Asia Regional Programme

1. Asia Group:
Programme: Building Resilience of Diverse Ecosystems of indigenous Peoples for Climate
Change Adaptation and Mitigation: with pilots in identified project areas in Vietnam, Nepal,
Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia
Components Strategies Activities
Adaptation
- Enhanced
conservation and
sustainable
management of
ecosystems
Development of an ecosystem-
based approach comprehensive
plan, integrating traditional
knowledge systems
. Mapping of ecosystems with
resource inventory and land uses
- Planning for an ecosystem-based
approach integrating traditional
knowledge systems
- Ensuring Food
security and
water access.
- Strengthening of traditional
farming systems with innovations
- Introduction of climate resilient
crops and climate smart
agriculture: crop diversification,
- Water management plans ,
efficient irrigation systems,
- restoration of indigenous crops
- Revival of the drying ponds/rivers
for irrigation
 Organic farming, composting
 Traditional Income
generation activities
 Reforestation using native
plant species
 Access to the government led
programs/ activities
 Eco-tourism
o Promotion of
infrastructure/trekkin
g routes
- Strengthening of
traditional
livelihoods;
promotion of
indigenous
knowledge and
technologies ;
innovations and
development of
alternative
livelihoods
- Research and documentation of
indigenous knowledge and
technologies and how these
contribute to climate change
adaptation and mitigation
- Promotion and development of
appropriate innovations and
alternative livelihoods that are
climate friendly and low-carbon
- Inventory of traditional
livelihoods/occupations and the
knowledge holders
- conduct studies on alternative
livelihoods and appropriate
innovations
- Disaster risk
management
- Vulnerability assessments
- Disaster risk management
plans
- Construction of retaining
walls to prevent landslides/
floods
-
Mitigation

2. - Strengthening
traditional
resource
management
Promotion of Indigenous
Knowledge and skills for the
sustainable management of
forests and natural resources
Development of innovations and
skills for further promotion of
more sustainable
Watershed enhancement and
management
Community-based REDD+
Documentation of indigenous
knowledge, customary laws and
governance systems of various
resource use and management
- Establish seedling nurseries for
indigenous species for
reforestation/watershed
- Setting up of cooperatives
and work groups for various
activities
- Carbon accounting
- Results-based payments
- Ensuring land
tenure and forest
use rights for
indigenous
peoples
- CBMIS to establish
baselines and indicators
for monitoring
- Advocacy/lobby work with
local authorities for policy
changes
- Mapping
- resource inventory
- carbon accounting
- land registry
- forest allocations for user
rights
- monitoring
- promotion and
development of
renewable energy
that is community
owned and
managed (micro
hydro power,
solar panels)
- colllaboration with other
NGOs/ and government
agen cies for the expertise
on these
- community
consultations/FPIC on
appropriate renewable
energy development plans
- capacity building for the
community management
and sustainability of
renewable energy
initiatives
- pre-feasibility/feasibility
studies
- community consultatins for
validation of PFS/FS results
- trainings /capacity building
/technical assistance for
communtiies
Other strategies that are cross cutting to the Programme
Capacity building: Community strengthening and development
Policy Advocacy