Support well-distributed construction of valley dams and Promote investments in other methods of catching rainfall mechanisms to buffer against within LMNP to provide wildlife Pilots climate-induced drying of X with water resources, given wetlands and reduced water increasingly unreliable rainfall sources. patterns induced by climate change. Given increasingly unreliable rainfall patterns induced by climate Invest in improved watershed change, restore landscapes management to counter especially in the upstream of rivers reduced water flows to and wetland catchment areas. X catchment areas resulting Restore river banks and create from climate change. buffer zones around wetlands, particularly in cultivating communities. Landscape 3: Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) and Surrounding Communities Climate Timeframe Adaptation Longer Recommendation Type Specific Action Term Immediate Medium Building Block As a buffer against livelihood Invest in social organization insecurity for households and (e.g., social capital) to communities whose primary catalyze livelihood livelihoods depend on resources X diversification where adversely impacted by climate traditional livelihoods are change, promote sustainable tourism Governance threatened by climate change. development as an alternative income source. Undertake collaborative PA Invest in climate-smart management for communities to protected area management access resources like water, pasture, X practices. fruits and honey during climate shocks. Support landscape inventory Establish a monitoring system to practices that include document the spread (and control) screening for climate-linked of invasive species that are X landscape changes. exploiting climate changes like higher temperatures. Information Promote weather-based Provide accurate weather forecast information services for information to livestock holders to adopt or pastoralists by radio and/or SMS to X improve climate-resilient address increasingly variable management techniques. weather. To reduce non-climate stress on Invest in strategies that flora and fauna experiencing climate promote livelihood stress, promote domestication and diversification, especially on-farm production of those PA Pilots X those related to ecosystem resources used most by surrounding services threatened by climate communities, in particular, bamboo. change.
Pilots Promote investments in mechanisms to buffer against climate-induced drying of wetlands and reduced water sources. Support well-distributed construction of valley dams and other methods of catching rainfall within LMNP to provide wildlife with water resources, given increasingly unreliable rainfall patterns induced by climate change. X Invest in improved watershed management to counter reduced water flows to catchment areas resulting from climate change. Given increasingly unreliable rainfall patterns induced by climate change, restore landscapes especially in the upstream of rivers and wetland catchment areas. Restore river banks and create buffer zones around wetlands, particularly in cultivating communities. X Landscape 3: Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) and Surrounding Communities Climate Adaptation Recommendation Type Building Block Specific Action Timeframe Immediate Medium Longer Term Governance Invest in social organization (e.g., social capital) to catalyze livelihood diversification where traditional livelihoods are threatened by climate change. As a buffer against livelihood insecurity for households and communities whose primary livelihoods depend on resources adversely impacted by climate change, promote sustainable tourism development as an alternative income source. X Invest in climate-smart protected area management practices. Undertake collaborative PA management for communities to access resources like water, pasture, fruits and honey during climate shocks. X Information Support landscape inventory practices that include screening for climate-linked landscape changes. Establish a monitoring system to document the spread (and control) of invasive species that are exploiting climate changes like higher temperatures. X Promote weather-based information services for livestock holders to adopt or improve climate-resilient management techniques. Provide accurate weather forecast information to by radio and/or SMS to address increasingly variable weather. X Pilots Invest in strategies that promote livelihood diversification, especially those related to ecosystem services threatened by climate change. To reduce non-climate stress on flora and fauna experiencing climate stress, promote domestication and on-farm production of those PA resources used most by surrounding communities, in particular, bamboo. X pastoralists
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