CEDAC - Local innovation and experimentation: an entry point to climate-change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia (LINNEX-CCA), Cambodia

i) To improve the capacity of rural communities, especially women, who are dependent on agriculture and natural resources, to innovate and adapt to climate change and become more food-secure, i.e. to become “innovative adaptive communities”; ii) To build the capacity of local organisations (CSOs, local government) to allow them to effectively support “innovative adaptive communities” iii) To influence national and international policies towards the recognition of local capacities and initiatives in addressing the consequences of climate change. To improve the capacity of rural communities, especially women, dependent on agriculture and natural resources to innovate and adapt to climate change and become more food-secure, i.e. to become “innovative adaptive communities”. The project expects that each year, 100 rural farming households will e trained in climate change and PID. 5 new innovations developed and disseminated through joint experimentation on climate change and PID by the end of the project in 2014. At least two publications (policy brief, video, booklets, catalogue etc.) related to climate change and PID per country.  Field assessment of communities' perspectives on climate change  Implementation and documentation of local innovation and ongoing joint experimentation  Training community groups in joint experimentation for climate-change adaptation To build the capacity of local organisations (CSOs, local government) to allow them to effectively support “innovative adaptive communities”. The project expects that each year, 30 personnel from 4 CSOs and local government trained on climate change and PID, 5 CSOs use PID to implement CCA programmes with farming communities by the end of the project.  Training of CSOs and local governments in CCA, the international arena and links to local initiatives and innovation.  Exchange of experiences between partners within and outside their Country Platforms. To influence national and international policies towards recognizing local capacities and initiatives to address the impacts of climate change. The project expect that PID will integrate and facilitate local adaptation in the Local Adaptation Plans of Government, with project findings disseminated in at least at two forums per year (one national and one international forum) and one national sharing workshop organised in each country, which 35–40 participants from different stakeholder groups, including smallholder farmers, will attend.  Sharing and disseminating best practices at national, regional, and international level  Influencing policy processes at national and international level See Activities