AIMED at developing a participatory mechanism to mangae lake watersheds through strenghthened commynity initiatives, the Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) piloted the Exploring Climate Adaptive Mechanism on Watershed Management within the Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPA) framework design in Rupa Lake Watershed of Kaski district. The pilot followed participatory approaches and tools for community consultations, orentations, capacity building, and scoping of the watershed on climate change and watershed management issues.
The area in general has experienced increased temperature erratic and intense rainfall. A major indicator of climate change as perceived by the local community due to prolonged drought and erratic rainfall has also affected the agriculture workforce which is turning towards migration. Farmers have experienced a delay in major rainfall patterns from june-august to july-september Incidence of pests has also increased especially due to fog and prolonged drought. The pilot recommends a number of climate change adaptation strategies at the watershed level.
Since social assets are important from the climate change adaptation perspective a synergistic association of community organisations and development of social cohesion is essential.
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