SWOT
Logical Framework
Proposal
Partnership review
Community level
committee
Tambon level
committee
Networking
• Improves perspectives, increases resources (technical & financial), links to advocacy
• Formal networks with agencies that have mandates
• Informal networks within community and externally
• Quality of networks • Domestic vs Remote expertise
Project activities in response to community multi-hazards
Disaster prevention and mitigation plan1. Studying on coastal resources during the dry season2. Restoration of fishery resources in local canals by installing fish-
housing using local materials and improving fish breeding areas 3. Awareness on effective water use and community rules on water
utilization by zones.4. Training on suitable plant varieties that can reduce soil erosionDisaster preparedness and response plan 5. Establishing a disaster response plan6. Establishing a community fund for environment conservation &
DRR7. Signboards showing safe areas for storm surges/tsunami 8. Loud-speaker tower at beach area of community (Chao-ood)9. Training on observation of natural indicative signs of hazards
Funding Community Initiatives
• Short term – long term• Who pays?• How to make expenses of highest value.• Equity – who get’s what? Who is saved?
Technical Social Scoping Scientific Theories
based on assumptions
Facts and uncertainty
Scientific Theories based on assumptions
Scientific Theories based on assumptions
Community
experiences and
local wisdom Community
experiences and
local wisdom Facts and uncertainty
Facts and uncertainty
Community
experiences and
local wisdom
Ta Klong
Thaklong Krabie Assure women are engaged.
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