3rd annual progress reporting and coordination meeting on CCAFS projects and climate smart village implementation in southeast asia (working document)

1 Working Document CONTENTS Context and rationale Specific objectives Expected outputs Program Opening program highlights Summary of key outputs and emerging outcomes 10 Posters 34 Participants 52 CONTEXT AND RATIONALE Starting in 2015, CCAFS SEA has implemented 12 Flagship Projects (FPs) and several regional projects The number of flagship has gradually been reduced to with one project completed in 2016, a new one started in 2016(WUR SLP) and terminated due to budget cut These flagship projects are implemented by CGIAR Centers, NGOs, and local partners across three focus countries in Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), as well as the Philippines and Indonesia The flagship projects are complemented by smaller regional projects and activities To address the need for proven and effective CSA options, CCAFS SEA has piloted seven ClimateSmart Villages (CSVs) in Cambodia, Laos, Philippines, and Vietnam as an approach for improving the resilience of smallholder farming communities to climate change and where appropriate, for reducing GHG emissions These CSVs can be also considered as a cluster of villages or landscapes (e.g Guiniyngan) in climate change hotspots across a wide range of agro-ecological zones with different farmers’ typologies, climate risks and vulnerabilities This allows for comparison, learning, extrapolation, and climate analogues analysis CSVs are “test-beds” for generating evidences of the effectiveness of CSA practices in real-life settings through systematically co-developing, evaluating, and promoting integrated and innovative CSA portfolios for adoption The CSVs has since started to be the model in establishing climate resilient communities in the Philippines and CSVs in Myanmar This year’s CCAFS SEA meeting aimed to bring representatives from different CGIAR centers, CCAFS FPs, together with national and local partners and the CSV teams in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to discuss the implementation progress of activities in CSVs and FP projects The focus this year was on the significant outputs and emerging outcomes considering that most projects will end in 2018 Discussions among concerned project leaders and FP Leaders were conducted on the future focus of new projects after 2018 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES The one-day meeting covered the following specific objectives: Report on the progress of activities in the CSV sites in 2017; Get updates on CCAFS project implementation in 2017; Identify the main issues/problems/challenges/gaps in FP/CSV implementation; and Foster/strengthen learning and share knowledge, learning, and experiences across CSVs and projects EXPECTED OUTPUT A review of the implementation progress of CSVs/FP in 2017; Identification of emerging outcomes that will be pursued in 2018; Solutions to the identified issues/problems/challenges/gaps in the implementation of the CSVs/FPs; and Discussions on future focus of new projects after 2018 4 3rd Annual Progress Reporting and Coordination Meeting on CCAFS Projects and Climate-Smart Village Implementation in Southeast Asia 20 November 2017 Crowne Plaza West Hanoi, Vietnam PROGRAM Time 08:00–08:30 Registration 08:30–09:00 Activity 09:15–09:40 09:40–09:55 09:55–10:05 Secretariat • Welcome remarks Leocadio Sebastian, RPL CCAFS SEA • Opening remarks VM Le Quoc Doanh, MARD Vietnam • Introduction All participants • Group picture 09:00–09:15 In-Charge All participants Briefing on workshop mechanics Plenary Session 1: Flagship – Priorities and Policies for CSA Moderator: Phil Thornton, CCAFS Rapporteur: Jana Korner, CCAFS SEA FP1-IRRI: Policy information and response Valerien Pede (IRRI) platform on climate change and rice in ASEAN (20 mins report, mins Q&A) and its member countries (PIRCCA) The Asia Climate Policy Hub: Developments Godefroy Grosjean (CIAT Asia) and strategy in Southeast Asia (10 mins report, mins Q&A) Discussion (Q&A) All (Presenters are the panelists) Poster session and coffee/tea break Plenary Session 2: Flagship – Climate-Smart Technologies and Practices Moderator: Andy Jarvis, CCAFS Rapporteur: Eisen Bernardo, CCAFS SEA 10:20–10:45 FP2-CIAT: Integrated agricultural technologies for Dindo Campilan and enhanced adaptive capacity and resilient Vinh Le Bui (CIAT Asia) livelihoods in CSVs of Southeast Asia (20 mins report, mins Q&A) 10:05–10:20 (Including progress reporting of Ma CSV & AMIA) 10:45–11:10 FP2-ICRAF-IIRR: Generating evidence base for upscaling local adaptation through Climate-Smart Agriculture (Including progress reporting of My Loi and Delia Catacutan (ICRAF Vietnam)/ Rene Vidallo (IIRR Asia) (20 mins report, mins Q&A) 11:10–11:35 FP2- IRRI: CSVs in the Mekong Basin: Defining an Innovative and Comprehensive Approach for Catalyzing Roll-out of Large-scale Adoption ( Including reporting of RH, Ekx, Pailom, and TH Reiner Wassmann (IRRI)/ Yumiko Kura (WorldFish Cambodia)/ Guillaume Lacombe (IWMI SEA) Guiniyangan CSV) CSV) (20 mins report, mins Q&A) 11:35–11:55 RP-Worldfish: Enhancing community resilience to climate change by promoting smart coastal aquaculture practices and management institutions along the coastal areas of North Tran Nhuong (WorldFish Vietnam)/ Cao Le Quyen (VIFEP) (15 mins report, mins Q&A) Central Vietnam 11:55–12:10 Discussion (Q&A) 12:10– All (Presenters are the panelists) Lunch Plenary Session 3: Flagship - Low Emissions Development Moderator: Reiner Wassmann, IRRI Rapporteur: Camille Mendizabal, ICRAF/CCAFS SEA 13:10–13:35 FP3-IRRI: Assessing incentives for scaling up Bjoern Ole Sander (IRRI) mitigation at different stakeholder levels: 'No(20 mins report, mins Q&A) regret‘ mitigation strategies in rice 13:35–13:55 RP-Development of LED investment plan for rice Tran Van The (IAE Vietnam)/ Le Hoang Anh (DOSTE-MARD Vietnam) (15 mins report, Q&A) 13:55–14:10 14:10–14:25 Quantifying mitigation opportunities in Tiffany Talsma (CIAT ASIA) smallholder cocoa and coffee systems (10 mins report, mins Q&A) Discussion (Q&A) All (Presenters are the panelists) Poster session and coffee/tea break Plenary Session 4: Flagship - Climate information services and climate-informed safety nets Moderator: Peter Laderach, CIAT Asia Rapporteur: Le Thi Tam, ICRAF 14:40–15:05 FP4-ICRAF/CARE: Enhancing adaptive capacity Elisabeth Simelton of women and ethnic minority smallholder (ICRAF Vietnam) farmers through improved agro-climate (20 mins report, mins Q&A) information in Southeast Asia 15:05–15:30 FP4-ILRI: Surveillance and early warning Nguyen Viet Hung systems for climate sensitive diseases in (ILRI E&SE Asia) 14:25–14:40 15:30–15:45 15:45–16:05 Vietnam and Laos National adaptation plans and climate (20 mins report, mins Q&A) Pablo Imbach (CIAT Asia) information services (10 mins report, mins Q&A) RP-Gender, climate change and food security in Southeast Asia: Insights from Thelma Paris (CCAFS SEA) (15 mins report, mins Q&A) the fields 16:05–16:20 Discussion (Q&A) 16:20–16:50 Updates on future projects’ focus 16:50–17:00 Closing Program 18:00– Dinner (2018 call) All (Presenters are the panelists) Andy Jarvis (CCAFS) Poster Session Venue: Ballroom Hanoi and Lobby RP-CCAFS SEA: Implementing Agricultural Nationally Determined Contribution in Vietnam: Current Supporting Policies and Needs RP-IIRR: Catalysing CSVs in Myanmar RP-CCAFS SEA: More Responsive CSA R&D for Disaster Risk Le Hoang Anh (DOSTE-MARD Vietnam), Nguyen Trung Thang (ISPONRE Vietnam), Nguyen Duc Trung (CCAFS SEA) Wilson John Barbon and Julian Gonsalves (IIRR Asia) Shwe Mar Than and Htay Htay Oo Mitigation in Myanmar (YAU Myanmar) RP-NOMAFSI: Support to Sustainable Intensification for Rice in Ma CSV and Vinh Kien Commune Le Khai Hoan, Nguyen Van Chinh, Nguyen Viet Cuong, Luu Ngoc Quyen, RP-CABI: Pest Smart - Strengthening ecosystem health and building resilience of Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) and Pham Thi Sen (NOMAFSI) Sivapragasam Annamalai, Arnaud Costa, Sathis Sri Thanarajoo, Fook-Wing Chan, and Hong Twu RP-CCAFS SEA: The Climate-Smart Village as a Design Thinking Jana Korner (CCAFS SEA) FP3-WUR: Sustainable Intensification of Dairy Production in Chan (CABI SEA) Process Marion de Vries, Bram Wouters, and Indonesia Theun Vellinga (WUR) RP-ILRI: Scoping study: Livestock GHG emission in Vietnam John