PACC PROJECT RESULTS,

CHALLENGES AND

OPPORTUNITIES

Mr. Casper Supa

PACC National Project Coordinator

Agriculture Research Department (ARD)

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Presentation Outline

My Story - Introduction

Project Report and Progress

Gender & Gender Relevance

Partnerships

Critical Risk Management

Lessons & Practices

High Level Issue & Recommendation

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Project Site

Ontong Java Atoll

Solomon Islands

‘Adaptation in the low lying atolls - A

Learning Process for Solomon Islands’. •Adaptation and Food Security is complex issue in the low

lying atolls of Solomon Islands

•V&A assessments and actions cannot be stand alone

•Projects must be part of or create long term programs or

strategies

•Must build capacity at local and national level to manage

inter-linkages and manage change

•Link the local to the national

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PROJECT REPORT

•Implementation Progress

•Reporting against Results Framework (log frame)

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OUTCOME ONE - CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

DEVELOPMENT

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Provincial & stakeholders consultations

National workshop to finalize the CC Policy

Provincial consultations

CC Policy launching 29th June 2012

Outcome 1: CC Coordination mechanisms

strengthened

Results:

At least 8 provinces and several agencies briefed (Ministries of Health, Infrastructure, Tourism, Mines and Energy, Office of PM) & Solomon Is National University.

Also Private Sector (Banking Institutions, Gold Ridge Mining etc) Anglican Church or Melanesia, and other NGOs and donor-related programmes (UNDP, World Vision, Red Cross)

Partnership with Environment Dept of Solomon Is University.

Office of PM is lead in State Govt Legislation

Indicator(s): No. of govt. agencies briefed about climate change

Lessons: • Coordination amongst different actors by MECDM/CCD • Climate change office set-up at the provincial level • Development of the policy and provincial consultations costly but effective.

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Output1: National Climate change policy

for Solomon Islands approved by Cabinet

Results:

National Government endorsement of the National Climate

Change Policy on 29th June 2012.

Output 1.1(s): Parliamentary approval records are available

Lessons: Important to have wide consultation, from provincial govt, related ministries, citizens including youth, women groups, NGOs, institutions (e.g. Solomons National University); to ensure country ownership

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Output 1.2

National and provincial level consultation on the National

Climate Change Policy carried out

Results:

14 meetings in all.

8 meetings with provincial govt, and with other stakeholders for most provinces; 5 outer provinces were consulted, 2 Provincial Premiers conferences.

Draft CC Policy was presented to the SI Premiers Conference in Western Province and Santa Isabel which discussed thoroughly. Feedback incorporated into the policy

Indicator(s): Number of meetings

Lessons: Wide-ranging consultation important for acceptance of policy

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OUTCOME TWO - Demonstration project to reduce

vulnerability to climate change, increase food production

and food security

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V&A Assessment

Planning & Preparation CBA Exercise

Quarantine processes Prioritizing issues

New farming systems and introduction of salt resistance cultivars

Outcome 2: Improving the ability of isolated low-

lying island communities to address food security

challenges

Results:

Household survey designed and to be delivered 2014

Consultations carried out with relevant national, provincial

and villages leaders

Indicator(s): • Isolated low-lying island communities capacity to address food security

challenges- • # consultations with provincial govts involved with PACC

demonstration (Malaita and Temotu)

Lessons: Important to get provincial govt support for projects

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Output 2.1: Permaculture system

demonstration cont’d

Results:

Atoll Permaculture system (6 demo plots established in Pelau under PACC) for low-lying islands designed and implemented

9 crop varieties trialled; Selfish Taro (Colocasia Esculenta) performed well

Indicator(s): Number of Permaculture plots established; type of salt tolerant crops trialled

Lessons: The need to under-go quarantine processes of crops transferred from one island to another

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Output 2.2:

Guidelines developed

Results:

Finalised by - end 2014

Indicator(s): Atoll Permaculture system guide for Atoll islands

Lessons:

• Need to capture different steps in the process of implementing the project

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Output 2.3:

Backyard gardening encouraged and promoted

Results:

Finalised by end of 2014 - draft available

Training of more than 30 Women of Sikaiana on Backyard Gardening

Women were directly support on tools, equipment's and planting materials

Indicator(s):Backyard gardening guideline developed

Lessons:

• Women are key implementers of the backyard gardening (community and urban)

• Training for women is essential

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Output 2.4: Food production, processing and

preservation trialled

Results:

Food production (Solar Hybrid), processing and preservation trialled

30 Women in Honiara trained

Women rep in Ontong Java trained in PNG on Food Security

Indicator(s): Number of women taking part in food processing demonstrations

Lessons:

