Strengthening Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in the Dry Zone to Climate Variability and Extreme Events through an Integrated Approach to Water Management: FP016
Project Outline
This project seeks to strengthen the resilience of smallholder farmers, particularly women, in the Dry Zone through improved water management to enhance lives and livelihoods at the sub-river basin level using an integrated and holistic approach.
| Country(ies) | Sri Lanka |
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| National Designated Authority (NDA) | Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment |
| Accredited Entity (AE) | United Nations Development Programme: UNDP (International) |
| Executing Entity (EE) | Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (Public) |
| Date of Final FP Submission | April 29, 2016 |
| Estimated Project Duration | 2016-2023 |
| Target Sector | Water Resource Management |
| GCF Financing | 38.084 million USD (Grant) Small |
| Co-financing |
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Project Description
< Major Project Components>
- Improvement of village irrigation systems in the identified cascades in three river basins of the Dry Zone (Malwatu Oya, Mi Oya, and Yan Oya river basins).
- Provision of solutions for safe year-round drinking water (community water supply systems and rainwater harvesting tanks, and advanced purification and filtration systems).
- Establishment of effective monitoring systems for drought, floods, and water management.
Ref: FP016 Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Farmers in the Dry Zone to Climate Variability and Extreme Events through an Integrated Approach to Water Management
Potential Indicators of Key Impacts
Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):
- Direct beneficiaries: 770,500 persons (51% of total beneficiaries will be female)
- Indirect beneficiaries: 1,179,874 persons
9.6% of the total population - Other relevant indicator: Extent to which vulnerable households, communities, and businesses use improved strategies and activities to respond to climate variability and climate change: 704,440 persons.