Goopy (ILRI), Mai Van Trinh and Vu Duong Quynh (IAE Vietnam), and Cu Thi Thien Thu (HUA) 10 RP-CCAFS SEA: Participatory Climate-Related Risk Mapping and Adaptation Planning (CS MAP) for Rice Production in Vietnam’s Leocadio Sebastian and Bui Tan Yen (CCAFS SEA), and Nguyen Hong Son Mekong River Delta (DCP MARD) RP-CCAFS SEA: Assessment of Potential CSA Options for Future Agriculture Production in the South Central Coast Region of Vietnam Leocadio Sebastian (CCAFS SEA), Bui Tan Yen (CCAFS SEA), Chu Thai Hoanh (IWMI), Paul Pavelic (IWMI), Annamalai Sivapragasam (CABI), Delia Catacutan (ICRAF), Gajanan Sawargaonkar (ICRISAT), Pham Vu Bao (ASISOV), and Tran Thi My Hanh (DCP-MARD) 11 RP-CCAFS SEA: Spatial distribution of cropping pattern with season wise in Myanmar using MODIS time series data, ground survey Murali K Gumma and Anthony Whitbread Nguyen Huu Quyen (IMHEN) 13 RP-CCAFS SEA: Future rice production of Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta under the impacts of climate change RP-CCAFS SEA: Photovoice in Ma, My Loi and Phailom 14 RP-CCAFS SEA: Roving Workshop in Cambodia (ICRISAT) information with Spectral Matching Techniques 12 Jerome Villanueva (IRRI- CCAFS CSV), Bernadette Joven (IRRI), John Cleary (NUIG), and Vinh Le Bui (CIAT Asia) Nguyen Duc Trung (CCAFS SEA), Bui Tan Yen (CCAFS SEA), Dyna Eam (Worldfish), and Yumiko Kura (Worldfish) 15 RP-PhilRice: Infomediaries as Complementary Knowledge Channels of Climate Smart Agriculture in the Philippines Jaime Manalo IV, Jayson Berto, Fredierick Saludez, Jennifer Villaflor, Rommel Hallares, Teofilo Paulino, Katherine Balmeo, Argie Pagdanganan and Anna Marie Bautista (PhilRice) 16 RP-PFRB: Mobilizing the Rural Sector for Climate Change Mitigation Louie N Tabing (PFRB) 17 RP-CCAFS SEA: Mobilizing Science for Climate Change, Agriculture Rex Navarro (CCAFS SEA/PAJ) and Adaptation: A Pilot Radio Campaign in the Philippines and Food Security: Engaging the Philippine Rural Media Note: Posters will also be displayed during the 2-day SA-SEA CSA Workshop from 21-22 November 2017 7 Opening program highlights Opening remarks Dr Leocadio Sebastian, Regional Program Leader, CCAFS SEA ● This year’s annual event has been shortened to accommodate the joint CCAFS Southeast Asia and South Asia meeting on CSA This joint meeting is a very important platform for crosslearning and knowledge exchange between the two regions ● For the third year of annual meeting the focus will be on the flagship projects including some bilateral projects Complementing the oral reporting sessions are the 17 posters that feature our initiatives in the region ● The meeting will go beyond mere reporting of activities to look at the achieved and emerging outcomes This is primarily because CCAFS is not only interested in outputs but more importantly, outcomes that will result to impacts Partners and donors are also very interested to know what outcomes CCAFS have attained including those that are still emerging ● As most of the flagship projects will end, in coming up with the new one, build on the projects that have attained good outcomes There is a need to ensure that all the prerequisites to good outcomes are completed first before the projects end ● For national and international partners, identify opportunities that may be useful to their own context Interest to any of the ongoing projects can be directed to the concerned researchers CCAFS can partner in developing bilateral projects in their respective places This way, the outputs of CCAFS work would be applied in more locations in the region ● Optimize the opportunity of learning more about the projects, to synergize ideas that will further elevate the quality of CCAFS work and partnership in the region Welcome remarks Mr Le Quoc Doanh, Vice Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ● For many regions in the world, especially for Southeast Asia, climate change is no longer a distant threat; it is a reality and being uncertain in the future Climate change has no spatial and temporal boundary ● In recent years, Vietnam has been suffering severe hot and cold spells, floods, droughts and salinity intrusion The appearance, frequency, and intensity of these extreme weather events have changed extraordinarily under impacts of climate change - - In Winter 2015-Spring 2016, one-third of Vietnam’s provinces were strongly affected by a severe drought, which influenced livelihood of million people and caused yield loss of 820,000 of cropland across the country In January 2016, snow was experienced in Nghe An, Central region of Vietnam, which never happened before 9 - In October 2016, abnormally extreme rainfall in the Central region of Vietnam caused a serious flash flood Early this month, the unusual Damrey typhoon killed nearly 100 lives, damaged more than 100,000 houses in Central Vietnam ● The challenge for Southeast Asia countries is to develop a green agriculture with less GHGs emission while enhancing adaptation capacity and satisfying the growth and development demands CCAFS interventions under flagships synthesizing CSA promotion, policy and institution, climate information and services, and low emission development will effectively help us to reach our desired targets ● The review of outputs and outcomes that CCAFS SEA has achieved in Southeast Asia in last three years is very important because it shows the readiness of adaptation and mitigation measures, and appropriate approach for resilient and sustainable agriculture development for the region ● CCAFS has been a great convener of the CGIAR centers in responding to impact of the 2015-16 El Nino CCAFS led an assessment team that went to the Mekong Delta, Central Highland and South Central Coast, regions that were severely affected by the drought and salinity intrusion MARD took cognizance of the assessments’ recommendation for its future actions ● CCAFS has also been supporting our efforts to prepare for the implementation of the agriculture component of the Nationally Determined Commitments (NDC) This is an area where Vietnam needs the contribution of the CGIAR Centers and CCAFS is facilitating such contribution ● CCAFS has been working with the Department of Crop Production (DCP) to come-up with the climate related-risk maps and adaptation plans (Climate Smart MAP) for rice production in the Mekong Delta This initiative will be very helpful in making the rice production in the Mekong Delta more climate resilient ● More work like those cited above wherein close collaboration was done to ensure that what CGIAR programs like CCAFS are doing are applied in the field and become part of the national programs and plans Like Vietnam, the representatives from the different countries present in the workshop would also like to see outcomes and impacts in their respective countries 10 Summary of key outputs and emerging outcomes 11 Flagship – Priorities and Policies for CSA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP1-IRRI: Policy information and response platform on climate change and rice in ASEAN and its member countries (PIRCCA) Valerien Pede (IRRI) During the year 2017, the PIRCCA has initiated several case studies and stakeholder engagement for the purpose of supporting climate change policies formulation In the Red River Delta and Central Vietnam, a case study was initiated to understand whether gender differences exist in household’s perception of climate change and if it plays a role in their adaptation strategies At the farm level, the case study also investigates ecologically-based management practices as adaptation strategies to cope with climate change stresses With regards to household level adaptation strategies, the survey aimed to better understand how households build resilience and to what extent climate change related policies can support them This case study has been published in the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (available at https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2017-0014) The PIRCCA project has initiated a case study to assess the economic, social, environmental impacts and potential of 'small household, big field' models for rice production in Mekong River and Red River Deltas The study particularly investigates to what extent climate smart practices in rice production could be upscaled through the 'small household, big field' model This case study was implemented in the year 2017 and resulted in