Conflict management over the use of natural resources, generated or exacerbated by CC - Macroproject (Lambayeque, Peru)

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overview:
sector:Water
stimulus:Drought, Precipitation change, Temperature change
impacts:Land loss
Strengthen the capacities of rural communities in Cajamarca, Piura and Lambayeque and their organizations to fully manage their water resources, through analysis and participatory management of water conflicts.

project classification:
project type: training
project status: implemented
running time: 2 years
spatial scale: regional
effect emergence: immediate
effect persistence: not specified
 
project costs:
total costs: not specified
initial investment: not specified
maintenance costs: not specified
problem solving capacity and reversibility:
problem solving coverage: medium
reversibility: high
responsibilities:
initiating agent: Practical Solutions-ITDG
executing agent: Practical Solutions-ITDG, Promotion for Water Management Institute (IPROGA)
funding source: European Comission
additional information:
This project is part of the Macroproject. The aim was to protect the livelihoods of the rural poor by developing actions that would reduce their risk. The Macroproject has 7 sub-projects located in different parts of Peru. The proposed cross-cutting approach is based on: Information and early warning systems (SIAT), River Basin Management, Land Management and Ecological Agriculture, Food Security, Conflict Management, Organization and Training.
evaluative information:
success factors: not specified
limiting factors: not specified
synergies to mitigation: No

no regret / win-win option: not specified
project evaluation: The educational community is aware and trained in the risk management approach, with tools and capabilities to generate relevant information monitoring the weather. Moreover, teachers and students have developed the capacity for experimentation in crop management considering climate factors.

contact information:
Juan Torres
Av Jorge Chávez 275 - Miraflores
tel.: 447-5127, 444-7055, 446-7325
email: info@solucionespracticas.org.pe
information source:
Adaptation to climate change: the cold and heat in the Andes, http://www.itdg.org.pe/publicaciones/pdf/0807741001271793247.pdf