Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in PICs (CBDAMPIC)

  • Cook Islands,
  • Fiji,
  • Samoa,
  • Vanuatu,
  • Pacific

ENTRY DATE: 09.03.2012 | LAST UPDATE: 09.03.2012

SCALE:

  • Sub-regional Level

TARGET AREA:

BEST PRACTICE IN:

  • Capacity Building

KEY SECTOR:

  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

FUNDING AMOUNT:

  • USD 1,000,001 - USD 5,000,000

Description of Intervention

The Capacity Building for the Development of Adaptation Measures in Pacific island countries (CBDAMPIC) project focuses on improving the livelihood of Pacific Island people by increasing their adaptive capacity to climate-related risks. This is Canada''s response to the call by Pacific island countries for assistance to develop and implement a capacity building programme that will reduce climate related risks at the national and community level.

Problems to be Addressed

Increase the capabilities of Pacific Island Government Institutions and communities to deal with vulnerabilities to climate change, climatic extremes and adaptive capacity to climate related risks.

Aims

To increase the resilience of 16 communities in four Pacific Island countries to the adverse effects of climate change

Objectives

The purpose of the project is to develop and implement a capacity building programme that will increase the capability of four Pacific Island countries' to reduce climate-related risks at the national and community level.

The two main project outcomes:
First, the activities of the project will mainstream adaptation to climate change into national and sectoral planning and budgeting. Secondly, the project will increase the capacity of communities to adapt to climate-related risks and reduce their vulnerabilities.

How it fits into the EbA concept

The project will have significant and lasting impact because it will increase the capabilities of Pacific Island government institutions and communities to deal with vulnerabilities to climate change and climatic extremes.