the publication of a working paper (available on CCAFS website at https://ccafs.cgiar.org/blog/vietnam%E2%80%99s-large-field- models-and-potential-climate-smartagriculture#.Wg2RRPmCyM9) The study shows that while the main goal of Large Fields Models (LFMs) is to increase the efficiency of rice production and the quality of rice, they also offer an opportunity to apply CSA principles LFMs offer reduced production costs, the potential for knowledge sharing, and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Recommendations from this study were presented at a stakeholder workshop jointly organized by the Institute of Agricultural Environment (IAE), the Institute for Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) project, and the PIRCCA project In the year 2018, several stakeholders are planned for dissemination of recommendations, particularly to inform policies on the implementation of the agricultural restructuring plan in Vietnam ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Here are the key points of discussion during this plenary session: • There is a need to demystify the concept of Climate-Smart Agriculture to policymakers, and to make them understand how CSA technologies, products, and practices can be used to address local challenges CSA profiles created for each area can be used to show them the existing gaps and how CSA interventions can help fill those gaps • Research results should be used to guide decision makers on how to strengthen implementation of existing policies and form new ones to support CSA adoption The role of scientists is to provide policymakers with knowledge on CSA options and in transitioning to CSA • Using a demand-driven approach in the planning and implementation of CSA would be much better than the still widely used helicopter approach in which a package of CSA technologies 12 • • • • • and products proven to be effective in one area is brought to another area without taking into account the context Politics can affect the success or failure of spreading CSA adoption in an area The role of scientists stops after providing evidence-based information on the steps of adoption and trade-offs The formulation and implementation of policy still rests on the hand of the policymakers whose actions are guided by their political agenda CCAFS should prioritize the identification of long-term partnerships with key players in the region ranging from the government, NGOs, INGOs, academia to the private sector and to build a common strategy with them in the planning and implementation of CSA interventions One strategy that can be done to ensure better engagement of the policymakers is to ask the government officials what they want to achieve and conduct the research and make recommendations based on those demands One of the keys to achieving desired outcomes and scaling CSA especially in Myanmar is to focus on capacity building of stakeholders and ensuring that they are actively engaged throughout the process to inculcate in them a sense of ownership The three key pillars in influencing policymaking are link, think, and sync The first pillar, link, means focusing on the establishing new partnerships Think means focusing on prioritizing the interventions to be scaled up and scaled out and supporting multidisciplinary methodologies; whereas, sync means supporting piloting of institutional and policy framework by working with what is there and maximizing the potentials ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Flagship – Climate-Smart Technologies and Practices ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP2-CIAT: Integrated agricultural technologies for enhanced adaptive capacity and resilient livelihoods in CSVs of Southeast Asia Dindo Campilan and Vinh Le Bui (CIAT Asia) The project consists of three major components: 1) prioritization, testing and introduction of CSA technologies and practices (T&Ps), 2) CSV facilitation for CSA learning and action in Ma village, north Vietnam, and 3) CSA-CSV knowledge sharing and scaling Component 1: CSA T&Ps being field-tested by the project were selected from Year (2014-15) through a participatory community-based process of climate-risk assessment and CSA agenda-setting In Year (2015-16), a broad set of CSA T&Ps were initially introduced in local adaptive trials; the results guided the further prioritization of a shorter list of T&Ps for continued testing Thus in Year (201617), the project focused on three key CSA portfolios: 1) conservation agriculture for cassava-cowpea-grass intercropping systems, agri-waste management and use, and livestock feed production 2) agri-land/natural resource use and management for acacia livelihoods and integrated home gardens 3) climate-smart rice production through cold-tolerant varieties, rice-straw processing and integrated water management 13 For each set of CSA T&Ps, a farmer learning group was formed and took responsibility for planning and conduct of field trials These farmer-learners subsequently became trainers/extensionists for reaching out to other farmers within and beyond the community Component 2: The testing and introduction of CSA T&Ps have served as the core dimension in piloting the CSV approach in Ma village, north Vietnam To serve as community-based platform for CSA action learning, the CSV was established through the initial project activities (Years 1-2) of community profiling, social mobilization and CSA awareness-raising During Year 3, the project sought to further strengthen the CSV as an institutional innovation, through: 1) Short-term/seasonal weather advisory obtained from online weather forecasts and disseminated through community loudspeakers, 2) CSA micro-finance fund which farmers can access to support livelihoods that incorporate selected T&Ps, 3) Piloting of the PhotoVoice methodology where farmers learned the use of photographic equipment in developing community stories, as tools for dialogue with local leaders and policy-makers 4) Securing additional financial and other resources for CSA learning, through small-grants from local government agencies and external bilateral donors 5) Hosting of regular learning visits and on-site trainings for farmers and students, and the CSV’s designation as a “learning site” by Yen Bai provincial government’s extension network 6) Cross-CSV and inter-provincial CSA dissemination through series of trainings, workshops and field visits – particularly with My Loi CSV and with Yen Bai and Cao Bang provinces Component 3: The project’s CSA-CSV experiences have provided a pool of practical knowledge for stimulating a country-wide program in the Philippines – the Department of Agriculture ‘s Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) The scaling out process built on the project’s Year 1-2 14 activities for cross visits (Ma CSV farmers to the Philippines, and AMIA partners to Vietnam), and CCAFS-facilitated joint workshops and meetings In Year 3, the CCAFS project and CIAT Team have worked with AMIA partners to undertake: 1) climate-risk vulnerability assessment across the country to identify and prioritize target sites for climate-resilient agrifisheries (CRA) interventions, and 2) development of key decision-support tools for CRA investment planning and design of communityaction projects To date, 17 “AMIA villages” have been established – across different typologies of of climate- change risks, agro-ecologies, and crop/livestock/fish production systems These Philippines-adapted CSVs are becoming distinguished for key features: 1) framed within the “extension services” institutional set-up, rather than being mainly “research-driven” 2) anchored on public-sector investment and policy priorities, including a $50k operational budget per CSV from government funds 3) direct links to climate services (government credit and insurance schemes) and science support by national and international research organizations 4) continued effort in outscaling operations and funding through additional public- and private-sector resource mobilization, including proposal development for accessing $250M financing from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 FP2-ICRAF-IIRR: Generating evidence base for upscaling local adaptation through Climate-Smart Agriculture Delia Catacutan (ICRAF Vietnam)/Rene Vidallo (IIRR Asia) Key activities/outputs The key activities and outputs towards scaling CSA at subnational and national