Great discussion topic Yosi. I'd like to share some thoughts based on my involvement with the regional BOAD funded project "Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture in West Africa". The project seeks to strengthen the resilience of people to the adverse effects of climate change and to increase production while contributing to mitigation through carbon sequestration. This project has environmental benefits that include: (i) sustainable land management and reduction of agricultural land expansion at the expense of forest lands; (ii) contribution to the mitigation of GHG emissions through carbon sequestration; (iii) improving the capacity of actors to implement climate resilient practices; etc.
The project's results framework includes relevant indicators (all of them are effective), and here are few of them:
Percentage of the target population by means of resilient livelihoods to climate change suffered
Rate of improvement of yields to support food security and improve the living conditions of beneficiaries
Type of income sources for households generated under climate change scenario
Number of beneficiaries (F/M) informed about climate risk issues through the actions of meteorological services
Number and type of risk reduction actions or strategies introduced at local level
Level of technical capacity of regional, national and local institutions to promote climate resilient best practices in an CSA approach
Number of community plans or policies improved or implemented that incorporate the CSA approach.
RE: How are development projects affecting the environment and how do we evaluate this impact?
Great discussion topic Yosi.
I'd like to share some thoughts based on my involvement with the regional BOAD funded project "Promoting Climate Smart Agriculture in West Africa".
The project seeks to strengthen the resilience of people to the adverse effects of climate change and to increase production while contributing to mitigation through carbon sequestration. This project has environmental benefits that include: (i) sustainable land management and reduction of agricultural land expansion at the expense of forest lands; (ii) contribution to the mitigation of GHG emissions through carbon sequestration; (iii) improving the capacity of actors to implement climate resilient practices; etc.
The project's results framework includes relevant indicators (all of them are effective), and here are few of them:
To read more about the project: https://www.adaptation-fund.org/project/promoting-climate-smart-agriculture-west-africa-benin-burkina-faso-ghana-niger-togo/