Expected outcomes
Component 1: Developing national and provincial capacities for Integrated Catchment Management and integrated urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation for climate risk reduction
Outcome 1.1: Enhanced capacity for climate risk modelling and integrated planning in the Xe Bang Hieng river basin and Luang Prabang urban area
Output 1.1.1: Central and Provincial training program implemented to enable climate risk-informed water management practices in target urban and rural areas
Output 1.1.2: Current and future zones of the Xe Bang Hieng River catchment at risk of climate change-induced flooding and drought mapped, based on hydrological models produced and protective infrastructure optioneering conducted
Output 1.1.3. Economic valuation of urban ecosystem services in Luang Prabang and protective options conducted.
Outcome 1.2: Alignment of policy frameworks and plans for land and risk management to support long-term climate resilience
Output 1.2.1: Fine-scale climate-resilient development and land-use plans drafted and validated for Luang Prabang and in the headwater and lowland areas of the Xe Bang Hieng and Xe Champone rivers.
Output 1.2.2: Current Xe Bang Hieng river basin hydrological monitoring network — including village weather stations — assessed and updated to improve efficiency.
Output 1.2.3: Early-warning systems and emergency procedures of vulnerable Xe Bang Hieng catchment communities (identified under Output 1.1.2) reviewed and revised
Component 2: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) interventions, with supporting protective infrastructure, and livelihood enhancement
Outcome 2.1: Ecosystems restored and protected to improve climate resilience in headwater areas through conservation zone management
Output 2.1.1: Xe Bang Hieng headwater conservation zones restored to ensure ecological integrity is improved for delivery of ecosystem services
Output 2.1.2: Headwater conservation zone management supported to improve resilience to climate change
Outcome 2.2: EbA interventions supported/complemented with innovative tools, technologies and protective infrastructure
Output 2.2.1: Protective infrastructure constructed to reduce flood (cascading weirs and drainage channels) and drought (reservoir networks and rainwater harvesting) risk
Output 2.2.2: Implementation and distribution of communication and knowledge management tools and technologies (e.g. mobile phone apps, community radio) to increase climate resilience of agricultural communities to floods and droughts
Outcome 2.3: Climate-resilient and alternative livelihoods in headwater and lowland communities, supported through Community Conservation Agreements
Output 2.3.1: Market analysis conducted, including; i) analysing supply chains for climate-resilient crops, livestock, and farming inputs; ii) assessing economic impacts and market barriers; and iii) drafting mitigating strategies to address these barriers.
Output 2.3.2: Community Conservation Agreements process undertaken to encourage climate-resilient agriculture, fisheries, and forestry/forest-driven livelihoods and practices
Output 2.3.3: Diversified activities and opportunities introduced through Community Conservation Agreements (developed under Output 2.3.2) in agriculture (livestock and crops, including vegetable farming) as well as fisheries, non-timber forest products (NTFP), and other off-farm livelihoods.
Component 3: Knowledge management and monitoring, evaluation and learning
Outcome 3.1: Increased awareness of climate change impacts and adaptation opportunities in target rural and urban communities
Output 3.1.1: Training and awareness raising provided to Xe Bang Hieng and Xe Champone headwater and lowland communities on: i) climate change impacts on agricultural production and socio-economic conditions; and ii) community-based adaptation opportunities and strategies (e.g. water resources management, agroforestry, conservation agriculture, alternatives to swiddening ) and their benefits
Output 3.1.2: Project lessons shared within Lao PDR and via South-South exchanges on strengthening climate resilience with regards to: i) catchment management; ii) flash flood management; and iii) EbA.
Output 3.1.2: Awareness-raising campaign conducted in Luang Prabang for communities and the private sector on urban EbA and flood management.
Outcome 3.2: Community-based water resource and ecological monitoring systems in place
Output 3.2.1: Community-based monitoring systems developed and implemented to measure changes in key ecological determinants of ecosystem health and resilience in the Xe Bang Hieng river basin