levels in the two CSVs Guinayangan in Philippines and My Loi in Vietnam include the following: • • • • • • clustered impact areas (CSA learning sites) are identified as platforms for farmer-to-farmer scaling through field days and sites visits 300 farmers from 16 farmer learning groups engaged in the project have already directly influenced around 1,000 farmers through knowledge sharing, materials distribution and dispersal systems Such initiatives are adopted by the local government and will be utilized through extension services in the further promotion of CSA An example of CSA-awareness raising and sharing event include My Loi CSV with over 160 farmers and representatives from agriculture departments, donors and NGOs Key outputs: (i) Photovoice exhibition where farmers showcased and narrated their experiences using photography; (ii) 12 farmers in four groups built and presented 3D models for agroforestry systems; (iii) 10 local primary school pupils presented artworks about future agricultural and rural development My Loi CSV team has contributed to the national CSA manual developed by Vietnam’s IPSARD My Loi CSV team has reviewed IFAD project-proposals against CSA criteria My Loi CSA farmers’ profile documented—historical CSA adoption analyzed Scaling up process 16 Pathways and processes for scaling Key emerging outcomes • Engagement with local stakeholders - Local governments (MAO & MPDO in Guinayangan, My Loi Commune government and DDARD in Ky Anh) are prioritizing and integrating CSA in local agricultural and rural development plans - Guinayangan is now recognized as a learning site that influences the implementation and rolls out of the Philippines’ Adaptation and Mitigation Initiative in Agriculture (AMIA) program It was adopted as an “advanced AMIA village” due to the evidence on CSA shared by both local government officials and farmers in learning events facilitated by IIRR This high level of scaling implies the uptake of key CSA-learnings from Guinayangan, particularly on participatory approaches to local CSA promotion, by technical teams who are establishing AMIA villages (https://daamia.net/amia-villages/) in 17 regions in the country - The incorporation of CSA into the local government’s agriculture extension services is expected to benefit around 5,000 farmers in all 54 villages of Guinayangan and 2,000 farmers in villages of Ky Son commune - In addition, two municipalities in Philippines (Ivisan, Capiz and San Francisco, Quezon) and one commune in Vietnam (Ky Trung commune) are considered as outreach areas Here, CSA-interventions are expected to immediately benefit over 1,200 farmers - The Provincial Government of Quezon and the agriculture offices of 10 neighboring municipalities of Guinayangan were targeted for CSA promotion through sharing events This interest in replicating CSA-interventions could directly benefit 50,000 farmers Case studies will capture these project experiences - My Loi CSV is set as learning node for GIZ- EBA project in Ha Tinh province Key publications and documentations - Local adaptation planning guide for government staff - Technical manual on vermiculture for farmers - Case study on roles of social learning for the adoption of CSA-innovations http://hdl.handle.net/10568/80703 - Documentation of tested and promoted CSA-technologies and scaling pathways in Guinayangan 17 - CSA practices from Vietnam identified and assembled as a how-to-do guideline (Fig 3) CSA farmer’s profiles collected for building up a community database of CSA-practices Overview of the features towards implementing and scaling CSA ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP2- IRRI: CSVs in the Mekong Basin: Defining an Innovative and Comprehensive Approach for Catalyzing Roll-out of Large-scale Adoption Reiner Wassmann (IRRI)/Yumiko Kura (WorldFish Cambodia)/Guillaume Lacombe (IWMI SEA) The project comprises CSA scaling in CSVs that also encompass a transect along the Mekong River While the CSVs Ekxang and Rohal Soung will be covered in other presentations, key outputs for Tra Hat and Phailom as well as cross-CSV activities can be summarized as follows: Tra Hat: • Stakeholder workshop has been organized with demonstration of using rice straw for mushroom production • Rice cultivars grown in Bac Lieu province have been assessed to identify ‘entry points’ for disseminating improved varieties to specific locations and seasons • Socio-economic surveys have been conducted in Tra Hat (and also in CSV My Loi) to assess CSA adoption in Vietnam with emphasis on gender and youth perceptions • • • Training on Pest Smart CSA practices was conducted by CABI Gasifier stoves were introduced, though not really accepted by villagers GIS mapping of AWD suitability in the Mekong Delta (see Figure 1) Phailom: • Field trials with improved rice varieties indicated higher yield potentials under drought conditions • Photovoice activity illustrated climate change problems and possible solutions to farmers as well as other stakeholders 18 • Collaboration with Cuso International resulted in seed fairs and farmer field schools on community-based seed improvement for rice (see Fig 1) • Collaboration with Savannakhet University resulted in broad documentation of CSV activities (field trials, Photovoice, etc) Cross CSV: • Detailed surveys on crop management practices have been conducted with rice farmers and extension staff at all CSVs to assess GHG emissions • Socio-economic surveys have been conducted in Tra Hat (and also in CSV My Loi) to assess CSA Adoption in Vietnam with emphasis on gender and youth perceptions Outlook for 2018: • Moving from Climate-smart Villages to Climate-smart Provinces in the Mekong Delta: Interact with other provinces on CSA implementation, namely with DARD staff from provinces of a large WorldBank-funded project (VnSAT) that is implemented with IRRI contributions • Moving from Climate-smart Villages to Climate-smart Provinces in Southern Laos: Intensify interaction with extension staff in Savannakhet and neighboring Champone Prov • Use photovoice material for presentation of CSA concept and CSV activities at sub-national and national level • Networking with international initiatives, namely (i) the Consortium of Unfavorable Rice Environments (CURE) that visited Ekxang in May 2017 (48 particpants from 11 countries) and (ii) a collaborative project of Tokyo/ Can Tho Universities (18 participants) Fine-tuned GIS maps of AWD suitability in the Mekong delta; maps of climatic suitability (b,d) are overlaid by non-suitable areas caused by and high flood in Autumn-Winter crop salinity in Winter-Spring crop 19 Flyer on Community-based approach for Climate-Resilient Seed Systems ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… RP-Worldfish: Enhancing community resilience to climate change by promoting smart coastal aquaculture practices and management institutions along the coastal areas of North Central Vietnam Tran Nhuong (WorldFish Vietnam)/Cao Le Quyen (VIFEP) Coastal aquaculture, dominated by extensive integrated farming systems, is one of the few livelihood options for poor coastal communities in North Central Coast In recent years, aquaculture in the region has experienced increasing risks of disease outbreaks and crop failures due to a number of factors including increasing negative impacts of global climate change To support aquaculture farmers improve farming practices and cope with climate change, since 2015, WorldFish in partnership with Vietnam Institute for Fisheries Economics and Planning (VIFEP) and Thanh Hoa Agriculture Extension Centre has been implementing a pilot project entitled “Enhancing community resilience to climate 20 change by promoting smart aquaculture management practices along the coastal areas of North Central Vietnam (ECO-SAMP)" funded by CGIAR research program in Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) The project has conducted on-farm research on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices and piloted group/cooperative-based management approaches for brackish water aquaculture in Hoang Phong commune, Thanh Hoa province during 2015 and 2016 At the farm level, the project initiated a trial model which raised tilapia in mixed aquaculture systems with other farmed species (shrimp, mud crab, and seaweed) to enhance resilience and adaptive capacity of farming households Results show that households adopting the tested