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Abstract:
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The study review had two broad objectives each with specific tasks to be achieved. Firstly, the team assessed the sustainable livelihoods projects currently supported by Norway in Malawi within the context of climate change and its predicted impact on agriculture development and food security. Specifically, the study was commissioned to (i) to help FAO and SCC to further define and focus its roles and responsibilities in supporting the mainstreaming of the climate change agenda within a rural livelihoods development thrust (ii) to assess eventual challenges or additional actions that could be undertaken that would represent good practices for adaptation to climate change and in the context of climate change, agriculture and sustainable and management (iii) to develop recommendations as to how, if feasible important linkages to other Norwegian supported projects could be developed in particular ADERP and NASFAM.
Secondly, the review assessed the potential efficiency benefits to Norway of establishing a Norwegian Strategic Framework for investing in climate change response in Southern Africa. Specifically, the study was set to (i) to review the draft UNDP ‘climate change risk assessment study report (ii) to review existing work plans of ARDEP, CARD and Miombo Climate Change Research Network (iii) to review the UNDPUNEP Environmental and poverty linkage assessment and the GECAFS Science plan for Southern Africa (iv) to review the new work programme on development and climate change at CICERO and finally (v) to review FAO-supported initiatives in order to develop the missing spatial datasets that can be used to assess impacts of climate change and various adaptive response options under different climate change scenarios for Malawi and promote local and policy dialogue around the assessed options. |