Environmental
Adaptation, Climate Change, Physical Works, Gender, Water, Reforestation, Municipality
Location
Saint Christopher
Date
June, 2019 – June, 2023
Budget
US$9,953,692.35
Contribution
US$9,953,692.35
Theme
Integrated water resources management and rural development with two components:
Community-level implementation of climate-resilient water resource management activities.
2. Building capacity in key institutions and communities for long-term climate change risk management.
Funded by
The main objective of the program is to increase the resilience and adaptability to the impacts and climate risks on water resources of rural communities in the province of San Cristóbal.
The project's contributions to increasing resilience and adaptation to climate change in San Cristóbal Province are: increasing institutional and community capacity for coordinated integrated water resource management; construction of community aqueducts for potable water supply; livelihood diversification through the establishment of model agroforestry farms; and the participation of women in leadership and empowerment for community development.
Community-level implementation of climate-resilient water resource management activities
1.1. Community water supply and management plans developed for 30 communities to incorporate climate change-related risks.
1.2. Increased water supply for multiple uses and users in 30 communities during the early period under climate impacts (such as droughts, heat stress, etc.).
1.3. Measures for water conservation under climate impacts (such as watershed/riparian areas, reforestation schemes) implemented for 2,722 hectares.
Building capabilities in key institutions and communities to manage long-term climate change risks
2.1. A set of manuals and other materials on best practices for water management and resilient livelihoods is developed, including a fully operational website.
2.2. The Provincial Committee for Monitoring Climate Change Adaptation is established in San Cristóbal.
2.3. Learning platforms and systems to integrate climate change-related risks into community water resource management and institutionalized livelihood activities in 30 communities.
Financing
The Adaptation Fund is an international fund that finances projects and programs to help developing countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. It was established under the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
The Adaptation Fund has accredited the (IDDI) as a National Implementing Entity (NIE), which means that the Dominican Republic, as a developing country, will have access to resources for the execution of programs and projects that contribute to combating and addressing the effects of climate change.
24,000 people
directly
42,600 people
indirectly
Impact
Improvement of water supply to 30 communities.
Measures for water conservation under the impacts implemented for 2,722 hectares.
Provincial Committee for Climate Change Adaptation Monitoring in San Cristóbal.
Learning platforms and systems for integrating climate change-related risks into community-based water resource management and institutionalized livelihood activities in 30 communities.
End Poverty: Eradicate poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Clean Water and Sanitation: Ensure availability of water and its sustainable management and sanitation for all.
Industry, innovation, and infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
Sustainable cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Responsible production and consumption: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Climate action: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Terrestrial ecosystem life: sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.
Peace, justice, and strong institutions: Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, facilitating access to justice for all, and creating effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
The program will directly work with 5 of the 6 strategic axes listed in the PNACC-DR:
Improve water security and food security.
Promote climate-resilient built environment and infrastructure.
Promote healthy communities.
Increase the resilience of ecosystems, biodiversity, and forests.
Enabling competitiveness through environmental sustainability and climate resilience.
Ensuring inclusion, human rights, and the care of the environment and biodiversity
The Environmental Policies of the Adaptation Fund and IDDI have the common objective:
- Ensure that disadvantaged or vulnerable people and groups have access to the benefits generated by the project in an inclusive manner, adhering to the legal framework and continuously defending human rights.
- Recognize the importance of strengthening national environmental and social management systems, support dialogue with all stakeholders, capacity building for management, and good practices.
- Increase transparency and improve project design and execution through continuous stakeholder engagement and information disclosure, for which engagement plans are developed and documents related to environmental and social issues are published.
Woman as a factor of change
The term “gender” has gained significant presence in academic, educational, and media spheres, among others, and at times, it has been emptied of meaning, even becoming a controversial topic. However, at IDDI, we know that its proper understanding and management can help us open doors to transformative action that rescues the person in their integral dimension and has social inclusion and justice as its horizon.
There is a complex matrix of interrelationships between the effects of climate variability and economic, social, environmental, and gender aspects. Climate change involves, on the one hand, a disproportionate increase in women's workload. On the other hand, they play a fundamental role in the use of land and water, and generally, of biodiversity resources. In other words, women, through empowerment and the promotion of their leadership, can significantly contribute to providing solutions to confront climate change and be agents of change.
With the commitment at the directorial level of IDDI, as well as the valuable contribution of our collaborators, partners, and friendly institutions, the necessary mechanisms, financial resources, and technical support will be put in place to efficiently and effectively ensure gender equality through our programs and projects.
Information and Transparency Mechanisms.
Information is the fundamental basis for the participation of social actors. Therefore, clear, relevant, timely, and culturally appropriate information will be provided to local authorities and institutions, as well as interested actors, regarding the purpose, nature, and scope of the project, the entity responsible for it, the activities that will be carried out for its design and execution, the studies that will be conducted in the area, and the planned schedule.
The IDDI has a mechanism that allows it to efficiently and quickly receive and respond to requests, complaints, or grievances as described in the guide for the implementation of information and transparency mechanisms for the management of IDDI programs and projects, and the regulations of the committee for complaints, grievances, and suggestions, which will be available at all stages of the project cycle. This mechanism guarantees the transparency and privacy of individuals and will be agreed upon with the local population.
Project products
Studies and definition of priority intervention areas and design of reforestation schemes in the project intervention zones in the province of San Cristóbal – DR
Teaching material
Adaptation Fund Seminar
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