aquaculture practice increased household income by 12%, saved 6.7 million VND for pond cleaning (33 labor days) An assessment of integrated aquaculture systems and potentials for scaling out in the North and North Central Coast conducted by the project in 2016 showed that 14,000 of brackish water ponds in the NNCC can potentially apply integrated aquaculture systems to cope with increasing negative impacts of climate change While integrated aquaculture systems (integrating shrimp, tilapia and seaweed culture) can be recognized as climate smart aquaculture (CSAq), several challenges need to be addressed in order to successfully scale out the project approach to achieve impacts at larger scale There is still insufficient quantitative evidence of integrated aquaculture system performance under the lens of the climate smart aquaculture approach For example, how tested aquaculture systems performed under the three pillars of the climate smart aquaculture approach (e.g., helping farmers to (1) sustainably increase productivity and income; (2) enhancing farmers’ resilience and adaptive capacity;and (3) reducing GHGs emmision) Furthermore, the CSA approach is a system approach that goes beyond the farm level and metrics for performance assessment can be collected and assessed at farm level, land scape and food production and consumption system level In other words a system approach is needed to conceptualize and scale out integrated aquaculture systems as a CSAq approach In 2016, assessment study to understand impacts and performance of CSAq interventions in the project area as well as areas potentially can adopt the tested CSAq approach has been completed In 2017, ECO-SAMP project work with the project national consultant and national government partners (Vietnam Institute for Fisheries Economics and Planning-VIFEP and Research Institute for Aquaculture No.1) and Thanh Hoa Joint Stock/private company to carry out value chain analysis and a follow up climate smart aquaculture assessment; and disseminate project lessons by organizing a series of community meetings and a training workshop on technical operations of components along value chains -and value chain coordination mechanisms for scaling out the tested climate smart aquaculture approach Outputs completed by the project in 2017: a Two working papers: (1) Integrated shrimp and tilapia aquaculture systems in brackish water environment as climate smart aquaculture (CSAq): evidence and potentials for scaling out in North and North Central of Vietnam (2) Value chain analysis of integrated aquaculture systems from the project area 21 b Dissemination: (1) A training workshop on technical operations of components along value chains-and value chain coordination for scaling out CSA approaches and community meetings delivered (2) A video clip (in Vietnamese) introducing the tested climate smart aquaculture (CSAq) systems in the North Centre of Vietnam ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The key points during the discussions during this plenary session are summarized below: • Provincial CSA outscaling discussions should be conducted to determine how stakeholders envision and how they would go about the outscaling out of CSA in nearby areas as part of local institutionalization • Participatory activities such as Photovoice and Cross CSV learning trips enhance the engagement and facilitate knowledge sharing among different stakeholders This helps policy makers and farmers to work together in effectively selecting and planning of CSA options to be adopted by farmers • The concept of CSA in Ma Village is being scaled out in villages within Yen Bai province and two other neighboring provinces in Vietnam Effective technologies, practices, and products in Ma Village are also replicated and re-contextualized in the 17 CSVs established in the Philippines • Some of the advantages of the CSVs established in the Philippines include having a direct link to climate services, financial support from the government amounting US$50, 000 for the operation of each of the CSV, and a calamity fund to help farmers recover from the losses they incur when natural calamities/ extreme weather events strike • Apart from giving farmers access to CSA technologies and products, provision of learning interventions should be prioritized to facilitate adoption of CSA In the cases of the Philippines, social learning is seen as a potentially effective methodology for scaling up • Continuous capacity building will enable farmers to continue practicing CSA even after the project has ended • Researchers from different CGIAR centers can share their technical know-how from their projects to other researchers and integrate some of the activities to achieve desired outcomes • Having policy backing at the national and international level is crucial for scaling up interrelated projects For instance, in Vietnam, there is no existing CSA policy at the national scale, hence it is difficult to start a new CSV in Vietnam because there are no policies to hasten implementation of policies ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Flagship - Low Emissions Development ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP3-IRRI: Assessing incentives for scaling up mitigation at different stakeholder levels: 'No-regret‘ mitigation strategies in rice Bjoern Ole Sander (IRRI) Summary 2017 Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) feasibility analysis and suitability mapping conducted in coordination with CCAFS finance strategy work Through the IRRI-led projects on outscaling support of AWD funded by CCAFS and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) the climatic AWD suitability maps for Vietnam could be improved by the inclusion of local knowledge on salinity risk areas These climatic suitability maps provide knowledge for a more targeted dissemination of AWD+ and will guide the implementation of activities to reach the country’s targets formulated in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) The validity of the maps has been confirmed by an independent project implementer for the example of Thai Binh province Seasonal climatic suitability maps for AWD in the Mekong River Delta Sustaining the momentum of mitigation activities in Vietnam, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) through the Institute of Agricultural Environment (IAE) and the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development and Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) co-organized a policy engagement workshop in June 2017 in Hanoi The workshop aimed to identify bottlenecks and enabling national policies in view of developing a Nationally Appropriate 23 Mitigation Action (NAMA) in rice Participants of the various institutes formed a ‘Rice NAMA team’ aiming at harmonizing mitigation activities and joint project development for large scale implementation of mitigation options in rice Outcomes of this policy workshop fed into a high level consultation workshop on “Low carbon Rice Development – Investment Opportunities” held on December in Hanoi, Vietnam, which was co-organized by MARD, MPI, and IRRI, with support from CCAFS SEA and the USAID Investment in low carbon farming models needs to be at the centerpiece of mitigation initiatives as it can speed up rice industry reform, increase productivity, boost farmers’ incomes and ensure sustainable development MARD’s Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh said that investment in low carbon farming models would also help the country access climate change funds for green growth Furthermore, the project team has conducted detailed technical and financial analyses for mitigation options in Vietnamese rice production (technical feasibility, mitigation potential and cost-benefit analyses) with funding from CCAFS, USAID and the CCAC These activities have contributed to the project’s goal of raising awareness, enhancing knowledge, and shifting attitudes toward AWD adoption among decision makers In the same way, these initiatives form sound basis for large funding proposals for transforming the rice sector into low emissions production Emerging outcomes Recognizing the AWD technology as an effective means to adapt to and mitigate climate change the World Bank was highly interested in alternate wetting and drying The Bank featured AWD in their “Water in Agriculture Innovation Series”, a webinar during which