Project

Supporting Climate Resilience and Transformational Change in the Agriculture Sector in Bhutan

Lead country

Bhutan

Participating countries

Bhutan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 10, 2020 to August 7, 2026

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  2. 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  3. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Project ID: 5777

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Technical team

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Mainstreaming integrated policy and planning for climate-resilient & sustainable development
  • Cross-sectoral climate resilient livelihoods

Landscape(s)

  • Wetlands
  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • General
  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Food and agricultural commodities
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Technical capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Improved & diversified sustainable livelihoods (TP 5)
  • Integrated water resource management
  • Improved soil and water management techniques

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Smallholder farmers

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.2 Promote sustainable forest management, restoration, afforestation
  • 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

Project objectives

Increased climate-resilient sustainable development.

USD $25,347,194

Grant amount

USD $32,668,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Green Climate Fund Common ($25,347,194)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC)

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Promote resilient agricultural practices in the face of changing climate patterns

 Indicators:

1.2 Number of males and females benefiting from the adoption of diversified, climate-resilient livelihood options (including fisheries, agriculture, tourism, etc.)
3.1 Number and value of physical assets made more resilient to climate variability and change, considering human benefits (reported where applicable)
A6.2 Use of climate information, climate-informed analyses in decision-making in sectors impacted by climate change
A7.1 Use by vulnerable households, communities, businesses and public-sector services of Fund supported tools, instruments, strategies and activities to respond to climate change and variability sectors
1.1. % of beneficiaries in targeted dzongkhag accessing improved climate services
1.2. Increased institutional capacity for climate-informed agriculture planning
1.3. Level of knowledge and adoption by beneficiary households of climate resilient and sustainable crop production practices
2.1. Change in knowledge, awareness and perception (KAP) on role of wetlands and sustainable water use
2.2. Technical capacity of members of Water User Associations, Dzongkhag engineers and agriculture extension officers for climate adaptive water and soil management is enhanced
2.3. Area of arable land under assured irrigation in targeted dzongkhags
2.4. Number of district level Participatory SLM Action Plan for improved livelihoods
2.5. Number of hectares made more stable through SLM practices, to the impacts of rainfall variability and related landslides
3.1 Number of kilometres of farm roads and geog. connectivity roads that have been climate-proofed through upgrading and slope stabilization, and sections of main road stabilized
3.2. Level of integration of climate related information in national disaster loss and damage database
Outcome 2:

Integrate climate change risks into water and land management practices that affect smallholders
Outcome 3:

Reduce the risk and impact of climate induced landslides during extreme events that disrupt market access
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