This is a UPNRM project implemented by the Mitra Association for Social Services (MASS) in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh: Tribal families are over-dependent on the forest as they are unable to sustain themselves solely on the income from orchard farming (WADI), especially during the gestation period. Hence, the project supports...
A national symposium to showcase the achievements of NABARD's flagship direct finance Umbrella Programme for Natural Resource Management (UPNRM) was held in coordination with the German Financing and technical partners KFW and GIZ in New Delhi on March 7th, 2014.
The Umbrella Programme on Natural Resource Management (UPNRM) is a cooperation between the Indian National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German Development Bank (KFW) who operate on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development...
The ‘whole-of-island’ team heading to Abaiang includes representatives from various ministries including Education, Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Public Works and Utilities as well as the Kiribati Meteorological Service. Other partners include; the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)...
In this documentary, we highlight Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands and find out how they are addressing food security in Communities. Over the years, Choiseul Province has found itself at the frontline of a global struggle against the impacts of climate change. The impact is visible on the...
The SPC-GIZ Climate Change program in Vanuatu worked closely alongside the Vanuatu Meteorology & Geohazards Department of the Ministry of Climate Change and island communities to document some of the traditional adaptation knowledge held in indigenous villages throughout the islands.
The SPC-GIZ CCCPIR program in cooperation with the Government of Vanuatu, SHEFA Province and the North West Efate Provincial Area Council has developed Vanuatu's 1st campaign linking the effects of climate change with waste management and tourism enhancement. This video outlines the issues present in the community and the...
Laos is known as the "land of a million elephants". But the numbers living in the wild have now fallen to about one thousand. As more forests are cut for timber, nature reserves are becoming ever more important for both elephants and the people of Laos. Now they are...
The SPC-GIZ Coping with Climate Change Program works alongside the Government of Vanuatu and indigenous communities to adapt to the negative impacts of climate change in the Pacific.
