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The Adaptation Fund was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are parties to the Kyoto Protocol and are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.

Titre : Strengthening Community Resilience of Rural Populations in the Drylands of Northwestern Argentina Facing Climate Change, Improving Access to Water and the Implementation of Sustainable

Country : Argentine

Date : 2022
Durée : 5 years

Objectifs
General Objective : Contribute to the adaptation of rural communities in the drylands of northwestern Argentina, reducing their vulnerability to the impacts of climate change

The specific objectives of the project are : - Increase the efficient use of water resources in all sectors and ensure the sustainability of the extraction and supply of fresh water to face water scarcity. - Promote, among small and medium-scale producers, the adoption and implementation of SLMP to prevent, reduce and / or mitigate LDDD ; revaluing cultural practices and strengthening the sustainable and resilient management of agroecosystems that contribute to the achievement of food security in the face of the impacts of climate change. - Consolidate and enhance the capacities of local producer groups and organizations that inhabit the prioritized ecoregions - Empower rural women who inhabit the prioritized ecoregions, to achieve their effective participation in the development processes of the territory and strengthen them in actions to adapt to climate change. - Develop and implement financing mechanisms and value chains managed by the local producer organizations themselves, which support the adoption of SLMP and measures to improve access to water with an Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) and Community-based Adaptation (CbA) approach. - Implement the Project in the prioritized ecoregions, in coordination with local partners, monitoring, evaluating, communicating and disseminating its results

Implementing Entity : Development Bank of Latin America
Executing Entity : National Directorate of Planning and Environmental Management of the Territory,Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Natio

Financement  : USD 10,000,000

Adaptation Fund