Ole Sander presented on the principles, bottlenecks, and ongoing research for large-scale implementation of the AWD technology The webinar was attended by 57 of the Bank’s staff and partners Furthermore, a policy brief on incentives, benefits and challenges of AWD implementation has been prepared together with World Bank World Bank is highly interested in mainstreaming AWD in some of their programs With IRRI being partner in the VN-SAT program with 120+ million USD targeting sustainable transformation of the rice sector in the MRD there is a great opportunity for CCAFS science outputs to directly influence low emissions development ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… RP-Development of LED investment plan for rice Tran Van The (IAE Vietnam)/Le Hoang Anh (DOSTE-MARD Vietnam) In Vietnam, rice is main and the most important crop and accounted huge amount of agricultural GDP, not been only seriously affected by climate change but also emitted too much greenhouse gases (GHGs) Rice cultivation was considered as high potential of GHG reduction and can be promising for developing NAMAs projects and INDC options According to implementing plan (Document No 7028/BNN-KHCN on 25/8/2016, rice cultivation significantly contributes into unconditional mitigation options (8% GHG reduction) through alternate wetting and drying and improved rice cultivation 24 system (AWD, A3) and mid-season drainage (MSD, A16) In conditional mitigation option (25% of GHG reduction), rice cultivation continuously contributes through upscaling alternate wetting and drying and improved rice cultivation system (A9) To achieve study objectives, the study has conducted key activities, including (1) policy gap analysis (existing policies and instruments that support for AWD and MSD; (2) identify the policy levers for AWD and MSD in rice cultivation, (3) quantify costs for incentives and economic returns and risk profiles for investing in AWD and MSD; (4) Quantification of investment for AWD and MSD and (5) consultation with finance expert to determine the potentials for AWD and MSD in rice cultivation To implement above activities, the methodologies have been applied including policy gap analysis from various policy relevance (strategies, action plans, programs, institutional framework under MARD and relevant ministries and agencies); policy levers analysis to catalyse implementation of priority LED intervention through AWD and MSD (participatory assessment, group working); field study on 120 farmer household with AWD and MSD and 60 farmer households for control (without AWD and MSD), cost and benefit analysis (CBA), cost efficiency (CE), marginal abatement cost (MAC), and marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) PA, working group, expert consultation, value change approach, and externalities analysis methods have applied to quantify and develop investment plan for AWD and MSD The key findings from study shown that there are plenty policies to support for low carbon options and rice development (such NTP-RCC, action plan to response climate change, green growth strategies, restructured project), implementing plan of NDC) and found that lack of policies at provincial level while AWD and MSD mainly focused on Red River Delta rather than MRD The study also found that there are some relevant projects to promote GHG reduction from paddy rice and plenty of GHG reduction from rice cultivation have been determined in action plan, programs and priorities, however, they are facing to some challenges to complicate national system for GHG inventories, under-constructed MRV, limited financial sources from both domestic (public and private) and international support The study also estimated and compared costs, revenues and net benefits among AWD (25.14 million VND of net benefit per hectare with AWD vs 22.98 million VND without in An Giang province, 30.45 million VND of net benefit per hectare with AWD and 24.77 million VND without in Kien Giang and 27.38 million VND with AWD vs 24.38 million VND without in Soc Trang province) In estimation, AWD not only significantly contribute into increasing net benefit but also high cost efficiency of GHG reduction ( -1.69 million VND per tCO2e in An Giang province; -4.45 million VND per tCO2e and -2.53 million VND per tCO2e in case government fully supported for infrastructure and irrigation system for rice cultivation) The study also developed alternative options of infrastructure and irrigation system for AWD investment (at 50% and full investment by applicants) Finally, the study found out the promising financial sources from both domestic (public and private) and international supports that AWD and MSD can be emerged The study also developed concept note of investment plan to seek fund for AWD in rice production Plenty of integrated solutions and policy implication, significant economic figures than can be used for policy development and implementation and opportunities for investment through AWD and local carbon rice production in Vietnam and be referred for other countries with the similar situation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25 Through the discussions in this session, the following points were given emphasis: • In terms of scaling mitigation options, one of the technologies with a comprehensive data and research results is the Alternate Wetting and drying technology A mapping of areas in Vietnam for suitability for adoption has led to the identification priority areas and a convincing cost-benefit analysis has already been developed to convince farmers to adopt and policymakers to support the project • Feasibility analysis of other low emissions development (LED) options have been conducted to identify the priority mitigation technologies to be scaled out in these areas The analyses included a GHG emission assessment in the MRD to determine how much GHG can be reduced through adoption of various technologies—these serve as an information database to guide policymakers and implementers • Both Vietnam and Philippines have good policy framework, but they cannot manage to engage stakeholder very well Various institutional initiative for mainstreaming CSA are lacking as of now • There are still challenges in the financial aspect of implementation of these LED options There are existing policy activities for mitigation options but it is still very difficult to obtain funding sources to finance these projects • After the first phase and the first year of the second phase of CCAFS programme, numerous mitigation options have already been identified, however, these have not been successfully linked to existing programs which could hasten implementation and achievement of target outcomes • As of now, good models for alternate wetting and drying can be found in testing areas, but not outside project areas despite the evidences showing that practicing AWD will increase farmers’ incomes significantly compared to those who don’t Since the infrastructure cost of the AWD is costly, a reduction of the costs to be shouldered by the farmers in their adoption through policy backing will help in the outscaling of this technology • Similar to projects in other flagship projects, improving the scalability of the low emission development projects entails capacity building, improvement of the existing legal instruments, strengthening stakeholder involvement, and creation of investment plans • Simplification of the process of adoption of LED interventions to reduce the time and effort farmers need to exert is one of the keys to improve scalability • AWD and other LED technologies and practices needs to be packaged with other technologies, products and practices that are context specific to ensure suitability, improve scalability, and increase effectiveness ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Flagship - Climate information services and climate-informed safety nets ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP4-ICRAF/CARE: Enhancing adaptive capacity of women and ethnic minority smallholder farmers through improved agro-climate information in Southeast Asia Elisabeth Simelton (ICRAF Vietnam) Project objectives The objective of the project is to enhance the capacity of women and ethnic minority farmers to better anticipate and respond to risks and opportunities from climatic variability with the explicit goal of reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change