• The food processing demonstration is relevant and appropriate for atoll islanders

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OUTCOME THREE -

Outcome 3: Knowledge Based Management

Results:

Engagement of Trained journalists to develop communication materials

Household survey designed and to be delivered

Climate change awareness conducted

Indicator(s): Enhanced understanding of CC impacts

Lessons: • Knowledge gap in understanding the impacts of climate

change

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Output 3.1: Climate change awareness programs

of low-lying island communities are developed

Results:

Communication plan developed, mostly implemented

Climate change brochures, posters, quarterly newsletters and pamphlets developed and made available to the communities and stakeholders, national radio program

Three high school visits (3 in Honiara; 3 in Ontong Java)

Public meetings includes more than 80% of the pples in the communities (Meetings in Pelau, Luaniua, and Sikaiana. Island communities in Honiara also briefed)

Indicator(s): Communication plan developed; Number and type of activities delivered

Lessons: • Honiara briefings important as these are often influential people

(govt. staff, business people etc.) • Awareness raising is important

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Output 3.2: Knowledge Management

Products produced

Results:

VA on Ontong Java

CBA Report finalised

Technical Guideline to be finalised

Backyard Gardening Guide to be finalised

Indicator(s): # and type of KM products

Lessons:

• Reviews of past experiences is important

• V&A Assessment training and Adaptation planning required

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Partnerships Key partners in implementation of PACC

Project at the National, Provincial and community:

Government related ministry’s; Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology (MECDM), Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock (MAL), ACOM, Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination, Red Cross, Provincial governments, community/project beneficiaries

Donor Partners;

UNDP, AusAID, GEF, SPC, SPREP

Private Sector: Shipping Services Company

Other Partners – NARI Projects, Adaptation Fund Project (SWOCK)

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Critical Risk Management DESCRIBE THE RISK

(operational, organizational,

environmental, financial, political,

regulatory, strategic, other)

RISK MANAGEMENT

MEASURES UNDERSTAKEN

THIS REPORTING PERIOD

(JULY 2013-JUN 2014)

Complicated Internal Government

financial systems

Need for consultation with responsible

government authorities to expedite

the processes

Logistics (transport accessibility) Liaise with local shipping firms

Political influence shapes people

perception and behaviors

Work closely with responsible

ministry’s, national and provincial

leaders

Potential movement of pests and

diseases with crops from one island to

another

Quarantine of Crops – PACC SI

setting a standard

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Lessons & Practices: Mainstreaming

Get broad involvement of all

stakeholders:

Run different workshops on how the different

impact of climate change at the National,

provincial and community level

Project activities linked to NDS, sectorial

policies to ensure sustainability

Everyone has ownership of the NCC policy

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Lessons & Practices: Demonstration

Stakeholders involvement in

demonstrations (provincial government,

community leaders, farmers, CC related

projects and farmers)

Involved stakeholders through workshops: e.g

Sikaiana Women Backyard demonstrations

Hands on involvement, new knowledge

learned, women playing a major role in

project activities

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Lessons & Practices: Capacities

Face to face communication is

important

Visit by government officers for

communication and demonstrations

Extra costs but greater impacts; build trust

and confidence (e.g. Sikaiana)

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High Level Issue & Recommendation

ISSUE / RECOMMENDATION

Briefly describe the

outstanding challenge

SUSTAINABILITY

What is the outcome

result and how will /

can it be made to

last longer, beyond

the life of the

project?

RELEVANCE

How relevant is this

to the development

objective of the

project? Why?

EFFECTIVENESS

How effective is this

issue or

recommendation to

achieving the

outcome or objective

of the project?

EFFICIENCY

How efficient is this

issue or

recommendation to

achieving the goals,

objectives of the

project?

(if N/A – Why?)

• Availability of

government

officers to

implement

activities on

timely basis

• The NCC

Policy Action

Plan need

immediate

implementation.

need resources to

• Need human

resources and

policies to

support the

ongoing

implementation

of the

programmes

• PACC is a

short-term

intervention but

needs longer

• Very important

for stakeholder

involvement and

attaining goals

of the project

• Stakeholder

involvement and

policy alignment

key to attaining

goal of the

project (Bottom

Up and Top

down)

• Involvement of

government

officials (face-to-

face

engagement

more expensive

in short-term

but more

efficient in Long

term)

• Government

feel ownership

My Focus For The Next 6 Months is

On : Demonstration in Sikaiana – Backyard

gardening

Ongoing support for Ontong Java demons

trations

Technical Guideline finalized – Backyard

Gardening & Overall PACC demonstration

Guide

Replication in Temotu Province

Development of Solar Hybrid Dryers Solomon Islands

Tenkyu Tumas

Any question!!!

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