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