Download Climate Change Adaptation a Case Study on Sahyog Tribal

Sahyog Project Background
• Project was started in 1995 as a relief to
malnourished children for 6 months
• In 1997 a fire relief program commenced. This
relief program led to a Seed cooperative
project in 10 villages and later to a
comprehensive development programme
supported by TEAR Australia.
• The ongoing programme (2008-2012) is
supported by TEAR Fund New Zealand.
Problems faced by the community
• Villagers in Pipadhari village (62
houses) have to walk more than one
kilometer to fetch water for domestic
purposes for 3-4 months every year
• As a decline in the production of
agriculture due to the degradation of
the soil quality, villagers in Satti have
to migrate to nearby towns and cities
for 3-5 months every year in search
of a living
• Mr. Bhuju Langda Dehikar (in pic)
from Aaki village shared that 20
years before there was sufficient rain
and most of the area were still
covered with trees and villagers have
no problem in finding a living
Cont: Visible Problems
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Soil erosion
Water problem
Drinking/Domestic
Irrigation
Agriculture product
Un-employment /Migration
Health
Land Degradation
Deforestation
Methods of Problem Identification
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PRA
Resource Map
Transact
Time line
Problem Tree analysis
Door to door survey
Community meeting
Meeting with different stakeholders
Climate Change: Causes
• Both Natural process and Anthropogenic
• Community contribution on climate change is
negligible though they are at the suffering end
Environmental Degradation : Causes
• More of anthropogenic and less of natural
process
• Failure of the local governance in restricting the
community to intrude in the forest areas thereby
continuing with deforestation in a large scale
• Heavy use of pesticides which deteriorate the
quality of soil and water
• Installation of water pumps for irrigation disturbs
the ground water table
Climate Change: Impacts
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Low and erratic rainfall (precipitation)
Decrease in water table
Decline in agricultural products
Less fodder for livestock
Children’s education
Force migration in search of livelihood
Culture
Environmental Degradation: Impact
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Natural vegetation (social forestry)
Increased soil erosion
Air pollution
Water pollution as a result of pesticides and
others
• Drinking well dried up as a result of increasing
water pumps for irrigation
• Deforestation and effect on livelihood
CC & ED: Adaptation/ Response
• Watershed Development Committee (CBO at the
committee level trained on community based
adaptation activities)
• Watershed Techniques
• (GAT survey and NET planning,
• Continuous Contour Trenches (CCT),
• Water Absorption Trenches (WAT),
CC & ED: Adaptation/ Response
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Gully Plug (GP),
Farm Pond (FP),
Nullah Bund (NB) etc.
Plantation to increase carbon credits
and control soil erosion
• Focus on organic farming
• Farm Bund (FB),
• Stone Bund (SB),
Cont: CC
& ED: Adaptation/Response
• Construction of farm ponds
• Changes in the cropping pattern or Use
of hybrid seeds for agriculture
• Use of organic manure
Cont: CC
& ED: Adaptation/Respond
• Awareness (eco-rally etc) programme on
stewardship towards environmental issues in the
community
• Large scale plantation or saplings suitable for the
area
• Preparation of organic manure pits.
• Opening nursery centers adopting saplings
suitable for the area
• Construction of wells for drinking purposes
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