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Sample project 1

  • Organisation: Samvad
  • Project: Conscientization of Self Governance and promoting Food Security in Jharkhand
  • Activity: 350 Water Harvesting Structures for 300 villages are developed under the governmental employment scheme MGNREGS
  • Objectives achieved: Provision for safe drinking water and provided means of irrigation facilities

Were there any climate co-benefits? (benefits related to environment and climate which were overlooked, that is achieved but were not reported)

Yes: Some of the potential climate co-benefits

  • Ground water recharge
  • Drought protection (Reduction in crop loss due to drought) – Hazard specific
  • Changes in crop
  • Changes in cropping intensity
  • Increase in livestock (due to increased water availability)
  • Diversification of livelihoods (promotion of fisheries)


How to measure these climate co-benefits

How

  • Baseline vs Endline survey (pre and post project survey)
  • Beneficiary interviews

Requirements

  • Survey questionnaires
  • Skilled personnel for field surveys and interviews, data analysis and reporting

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