Learning Event No 5, Session 1 from Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) 2011
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The document discusses a model for low carbon rural development in India, focusing on integrating various community practices such as climate-smart agriculture and efficient resource management. It highlights the need for sufficient capital through domestic budgets, local financial institutions, and international climate finance sources, alongside the importance of data collection and monitoring for implementing low carbon practices. The project aims to produce verifiable data and facilitate carbon market access while improving environmental and social outcomes.
Learning Event No 5, Session 1 from Agriculture and Rural Development Day (ARDD) 2011
- 1. Financing Low Carbon Development in Rural India SUPPORTING ADAPTATION WHILE MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY Richie Ahuja Environmental Defense Fund Fair Climate Network
- 4. What is the model for Low Carbon Rural Development? CLIENTS Sectors Farmers Individuals CommuniLes INSTITUTIONS InternaLonal RESOURCES? NaLonal Sub NaLonal Local (NGO’s; communiLes)
- 5. How to bring sufficient capital for low carbon development? Domes2c Budgetary allocaLons for Development Local Financial Inst Climate Finance Interna2onal Sources Carbon Markets Compliance & ODA Voluntary FDI FAO Other Climate IFI’s and MDB’s Finance – GCF
- 6. What do carbon markets need in order to pay for miLgaLon? • AddiLonality • Permanence • AccounLng for leakage • Monitoring • Measurement • Transparency • CerLficaLon
- 7. What would a soluLon for rural India look like? On-‐farm ac2vi2es Community (Climate-‐smart ac2vi2es and agriculture) infrastructure Low carbon rural development Household Community forest energy needs
- 11. Develop baseline emissions data
- 14. What is the model low carbon rural development in India? • Nutrient management • Soil conservaLon • Efficient water uLlizaLon • Integrated pest management • Community forest management • Integrated livestock management • Improved cook stove uLlizaLon • IncorporaLon of energy producLon processes
- 16. Implement Low Carbon PracLces
- 17. Implement Low Carbon PracLces
- 18. Implement Low Carbon PracLces
- 19. Monitor AcLviLes and Emissions
- 20. Monitor AcLviLes and Emissions
- 21. Monitor AcLviLes and Emissions
- 22. The Value of Good Data
- 23. Project co-‐benefits • OZen reduced Lme spent on field • Reduced Lme collecLng firewood • Increased school a[endance or investment in alternate income-‐generaLng acLviLes • Reduced natural resource degradaLon – air, water, soil quality • Improved health -‐ fewer hospital visits, decreased morbidity
- 24. Project significance • Bo[om up • Verifiable data • First links to carbon market from bo[om of pyramid • Scalable
- 25. Project ProjecLons 2011 -‐ 159,760 2012 -‐ 307,600 2013 -‐ 473,300 2014 -‐ 665,800
- 26. Thank you rahuja@edf.org