Prioritizing climate resources for local districts

New Publication Alert! Check out our latest #publication with Seema Yadav: “Toward Ecosystem Restoration and Climate-Resilient Communities: Findings from a Restoration Opportunities Assessment in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India.” 🌿🌾🌍 India needs to manage its #landscapes sustainably while balancing the competing priorities of agricultural productity, economic development, and ecosystem conservation The #Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra—a rainfed, resource-rich region—exemplifies the challenges faced by the India’s rainfed cultivable areas and these competing pressures. Despite its wealth in forests and minerals, Gadchiroli struggles with high poverty, poor health and infrastructure, and other socioeconomic challenges. 💡 Using a landscape approach, this assessment identifies integrated interventions across agriculture, forests and water resources for Gadchiroli district while placing community-based institutions at the center of restoration efforts. 📘 Building on the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)—adapted for the Indian context in Sidhi district, India —this assessment expands its scope to improve the resilience of communities to climate change and identifies opportunity for ecosystem restoration in 1.17 million hectares. 🔎 Key ecosystem restoration interventions include: - Reviving rice fallows and promoting crop diversification 🌾 - Scaling tree-based interventions in forests 🌳 - Conserving protected areas and water resources 💧 - Supporting livelihood diversification and income resilience 📈 - Enhancing food, fodder, fuelwood, minor forest produce, and biodiversity 🌺 👥 Most importantly, the study recommends strengthening gram sabhas and mainstreaming panchayat development plans to ensure that restoration is community-led and community-owned. 📖 Read the full report here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gHt-QbZU #ClimateResilience #EcosystemRestoration #CommunityLed #Gadchiroli #ROAM #LandscapesForPeople

𝗔 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 If you’re looking for something thoughtful to go through over the weekend, the UNDP–FAO Climate Action Review (CAR) Tool is well worth the time. In our sustainability work, one recurring challenge is the gap between high-level climate plans and on-the-ground action. This tool helps bridge that gap by guiding countries to translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) into actionable, transformative interventions in agriculture and land use. 🚜 🍃 What stands out is how practical and participatory the tool is. It doesn’t just outline climate priorities. It provides a step-by-step approach to assess, prioritize, and implement adaptation measures with the potential to drive system-wide transformation. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: ▪️ Six essential elements, from climate rationale to gender equity, private sector engagement, innovation, sustainable development, and whole-of-government collaboration are central to transformative adaptation. ▪️A clear five-step process bridges the gap between planning and implementation. ▪️Evaluation criteria and scoring rubrics make decision-making transparent and robust. ▪️The participatory approach fosters ownership and alignment with local realities. ▪️The tool also doubles as a roadmap and communications instrument for financing and policy advocacy. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀? ➡️ Policymakers can better prioritize and mobilize resources. ➡️Practitioners gain clarity on implementing transformative projects. ➡️Financiers and donors can spot high-impact opportunities. ➡️Farmers and rural communities benefit from more resilient, equitable, and sustainable food systems. For those of us committed to advancing climate action in agriculture, this is more than just a tool, it’s a bridge between ambition and real impact. #planetaryhealth #planetaryboundaries #sustainability #ClimateAction #carbonfootprint #NetZero #ClimateEmergency #SDG #ESG #GHG #netzero

Climate Budgeting is a governance system that ensures that climate commitments are integrated into the policies, actions, and spending decisions. The objective is to break down the long-term goals into manageable yearly targets, mainstreaming them into daily operations, detailing specific actions, costs, responsibilities, and expected emissions reductions. As per the Climate Budget Report, 32% (INR 10,224 Cr) of total capital expenditure (INR 31,775 Cr) in FY 2024-25 has been allocated towards climate actions. Subsequently, an additional 6.8% has been allocated towards activities integrating some component of the Mumbai Climate Action Plan. Among the 6 priority sectors, Urban Flooding & Water Resources Management (RF&WRM) has the maximum budgetary allocation of 30.5%, i.e., INR 9,708 Cr; other sectors include Energy & Buildings, Mobility, Waste Management, Urban Greening & Biodiversity, and Air Quality Management. The various interventions proposed under the RF&WRM sector include: ▪️Building Flood Resilient Systems ▪️Localized Water Conservation & Efficiency ▪️Reducing Pollution & Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems ▪️Safe & Affordable Drinking Water ▪️Clean Safe & Accessible Toilets ▪️Disaster Risk & Impact Reduction Since Climate Budgeting is an iterative process, BMC intends to make the budgeting process: ▪️Comprehensive by maintaining High-Quality Data ▪️Collaborative by engaging with Multiple Stakeholders ▪️Robust by developing a MER System ▪️Integrated with Existing Budgeting Process ▪️Continuous Capacity Building Report Link | https://lnkd.in/gCy_EMjj #urbanization #climatechange #sustainabledevelopment #climateaction #lowcarboncities #integratedplanning #urbanplanning #climatebudget #governance #municipalfinance #municipalbudget #climateactionplan #greenlens #climatelens #prioritysectors #actiontracks #monitoring #evaluation #reporting