Attachment J.10 CRM Table Amazon Alive.pdf

USAID/COLOMBIA/CRM TABLE AMAZON ALIVE

CRM Table for Amazon Alive Activity

ANNEX J.10 Climate Risk Management (CRM) Table for the Amazon Alive Activity

ACTIVITY CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY TABLE

Tasks/Defined or Illustrative Interventions

Climate Risks1 Risk Rating2 How Risks are Addressed3 Opportunities to Strengthen Climate Resilience4

IR 1.1: Improved government responses to environmental crimes:

Sub-Intermediate Results:

Strengthened capacity of enforcement institutions to respond to environmental crimes; strengthened environmental legal framework; improved coordination mechanisms among government and other relevant stakeholders regarding environmental crimes;

improved processes for investigating and prosecuting environmental crimes; established system for securely filing and following up on complaints.

Access restrictions due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to infrastructure or interruption in services.

Low Risk Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns when planning meetings, workshops, surveys, trainings, routes, field visits and monitoring requirements to reduce risks and ensure strategies withstand climate variability.

N/A

Planning vulnerability due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Low Risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure planning strategies that withstand climate variability. This technical support will improve access to climate information to support decision making.

N/A

Reduced Citizen security due to damage from displacement or interruption in services caused by extreme climate events.

Low Risk Provide technical support to local organizations to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that can withstand

1 List key risks related to the defined/illustrative interventions identified in the screening and additional assessment.

2 Low/Moderate/ High 3 Describe how risks have been addressed in activity design and/or additional steps that will be taken in implementation. If you choose to accept the risk, briefly explain why.

4 Describe opportunities to achieve multiple development objectives by integrating climate resilience or mitigation measures

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Increased psychosocial stress due to damage from displacement caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability.

N/A

IR 1.2: Improved capacity of relevant stakeholders to effectively prevent and denounce environmental crimes:

Sub-Intermediate Results:

Improved safety (self-protection mechanisms or formal channels) of relevant stakeholders to denounce environmental crimes; increased number of filed complaints (this may require improved safety for denouncers and an increased understanding of the filing process); improved capacity of relevant stakeholders to actively raise public awareness of environmental crimes and their consequences;

improved capacity of Indigenous Peoples to manage their territories consistent with their cultures.

Access restrictions due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to infrastructure or interruption in services

Low Risk Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns when planning meetings, workshops, surveys, trainings, routes, field visits and monitoring requirements to reduce risks and ensure strategies withstand

Planning vulnerability due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Low Risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure planning strategies that withstand climate variability. This technical support will improve access to climate information to support decision making.

N/A

Reduced Citizen security due to damage from displacement or interruption in services caused by extreme climate events.

Low Risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability

N/A

Managing vulnerability communities and institutions that withstand climate variability.

Low Risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in precipitation patterns and vulnerable areas in planning tools to reduce risks, facilitate managing vulnerabilities and ensure communities and institutions that withstand

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Increased psychosocial stress due to damage from displacement caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability

N/A

Increased social tensions due to damage from displacement or interruption in services caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability

N/A

IR 2.1: Strengthened land management and administration for forest conservation:

Sub-Intermediate Results:

Demonstrated approach (pilot) for effective public land administration;

lessons and methodologies disseminated to encourage the pilot’s replication in new geographies;

strengthened government capacity to replicate and expand the pilot.

Access restrictions due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to infrastructure or interruption in services

Low risk Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns when planning meetings, workshops, surveys, trainings, routes, field visits and monitoring requirements to reduce risks and ensure strategies withstand climate variability

N/A

Planning vulnerability due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure planning strategies that withstand climate variability. This technical support will improve access to climate information to support decision making.

N/A

Forced migration and/or displacement due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability

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IR 2.2: Sustainable alternatives to deforestation (forest-friendly economic activities) implemented:

Sub-Intermediate Results:

Effective economic incentives in place for natural resource conservation and management; farmers and indigenous communities and market actors implement and scale up sustainable practices;

strengthened linkages between local communities with markets and increased commercialization of products.

Habitat loss due to fires caused by extreme high temperatures.

High risk Incorporate changes in temperature patterns when identifying forest and/or crops requirements, and consider safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, eliminate burning, incorporate tolerant varieties, define fire control techniques to reduce loss, provide appropriate technical assistance and ensure forests/crops that withstand climate variability

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Ecosystem function damage causing conflict or tension due to competition over natural resources caused by extreme climate change events.

