An Overview Of Our Solution
- Population Impacted:
- Continent: Oceania
Endereço
PO Box 2461
Kolonia 96941-FM
Micronésia
População impactada
Tamanho
5851 hectars
Principais ocupações
Recursos locais dos quais a comunidade depende e com que finalidade
Ameaças locais aos recursos
Perigos climáticos
Nível de sensibilidade
Nível de capacidade adaptativa
Establishment of A WaterFund. Identification of alternate income generating activities. Greater awareness of the value of ecosystem services. sense of ownership of community. Care for water and ecosystem. relocation/reduction of waste into rivers/streams. Improved food security through better farming practice/planning.
Custos Ecológicos
Benefício Ecológico
Indicadores Econômicos usados para medir o benefício
Reduced deforestation for farming of sakau/kava.
Custo Econômico
Cost of community meetings are normally bourn by the local government and partner NGOs. In Nett, communities also defray cost of meetings including preparation of food. Each meeting would cost around $1,000.00.
Benefício económico
It is yet to be determined as to actual income generated. However, it well known in Nett that by protecting the ecosystem, crops seem to yield better. As to the water, it is anticipated that the cost of providing water will decrease as the need for filtering and chlorination decarease.
Indicadores Ecológicos usados para medir o benefício
Income from farming and fishing as well as salary from government and private sector employment.
Quais foram/são os desafios que sua comunidade enfrentou na implementação desta solução?
Lack of understanding at first.
Descreva o processo baseado na comunidade usado para desenvolver a solução, incluindo ferramentas e processos usados
(1)Consultation with Traditional Leadership, Communities and Local Government. (2) Payment for ecosystem Services Study (3) Conservation Action Planning workshop/report.
Perigo climático preocupante
Como sua solução reduz a exposição e amortece/protege o ecossistema afetado?
Solution allow community to work together and care for water supply/river. Increase awareness, thus empowering community to take responsibility over the management of the water supply/river.
How has your solution increased the capacity of the ecosystem to adapt to potential climate changes?
Activities improve the health of the river and protect the vegetation around the area, thus reducing the risk for erosion, land slides and other threats.
Como sua solução reduz a exposição e amortece/protege as comunidades afetadas?
Through increased awareness communities are prepared to address drought and floods including relocation of homes, pig-pens, farms and so forth.
Como sua solução reduz a sensibilidade das comunidades afetadas?
With an informed community, people are aware of potential impacts of droughts, floods and other natural events and are prepared to adress them.
Como sua solução aumentou a capacidade das comunidades locais de se adaptarem a possíveis mudanças climáticas?
Communities are aware of the potential impacts of climate change including drought, floods, loss of crops, potential for relocation and are prepared to deal with these issues.
Esta solução pode ser replicada em outro lugar?
Yes.