Project

Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan

Lead country

Turkmenistan

Participating countries

Turkmenistan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From September 17, 2016 to September 17, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  2. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  3. 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards

Project ID: 5459

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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)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Law regulation
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Fiscal planning

Social inclusion

  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women farmers
  • Livelihoods for women
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.a Mobilize resources for biodiversity conservation, sustainable use
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning
  • 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards

Conventions and protocols

  • National Adaptation Plan (NAP)

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

Turkmenistan is a water stressed country and has one of the harshest climates in the Central Asian region. Climate change modeling indicates significant increases in temperature and reduction in rainfall. Temperatures are expected to increase by 20C by 2040, with precipitation declining across all agro-ecological zones by 8-17 percent between 2040 and 2100, which coupled with increase in temperature, will lead to a decrease in total volume of water availability that is likely to have a profound impact on agricultural production systems and local farmers. The long-term solution envisaged by the Government of Turkmenistan is to mainstream climate change adaptation at the community, district, provincial and national levels in order to secure climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities. To help the Government meet these outcomes, the project will support three inter-related components, namely (i) improving climate related socio-economic outcomes in targeted agricultural communities in Lebap and Dashoguz velayats through the implementation of community-based adaptation solutions; (ii) Mainstreaming climate adaptation measures in agricultural and water sector development strategy and policy; and (iii) Strengthening national capacity for iterative climate change adaptation planning, implementation and monitoring in the country.The project will directly strengthen the adaptive capacity and reduce the vulnerability of around 40,000 to 50,000 persons (of which around 51.2% would be women) in the Lebap and Dashoguz velayets by helping them improve the productivity of farm operations, be better prepared for increasing water scarcity and by introducing alternative income sources. Improved water efficiency and crop production systems will bring approximately 20,000 ha of agricultural and 500,000 ha of pastoral lands under climate resilient technologies resulting in a real net household income increase of at least 15¬¬¬% for participating households (including at least 20% of women-headed households). The replication potential of successful efficient water management and climate resilient practices and of new climate-friendly sectoral planning, legislative and capacity development measures would indirectly benefit around 500,000 people in Turkmenistan, of which around 50% would be women).

Objectives

Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in Lehap and Dashoguz velayats in Turkmenistan.

USD $3,196,347

Grant amount

USD $20,830,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Special Climate Change Fund ($3,196,347)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Turkmenistan

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Climate related socio-economic outcomes improved in target agricultural communities in Lepab and Dashoguz velayats through the implementation of community based adaptation solutions

 Indicators:

Number and percentage of targeted farmers/ households adopting improved on farm soil and water conditions through climate-resilient efficient irrigation technologies and improved crop production systems that enhance productivity and water efficiency
(CCA TT Indicator 4)
Number of direct beneficiaries (percentage of whom are female)
(CCA TT Indicator 1)
Number of hectares of agricultural land under more resilient management utilizing climate resilient technologies, efficient irrigation management and improved crop production systems
(CCA TT Indicator 2)1.1. Number of targeted communities adopting participatory gender sensitive adaptation plans Coping mechanisms currently not conceived within a common planning platform at the farmer association level and with a committed budget. Consequently most current efforts are individualistic, uncoordinated and not very effective1.2 Number and percentage of farmers (disaggregated by gender) reporting improved crop production systems and livelihoods Annual irrigation norms vary by soil type. For medium and heavy-loam soils, norms are 6,700 m3/ha for cotton; 4,500 m3/ha for winter wheat; and 29,000 m3/ha for rice.1.3. Percentage additional income earned by participating households from alternative climate-resilient livelihoods Farmer associations and farmers constrained by lack of opportunities (beyond the growing of state mandated crops that have high demands) to broaden their livelihood base to cope with climate risks2.1 Number of staff (national, velayat and etrap levels) and farmers reporting good knowledge of climate change risk reduction measures in irrigated agriculture and soil and water management
(CCA TT Indicator 9) 2.2 Number of articles included in the Water Code and Laws “On daikhan farm” and Environmental Code supporting non-structural climate change adaptation practices and their implementation
2.3 The number of approved sector strategies and plans in the water and agriculture domain that include climate change adaptation considerations and budgetary allocations
(CCA TT Indicator 12)
3.1 Functional iterative national monitoring, reporting and verification system for adaptation planning and management operational
3.2 Number of agro-ecological zones with established climate change models of potential impacts, economic costs and benefits of adaptation actions
Baseline value: 0

Outcome 2:

Adaptation mainstreamed in agricultural and water sector development strategy and policy
Outcome 3:

National Capacity for iterative national adaptation planning established
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