Adaptation:
o Integrated Coastal Management – ensure sustainable management of coastal area (livelihoods & ecological system); develop coastal eco-economic models to respond to climate change. For IFAD, support for adaptive research and development (e.g., saline tolerant catfish and rice varieties) for pro-poor climate change response options; upscaling of climate proofing tool developed with GIZ for value chains.
o Disaster Risk Management – Enhance capacity to forecast extreme events and promote weather ―nowcasting‖ system for early warning in the Northern region; strengthen community based disaster risk management (CBDRM). For IFAD, support for extending system for agricultural forecasts of the ENSO cycles to inform farmers to adjust cropping calendars and varieties; replicate and extend CBDRM best practices into local SEDP planning and investment processes.
o Forestry – enhance disaster preparedness (including shore erosion) through implementation of mangrove rehabilitation. For IFAD, mangrove reforestation and protection/rehabilitation as a PES activity and income generator for landless and poor; local land use planning processes to conserve inland areas for mangrove migration with SLR.
o Agriculture: Ensure stable agricultural production and food security through promotion of commercialization of new varieties. For IFAD, upscaling of climate smart value-chains and linkages to smallholder production; identification and conservation of native germplasm (crop varieties) as future adaptation options.
o Waste Disposal − Integrate policies and mechanisms of management for waste in agricultural sector and implement pilot project on household solid wastes management (reduce, reuse, recycle). For IFAD, biogas and composting for alternative energy and crop/soil fertility management.