the CASCADE project approach Food security in Mountain Areas IPROMO 2015 June 24th July 3rd Bárbara Viguera Moreno MSc Research Program in Economics and Environment for Development ID: 1041793
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1. Food security in Costa Rica, and the CASCADE project approachFood security in Mountain AreasIPROMO 2015June 24th- July 3rdBárbara Viguera Moreno, M.Sc.Research Program in Economics and Environment for Development CATIE, Costa Rica
2. About meBackground
3. About meCATIE: Research and Education Center of Tropical AgronomyEEFDEfD initiative: research fellow
4. Costa Rica0-3820 maslComplex climateMain crops: BananaSugar caneCoffeeOthers: Pineapple, …TourismSome problems: Agrochemical use, soil erossion
5. Farming communities= 40% CA populationHigh dependence of natural resourcesThreatened by Climate ChangeVULNERABLERegional approachCentral America have reduced the hungry in the región but….
6. CASCADEEcosistem based Adaptation for smallholder subsistence and coffee farmers in Central America2012-2017Research ProjectLider by CATIEFrancisco Alpízar Lider by CI Celia Harvey Project manager by CATIEBárbara VigueraProject manager by CIRuth Martínez
7. In the CASCADE project we aim to assess the vulnerability of smallholder subsistence and coffee farming communities to climate change, and develop and test strategies for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) to help highly vulnerable farming communities cope with climate change.
8. But… What is EbA and why we promote it? Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) uses biodiversity and ecosystem services in an overall adaptation practices. It includes the sustainable management, conservation and restoration of ecosystems to provide services that help people adapt to climate change. Shaded coffeeLive fencesCover cropsReforestation and forest conservationFarm diversification
9. EbALow cost– ⬆Resiliece - ⬇VulnerabilityBut… What is EbA and why we promote it?
10. CASCADE WP1-2: Understanding climate changes in the region and assess the vulnerability of ecosystem services and smallholder farmersMean precipitation anomaly (%) Imbach et al., in pressChanges in coffee suitabilityDonatti et al. in prep.Adaptive capacityHolland et al., submitted
11. CASCADE WP3: Identification of EbA practices and document livelhoodsCC perception96% vs 20-64% of adaptation responsesPracticesBarriersBenefitsOther informationFood insecurity 4.5 weeks after extreme event in Acatenango
12. CASCADE WP4: Evaluation of EbA and ecosistem servicesWP5: Institutional AnalysisWP6: Capacity Building for EbA ExtensionWP7: Promote EbA approaches in national and regional adaptation strategies and policies and dissemination.
13. Bárbara Viguera M.Sc.bviguera@catie.ac.crCASCADE project: http://www.conservation.org/projects/Pages/cascade-program.aspxThank you for your attention!