by using scientific climate information as well as local/traditional climate knowledge for seasonal planning Key Outputs in 2017 • Climate information tailored to farmers’ needs - Participatory agroadvisories (bulletins) distributed in 89 villages in three countries - 18 rain gauges and automatic weather stations installed - Logbooks for farmer groups and PSP-facilitators (Le et al 2017) - Handbooks for PSP-facilitators (with Farmers’ Union) - Differences in uses and preferences of agroclimate information between women and men (Duong et al 2017 CCAFS InfoNote) - Developing and testing agroadvisories in Cambodia (1 MSc thesis, Smytzek 2017) • Downscaling seasonal forecasts - Handbook for government officers (with IMHEN) - Uncertainties in weather forecasts with observations (Roy et al 2016 CCAFS InfoNote) - List of local weather indicators (Cambodia) - Guidebook and template for extension to develop agroadvisories (collaboration with GACSA) - Collaboration with NAFRI and Lao Met Office • Capacity development : Methods to identify needs of women and youth - 250 women and men joined gender-training - 20 Youth Union members trained on forecasting - Logbooks for farmer and PSP-facilitator (in Vietnamese and English) • Initial results Statistically insignificant results suggest farmers in ACIS villages used less pesticides and fertilisers compared to non-project farmers, as well as less in 2017 compared to 2016 Also slightly higher rice yields for ACIS-farmers Pesticide use and yields depend on many factors, and need to be better understood 27 • Scaling - Farmers’ willingness to pay higher in project sites than non-project sites (1PhD thesis, Trinh 2017; Trinh et al 2017 Land Use Policy) - Contributions to Vietnam’s GFCS (with MONRE) - Policy brief “Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Resilience in Vietnam” (with UNWomen) - Exchange DMI Lao PDR to NHMS Vietnam Emerging Outcomes • Emerging project structures Three years in to the project being implemented in different contexts, we have five ACIS instead of one The structures were developed in women and men farmers in different contexts, from climatesmart villages, farmer interest groups and Village Savings and Loans Associations, from illiterate to literate and bilingual communities, from households without phones, with cellphones to smartphones, and within a range of institutional and technical capacities The flexible structure of ACIS is generating interest from NGOs, to complement and add value to agriculture, rural development and disaster projects • Evidence of local capacity - Users (farmers, extension, government officers) are able to communicate their needs for ACI - Forums are established that help suppliers of ACIS better understand end-users’ needs - New institutional collaborations for sharing seasonal forecasts between provincial and district government departments - Modes for ensuring feedback loops 28 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… FP4-ILRI: Surveillance and early warning systems for climate sensitive diseases in Vietnam and Laos Nguyen Viet Hung (ILRI E&SE Asia) Vietnam is a tropical country with high temperatures and precipitation which may provide good conditions for climate sensitive diseases Limited studies have been conducted to evaluate the level of aflatoxin B1 in maize and zoonotic diseases in pigs in Vietnam In addition, no previous studies have been conducted to evaluate the perception and knowledge of aflatoxins in Vietnam Therefore, the main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of aflatoxin B1 in maize and two zoonotic diseases (Japanese encephalitis and leptospirosis) in pigs, as well as to evaluate perceptions and knowledge of aflatoxins among people in the study areas Research Approach Maize and pig samples were randomly collected from six provinces based on high maize production to represent six agro-ecological zones; Son La, Hanoi, Nghe An, Dak Lak, Dong Nai, and An Giang Samples per province were collected using multi-stage sampling (province-district-commune) (Fig 1) Maize was tested for aflatoxin B1 with ELISA and calculated the mean, median and range while pig samples were tested for JE and leptospirosis with ELIS to estimate the sero-prevalences All maize and pigs samples were analyzed at Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) and National Institute of Veterinary Research (NIVR), respectively Sampling districts(pink) within selected provinces (blue) Result A total of 2,370 maize samples were collected from six provinces and analyzed Among collected samples, 799 samples (33.71%, 95% CI: 31.81%-35.66%) were above µg/kg, and 687 samples (28.98%, 95% CI: 27.17%-30.86%) were above µg/kg (Table 1) A total of 1,959 sera samples were collected from five provinces and analyzed Overall, the sero-prevalences of leptospirosis were 8.17% 29 (95% CI: 6.99-9.47) and serovar Tarassovi Mitis (2.19%) had the highest prevalence followed by Australis (1.94%), Javanica (1.68%) and Autumnalis (1.17%) using a cutoff titer of ≥ 1:100 (Fig 2) while 3.98% (95% CI: 3.16-4.95) for JE was detected (Table 2) Percentage with 95% confidence interval of seropositive samples by serovar in each province using cutoff titer ≥ 1:100 Distribution of aflatoxin B1 level in maize from province by purpose Seroprevalence of JE in pigs from five provinces in Vietnam 30 Outcomes and Conclusion This is the first large scale screening study for Aflatoxin B1 in maize and leptospirosis and JE in pigs in Vietnam and the results are useful to better understand the level and epidemiology of aflatoxins, Japanese encephalitis and leptospirosis in different provinces This study also suggests potential risk to humans and animals in Vietnam as well as to identify demographic factors (such as gender and level of education) significantly influencing knowledge of aflatoxins Further investigation is needed in each region into the possible role of environmental conditions and different wildlife species in contributing to infection ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… RP-Gender, climate change and food security in Southeast Asia: Insights from the fields Thelma Paris (CCAFS SEA) CCAFS Gender Strategy • To strengthen CCAFS’s development impact through the integration of gender issues into research to ensure that rural women benefit from its contribution to poverty reduction, enhanced environmental resilience, improved food security, human health and nutrition • Situate with a broader strategy addressing social inclusion for different social groups (gender, youth, cultural minorities) while bearing in mind that women are central to agriculture in developing countries 31 Climate change, livelihoods and gender roles linkages in rice-based farming households Key outputs and emerging outcomes To identify the climate change risks, effects on livelihoods, perceptions/experiences and coping mechanisms in response to risks in a given physical, socioeconomic and cultural environment, some of the activities undertaken are: • MS and PhD thesis on gender research in CSVs; • Case studies in the Philippines which incorporates gender perspective into ongoing studies; • Other studies in Flagship programs; • Compilation and synthesis of gender studies under CCFAS-SEA; • Writing workshop for book publication; and • Gender-based methods of data collection Specifically, CCAFS conducted case studies using gender-inclusive data collection methods in the following locations: TraHat CSV, Bac Lieu, Vietnam; Phailom CSV, Laos; Guiniyangan, Quezon province, Philippines; Eastern Visayas, Philippines; and Bulacan, Philippines These activities resulted to: improved knowledge on perception of climate change risks, effects on gender roles, changing gender roles, labor distribution by gender in rice production; identification of barriers and constraints faced by men and women in adoption of CSA; and identification of enabling factors that could enhance adoption and scaling out of CSA by men and women 32 CCAFS research works helped in the improvement of data, tools, approaches, supporting gender mainstreaming in CC work; promotion of pro-poor PAR research; and capacity building in CCAFS regions to apply gender analysis to CCAFS research Also, CCAFS SEA worked in the improvement of climate information products and services and risk management innovations producing benefits for resources-poor women producers and traders