This project aims to bridge the gap between climate change science and policymaking in rice production in Vietnam and Myanmar. It does so through three main activities: 1) assessing existing policies and knowledge gaps, 2) generating scientific data and building stakeholder capacity, and 3) facilitating engagement between scientists and policymakers. Some key efforts include developing an online knowledge platform, training policymakers on decision tools, and conducting case studies on priority issues like a "Small Farmers Large Fields" land use model to inform the national rice restructuring strategy. The project works closely with national partners and seeks to provide policy-relevant information and recommendations to support food security and climate adaptation goals.
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Policy information and response platform on climate change and rice in asean and its member countries project
1. Policy Information and Response Platform on Climate
Change and Rice in ASEAN and its Member
Countries Project (PIRRCA)
Dr Valerien Pede
Senior Scientist, IRRI
2. Background
Project under FP1 CCAFS
2014 – 2017
Countries: Vietnam and Myanmar
The project aims to bridge the gap between science and
policy
Enable policy makers to make informed decisions
Food security policies
Climate change adaptation policies
Gender action plans
3. Food Security: providing the means to improve the capacity
for more effective response to climate induced food shocks.
Adaptive Capacity: providing institutions and decision
makers access to data and facilitate identification and
mapping of climate change vulnerable geographic areas
and population groups, and relevant climate smart
technologies to address the challenges.
Gender: evaluating policies, practices and
technological options in terms of their
potential contribution to addressing gender
disparities and social differentiation.
4. Rationale
Outstanding role of rice for food security in
the ASEAN
specific vulnerabilities of rice production to
climate change
increased interest in climate change, especially
mitigation and adaptation; and promoting CSA
6. Bottlenecks for effective CC policies
“disconnect” between science and policies
relevant data, evidence, scenarios that can help to
decide on approaches, interventions or methods
non-existing
exist but not accessible to policy makers
outside of national priorities
political complexities
7. Key questions
Connecting science and policy
How can science better support decisions making on
climate change policies in rice production?
How can recommendations from rice science be better
targeted towards the needs of policy makers?
What are the channels and engagement strategies for
influencing current climate policies in rice production?
8. Main partners
Institute of Policy and
Strategy for Agriculture and
Rural Development
(IPSARD)
Can Tho University (CTU)
Vietnam National
University of Agriculture
(VNUA)
Yezin Agricultural University
Vietnam Myanmar
9. Activity 1: Setting the stage
Major activities
Review existing climate change policies and knowledge gaps
Review policy formulation mechanism
Stakeholder influence mapping
Surveys among stakeholders
Identification of relevant case studies
10. Activity 2: Knowledge generation
Major activities
Collection & analysis of primary and secondary data
generate knowledge for implications to climate policies
Capacity building
training activities among NARES and policy makers
Information profiling
tailoring information toward the need of specific stakeholder
11. Activity 3: Strategic alliances for
paradigm adjustments in policy
Major activities
Identify opportunities for delivery of communication to policy makers
and facilitate alliance to impact policy making
Facilitate dissemination of policy documents, research publications,
activity reports, and results of policy analysis
Identify and participate in technical advisory groups on food security
and climate change
12. Policy information and response
platform
Online interface that brings
together stakeholders at
different levels linked to
their specific information
need
Face-to-face interactions
15. Example on economic modeling
Decision tools for assessing choices and trade-offs
between response measures and options
Economic tool to inform decision makers on
options for reducing GHG emission
Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC).
The MACC shows the marginal cost of abating an
additional unit of carbon emission
16. Policy engagement strategy
Preliminary activities
Identify key partners
reputable national institutions in policy area
International organizations/projects with similar goal
CC policy review
knowledge gaps, national priorities,
case studies to inform policies
17.
18. Policy formulation – Local level
Provincial People Committee (PPC)
District People Committee (DPC)
Commune People Committee (CPC)
19. A demand-driven approach
Entry points identified by national partners
Identified knowledge gaps are formulated in case
studies
implemented jointly by the national partner
data collection and analysis
Report and policy brief
Series of workshops for dissemination
20. Entry points for engagement
Vietnam Rice Sector Restructuring: Towards 2020 and
Vision to 2030
IRRI was invited to join MARD for the proposal
development
Several missions of IRRI scientists from various disciplines
Proposal was approved by the Minister of Agriculture
and rural development in Decision 1889/QĐ-BNN-TT
dated 23 May 2016 by MARD Minister
includes a whole section on CC adaptation and mitigation
21. Entry points for engagement
“VNSAT”: Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture
Transformation
Funded by World Bank
IRRI and IPSARD/MARD participate
improve farming practices and value chains
promote institutional strengthening of relevant public
agencies to effectively support the RRP
support sustainable rice-based systems
22. A case study to inform policy
“Small Farmers Large Fields” (SFLF) model
With the ambition to accelerate the Agricultural
Restructuring Program
Gov is eager to better understand the effectiveness and
potential of land accumulation systems
However, there is no comprehensive and in-depth evaluation of
economic, social, environmental impacts and potentials of SFLF
To what extent climate smart and sustainable practices in rice
production could be promoted through the SFLF model?
24. What works?
IRRI reputation as prime institution for rice
science and its successful engagement in the
region
Targeting major entry points: RRP, VNSAT, etc…
Working with dynamic partners who always alert
us on opportunities where the project could
engage with stakeholders to inform policy
25. What works?
Conducting case study jointly with partners
Policy workshops
Capacity building
Training of national research scientists: decision tools
Providing information through GIS map
Suitability maps for climate smart technologies
26. Lessons learnt
Bridging the gap between science and policy is important
informing policy is one thing…but making sure recommendations will be taken
further
For effective policy engagement
working with reputable national institutions
knowing national priorities and getting the interest of policy makers
demand rather than supply-driven approach
Producing scientific reports and publications will NOT be sufficient to
influence policy
… BUT…
recommendations should be translated into clear spatial and temporal priorities
at different scales