Environmental research

After getting a planning grant from UNDP, HBO conducted VRA with villagers, CBOs and local authorities in target area in order to find out the real issues of community related to climate change and the existing resources to adaptation. Through VRA, it showed that people in 7 villages were really affected by climate change impacts such as the decrease of agriculture production and lake of aquatic resource, and health problem of animal and human being. Based on the real concerns of people which were identified during VRA, HBO has designed the project in order to address those issues and improve their living condition by setting out specific activities such as establish fishery communities with sustainable management plans, improve income generation and awareness raising on climate change and adaptation. The project aims to help members to develop reliable agricultural techniques to deal with the challenges caused by climate change. Women are particularly targeted by the project. In order to implement the project effectively and efficiently, HBO will make close cooperation with project partners such as; (1)Svay Rieng Fishery Administration Cantonment: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation during the whole process of community fishery establishment will be developed and signed between HBO executive director and chief FiA cantonment.(2) Department of Agriculture, HBO will cooperate with relevant office of department in conducting training and formulating farmer groups. One agriculture technician will facilitate the training organized by HBO. 1.2 Project s Objectives The project goal is Community People in two communes, Svay Tayean and Kampong Cham Long commune, in Svay Rieng province are Empowered in managing and improving their livelihood through fishery resources and integrated farming and marketing system in Svay Rieng province . Objective 1: The diversification of fishery resources in 2 existing Community Fisheries (CFi) in Svay Chrum and Kampong Ro District of Svay Rieng Province are improved. Objective 2: 444 poor household farmers (1850 beneficiaries in total, at least 50% women) in the project area increased at least 20% of food availability and agriculture income through integrated farming and marketing systems in the climate change context and 7 Self-Help-Groups with 210 HHs (840 beneficiaries in total, at least 50% women) improved their accesses to the financial capital through self-help group . Objective 3: CFi members, community people and Commune Counselors increase the awareness of the climate change and adaptation and the project was integrated into CDP/CIP. 1.3 Outcomes Outcome1.1: The structure of 2 CFi with 22 committee members were organised and performed Outcome 1.2: The document of 2 CFi were legally recognized by FiA cantonment of Svay Rieng Outcome 1.3: The fishery resources in 2 CFi target areas were improved and managed effectively and poor households in project target areas have improved access to water for life and livelihood Outcome 2.1: 444 poor households of 7 target villages increase food availability in the end of 2012 through rice, home gardening, aquaculture and livestock production and 01 pond (1800m3) and small canal (650m x2m) base in pagoda was rehabilitated for water and wild fish conservation. Outcome2.2 : 7 new SHG were operated their financial resources for the agriculture production Outcome 3.1: 500 Community people and Commune Counselors, at least 200 women, are aware of the impact of climate change through photo story and video documentary showing and forum. Outcome3.2: Project and its activities identified during VRA will be integrated into CDP/CIP. Outcome3.3: final Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) 1.4 Outputs and Activities Output 1.1.1: the potential of 2 existing CFi (Boeng Khvang and Prek Osmach community fishery )were need assessment and re-structured. Activities Conduct 01 meeting (1days) to design the assessment form to find out existing resource and need improved points of 02 existing CFi. Conduct 02 meetings (02days) with 28 participants (18 men and 10 women) to assess the current status of the functional implementation of the 2 existing CFi Organize 02 meetings (1day for each meeting) with 90participants in total at least 50% women to vote for new committee of CFi Hold 01 meeting (1days ) to re-structure 2 CFi and form 02 working groups Conduct 02 meetings (day for each meeting ) to review existing rules and regulation, responsibility and action plan with 28 participants from 06 CFi committee members, 11 CFi members, 1FiA, 1PDA, 02CC, and 07 Village chiefs (in total 56 participants, at least 50% women). Outputs 1.2.1: the capacity to develop the formal documents of 2CFi were strengthened by FiA and those documents were approved by FiA cantonment of Svay Rieng Province . Activities Conduct 01 meeting to develop 02 MOU, one with FiA and another one with PDA to get cooperation in implementing the project. Facilitate the FiA cantonment of Svay Rieng for conducting GIS mapping to demarcate 2 CFi boundaries Conduct 02 workshops (02 days) with 45 participants for each workshop in total 90 participants, at least 40% women) to review all existing legal documents of CFi (by-low, policy, regulation and management plan) Conduct 02 meetings (01day for each meeting) to present the result of legal document such as regulation, map and action plan for feedbacks and recommendation with 29 participants (in total 58 participants, at least 50% wom

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