as well as men The research activities also led to the identification of social and gender-differentiated perceptions on the potentials and pitfalls of CSA This improved the understanding of positive and negative outcomes of potential CSA and provided indicators to assess social impacts that can be developed and used for policy analysis ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The discussions from the plenary discussions have shed light to the following topics: • Enhancing the capacity of local farmers, especially women farmers, entails effective identification of their information needs, and downscaling of weather and seasonal forecasts to suit their needs • Forums provide a means for farmers to communicate the need for agrocliamteic information as well as their preferences in terms of formats, channels to be used, and advisory design which were translated to increased effectiveness of efforts in delivering agrocliamtic information to farmers To improve scaling up and scaling out of Agro-climatic information services (ACIS), business models for agro-climate information should be created and ACIS should be integrated in local planning • Seasonal forecasts should be continuously used to create climate advisories to help farmers develop adaptation strategies Capacity building of farmers on understanding climate information presented to them and on using different platforms used to forecast climate information will help them improve their knowledge and make informed decisions • At present, there is still a big difference between the weather forecasts reaching farmers, and actionable information that can better guide farmers in decision making There is still a lack of coordination among ministries on weather information released at the national and provincial level These are among the most pressing challenges to be addressed for climate information services to truly cater to farmers’ information needs • • Vulnerability to climate change is identified by food insecurity and difficulty in accessing other basic commodities and resources Using these criteria, farming communities, especially the female-headed households in these communities were seen as the most vulnerable to climate change Vulnerability to climate change is identified by food insecurity and difficulty in accessing other basic commodities and resources Using these criteria, farming communities, especially the female-headed households in these communities were seen as the most vulnerable to climate change 33 • • • • • • Traditional methods used in climate change research not integrate data about women, making them invisible in research, when in fact, women are key to food security in Southeast Asia Hence, to solve this problem, gender dimension should be integrated in all st in the beginning from the analysis, diagnosis Knowledge on gender roles and incorporating gender dimension in doing participatory research, and implementation would contribute to the success of climate-smart agriculture interventions by making it more inclusive and gender sensitive In implementing and planning the CCAFS’ projects, implementers should always look for opportunities for both men and women to increase their income and the messages should be tailored to their educational level Economic empowerment of women is proven to result in better nutritional health, and higher family incomes; thus, putting premium in a more inclusive and gender sensitive CSA interventions would be the key to hasten achievement of desired outcomes In addressing the financial constraints in implementation of CCAFS projects, implementers should ensure that there they can provide a strong credit system, policies provide enabling environment for these systems to flourish, and support from the key players in the region In order for the projects to create transformational changes, bilateral transformational partnerships should be secured to ensure that outcomes set in the beginning will be met at the end of project implementation 34 Posters 52 Participants 53 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS No Name CCAFS Flagship Projects Organization Country-based Andy Jarvis CCAFS/CIAT Colombia Phil Thornton CCAFS/ILRI UK Ronnie Vernooy Bioversity International Italy Delia Catacutan ICRAF Vietnam Hanoi-Vietnam Julian Gonsalves IIRR Philippines Rene Vidallo IIRR Philippines Reiner Wassmann IRRI Philippines Valerien Pede IRRI Philippines Luu Thi Thu Giang CARE International Hanoi-Vietnam 10 Nguyen Viet Hung CCAFS-SEA Funded Projects ILRI Hanoi-Vietnam 11 Mai Van Trinh IAE Hanoi-Vietnam 12 Pham Thi Sen NOMAFSI Hanoi-Vietnam 13 Cao Le Quyen VIFEP Hanoi-Vietnam 14 Hoang Van Cuong VIFEP 15 Tran Van Nhuong WorldfFish Malaysia 16 Louie N Tabing FPRB Philippines 17 Anna Marie F Bautista PhilRice Philippines 18 Rex Navaro FPRB Philippines 19 Thelma Paris CCAFS SEA Philippines 20 Sivapragasam A CABI SEA Malaysia Climate-Smart Villages 21 Peter Laderach CIAT Hanoi-Vietnam 22 Godefroy Grosjean CIAT Hanoi-Vietnam 23 Thavone Inthavong NAFRI, Laos Laos 24 Elisabeth Simelton ICRAF – Vietnam Hanoi-Vietnam 25 Duong Minh Tuan ICRAF – Vietnam Hanoi-Vietnam 26 Le Thi Tam ICRAF – Vietnam Hanoi-Vietnam 27 Bui Le Vinh CIAT Asia Hanoi-Vietnam 28 Le Minh Duong DARD Bac Lieu Bac Lieu - Vietnam 29 Jerome Villanueva Cuso international Vientianne, Laos 54 Invited guests 30 Nguyen Hong Son DCP, MARD Hanoi-Vietnam 31 Chu Van Chuong ICD, MARD Hanoi-Vietnam 32 Bui My Binh ICD, MARD Hanoi-Vietnam 33 Le Hoang Anh DOSTE, MARD Hanoi-Vietnam 34 Tran Van The IAE Hanoi-Vietnam 35 Tran Dai Nghia IPSARD Hanoi-Vietnam 36 Tran Cong Thang IPSARD Hanoi-Vietnam 37 Luu Ngoc Quyen NOMAFSI Phu Tho-Vietnam 38 Vu Manh Quyet SFRI Hanoi-Vietnam 39 Tran Ngoc Thach CLRRI Can Tho-Vietnam 40 Tran Minh Tien SFRI Hanoi-Vietnam 41 Nguyen Thi Thanh An ACIAR Hanoi-Vietnam 42 Nguyen Thi Phuong Nga GIZ Hanoi-Vietnam 43 Nguyen Huu Quyen IMHEN Hanoi-Vietnam 44 Mr Vladimir Betov IPSARD Hanoi-Vietnam 45 Erik Junge Madsen CARE International Hanoi-Vietnam 46 Nguyen Thi Yen CARE International Hanoi-Vietnam 47 Chu Thai Hoanh IWMI Hanoi-Vietnam 48 To Ngoc Anh Irish Aid Hanoi-Vietnam 49 Nguyen Trong Khanh FCRI Hanoi-Vietnam 50 Le Thanh Tung DCP, MARD 51 Tran Nhat Lam Duyen IRRI Ho Chi Minh-Vietnam 52 Duc Minh Ngo VAAS/IRRI Hanoi-Vietnam 53 Filip Graovac The Asia Foundation Hanoi-Vietnam 54 Le Thu Hien The Asia Foundation Hanoi-Vietnam 55 Tran Thu Ha AVERP Hanoi-Vietnam 56 Nguyen Thi Thu Hang JICA Hanoi-Vietnam 57 Yamamoto Satoshi JICA Hanoi-Vietnam 58 Hang Tran Vietnam News Hanoi-Vietnam 59 Nguyen Tam Ninh CIAT Hanoi-Vietnam 60 Felicitas Roehrig CIAT Hanoi-Vietnam Somchai Boonpradu Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand 61 55 62 Grisana Linwattana Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 63 Joel Rudinas Department of Agriculture 64 Sailala Abdula 65 Chheun Srey Neang PhilRice Philippines Farming System and Economic Office, Department of Agricultural Extension Cambodia 66 Teang Chhayheang MRD of Cambodia Cambodia 67 Shwe Mar Than Yezin Agricultural University Myanmar 68 Htay Htay Oo MOAI of Myanmar Myanmar 69 Louise Maureen Simeon Philippine Star Philippines 70 Arnab Gupta Bioversity India 71 Arnaud Costa CCAFS-SEA CABI SEA Malaysia 72 Leocadio Sebastian IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 73 Bui Tan Yen IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 74 Jana Korner CIAT/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 75 Nguyen Duc Trung IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 76 Dinh Kim Dung IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 77 Eisen Bernardo IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 78 Nguyen Chi Kien IRRI/CCAFS-SEA office Hanoi-Vietnam 79 Camille Mendizabal ICRAF -Philippines office Philippines Thailand Philippines 56 57 58 ... issues/problems/challenges/gaps in the implementation of the CSVs/FPs; and Discussions on future focus of new projects after 2018 4 3rd Annual Progress Reporting and Coordination Meeting on CCAFS Projects and Climate- Smart. .. with IRRI contributions • Moving from Climate- smart Villages to Climate- smart Provinces in Southern Laos: Intensify interaction with extension staff in Savannakhet and neighboring Champone Prov... drainage (MSD, A16) In conditional mitigation option (25% of GHG reduction), rice cultivation continuously contributes through upscaling alternate wetting and drying and improved rice cultivation