High risk Incorporate changes in temperature patterns when identifying productive and conservation requirements, and consider safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, eliminate burning, incorporate tolerant varieties, define fire control techniques to reduce loss, provide appropriate technical assistance, ensure forests/crops that withstand climate variability, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, irrigation facilities, agroforestry systems, better post-harvest management technologies, storage facilities, provide appropriate technical assistance, tolerant varieties/species and agricultural insurance

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Productivity loss, conflict or tension due to competition over natural resources caused by extreme climate change events.

High risk Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns and vulnerable areas when identifying productive and conservation requirements to ensure best practices that withstand climate variability, such as safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, slopes stabilization, erosion control techniques, water harvesting, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, irrigation facilities, agroforestry systems, better post-harvest management technologies, storage facilities, tolerant varieties/species, proper structural techniques, Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the

CRM Table for Amazon Alive Activity provide appropriate technical assistance, responsible use of fertilizers and pesticides (according to current PERSUAP) and agricultural insurance

MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Commodity loss and/or unavailability due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to crops, productive infrastructure and/or forests.

Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns and vulnerable areas when identifying productive and conservation requirements to ensure best practices that withstand climate variability, such as safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, slopes stabilization, erosion control techniques, water harvesting, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, irrigation facilities, agroforestry systems, better post-harvest management technologies, storage facilities, tolerant varieties/species, provide appropriate technical assistance, proper structural techniques and agricultural insurance

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Loss of structural soundness of land due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

High risk Incorporate changes in precipitation patterns and vulnerable areas when identifying productive and conservation requirements to ensure best practices that withstand climate variability, such as safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, slopes stabilization, erosion control techniques, water harvesting, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, irrigation facilities, agroforestry systems, better post-harvest management technologies, storage facilities, provide appropriate technical assistance, tolerant varieties/species and agricultural insurance

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Non-resilient practices causing commodity loss and/or unavailability due to extreme climate change

High risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns in all trainings and assistance to reduce risks and ensure practices and techniques that withstand climate variability

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when

CRM Table for Amazon Alive Activity impacts on damage to crops, productive infrastructure and/or forests.

applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Increased greenhouse gas emissions due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

High risk Incorporate changes in temperature patterns when identifying forest and/or crops requirements, and consider safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, eliminate burning, incorporate tolerant varieties, define fire control techniques to reduce loss, provide appropriate technical assistance, ensure forests/crops that withstand climate variability, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, irrigation facilities, agroforestry systems, better post-harvest management technologies, storage facilities, provide appropriate technical assistance, tolerant varieties/species and agricultural insurance

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Lower quality and/or quantity of food and water (malnutrition) due to extreme climate change impacts on crops, productive infrastructure, wetlands, rivers, streams and/or forests.

High risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in precipitation patterns when identifying productive and conservation requirements, including safe (or less vulnerable) areas during the design stage, irrigation facilities, water harvesting, rehabilitation of degraded land and riparian forests, protection of water sources, storage facilities and tolerant varieties/species to ensure best practices that withstand climate variability

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Price volatility and price spikes due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to

High risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas when identifying productive and conservation requirements to reduce risks and ensure planning and commercial strategies that withstand climate variability.

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental

CRM Table for Amazon Alive Activity crops, productive infrastructure and/or forests.

Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Disrupted financial markets and investment uncertainty due to extreme climate change impacts on damage to crops, productive infrastructure and/or forests.

High risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas when identifying productive and conservation requirements to reduce risks and ensure planning and commercial strategies that withstand climate variability.

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

Planning vulnerability due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Moderate risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all entrepreneurship to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability

Further information on how climate change will impact this type of projects and activities will be included in the correspondent Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) document, when applicable. If CRM measures prove infeasible or ineffective, other steps that will be included in the MEL Plan will be taken to adaptively manage risks

IR 2.3: Relevant stakeholders engage effectively in

Access restrictions due to extreme climate change

Low risk Incorporate of changes in precipitation patterns when planning meetings, workshops, surveys, trainings, routes, field visits and monitoring

CRM Table for Amazon Alive Activity environmental governance:

Sub-Intermediate Results:

Improved and expanded civic monitoring of environmental management; increased effective participation of relevant stakeholders -including Civil Society Organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and environmental defenders-in development planning;

increased public awareness and support for a sustainable development agenda for the Amazon region.

impacts on damage to infrastructure or interruption in services.

requirements to reduce risks and ensure strategies withstand climate variability

Planning vulnerability due to damage caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure planning strategies that withstand climate variability. This technical support will improve access to climate information to support decision making.

N/A

Reduced Citizen security due to damage from displacement or interruption in services caused by extreme climate events.

Low risk Provide technical support to local communities and institutions to incorporate changes in weather patterns and vulnerable areas in all planning tools to reduce risks and ensure strategies that withstand climate variability